Contact Information

Main phone

301-652-6880

Fax

301-652-8972

Email

vburke@fdalaw.com

Assistant

Joyce Hawkins

Practice Description

• General corporate matters
• Closely held businesses
• Commercial real estate
• Trusts and estates
• Financial institutions
• Employment
• Education

Experience

Mr. Burke is Of Counsel with Furey, Doolan & Abell, LLP. His practice encompasses general corporate matters, closely held businesses, commercial real estate, trusts and estates, financial institutions, employment law matters, and education. His clients have included universities, physician practices, insurance companies, financial institutions, commercial real estate service companies, the Archdiocese of Washington, and numerous other closely held Washington and Maryland area businesses. He served as Special Counsel to the Commissioner of Baseball from 1989-1992.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Burke was a partner at Reasoner, Davis & Fox and Of Counsel at Reed Smith Shaw & McClay, both in Washington, D.C. He served as a law clerk to the Honorable Edward A. Tamm of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 1976-1977. From 1982-1984 Mr. Burke served as a political appointee at the United States Department of Commerce in the Economic Development Administration and the International Trade Administration.

Bar and Court Admissions

• District of Columbia, 1978
• Maryland, 1998

Professional Associations and Memberships

• The District of Columbia Bar
• Maryland State Bar Association
• Montgomery County Bar Association
• The Barristers
• The Lawyers Club

Community Involvement

• Chairman, President, Trustee, The Clark Winchcole Foundation
• Member, Board of Directors, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington
• Vice President and Trustee, The Supreme Court Historical Society
• Member, Board of Directors, The Center City Consortium
• Member, Board of Directors, The Christ Child Society
• Member, Bethesda-Chevy Chase Chamber Commerce
• Chairman of the Cardinal's Appeal, Archdiocese of Washington (1994-2000)
• Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Georgetown Preparatory School (1992-1997)
• President, Columbia Country Club (1999-2001)
• Former Director, American Cancer Society, D.C. Division
• Former Trustee, Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School
• Former Trustee, Federal City Council
• Former Director, Associated Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington
• Former Director, Crossway Community Inc.
• President, Society of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick (1992)
• President, Georgetown Preparatory School Alumni Association (1983-1984)
• Member Board of Directors, Chairman, Compensation Committee, NCRIC Group, Inc. (1999-2005)

Education

• B.A., College of Holy Cross, 1973
• J.D., Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, 1976