About

Kevin Burke is a Buffalo business attorney with a focus on contract disputes, labor and employment issues, intellectual property protection, and trade secret cases. Since returning home from Washington, D.C. in 1999, where he graduated with honors from Georgetown University and George Washington University Law School, Kevin has represented both individuals and businesses in various legal matters. Kevin has a wealth of experience in trying major commercial and employment cases to verdict. He also handles appeals before the Appellate Division, State of New York, and the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. In addition, Kevin is a frequent writer and lecturer on employee mobility issues, particularly noncompete agreements. He provides counsel to clients on a range of pre-litigation matters such as business formation, employee hiring, shareholder disputes, business dissolution, and employment termination. Kevin\s practice has recently expanded to include data breach incident response counseling and cyber-security legal analysis for New York companies with employees in multiple jurisdictions. Recognized as Who’s Who in the Law and Legal Elite by The Buffalo Law Journal and Buffalo Business First, Kevin is a regular inclusion in Upstate New York’s Super Lawyers list for Commercial Litigation. Apart from his legal work, Kevin is actively involved in his community. He coaches high school students in the Bar Association of Erie County’s mock trial tournament, is a founding member of the Rotary Club of BNMC, conducts student applicant interviews for Georgetown University, and has served on the Nichols School Alumni Board. He is also a member of various clubs and organizations in Buffalo, including the Checkers A.C. running club, Buffalo Ski Center, Delaware Soccer Club, Buffalo Turners Gymnastics, and the Buffalo Canoe Club. Kevin, along with his wife and children, proudly resides in the revitalizing West Side of Buffalo, New York.

Legal Issues

Business Law

Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes

Employment Law

Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination

Intellectual Property

Certificates

No Certifications

Languages

• English: Spoken, Written

Accepted Jurisdictions

Experience

• Shareholder Lawyer
  Gross Shuman PC
  2019
• Partner
  Lippes Mathia Wexler Friedman
  2013
• Partner
  Jaeckle Fleischmann and Mugel LLP
  2004

Education

Associations

Costs

• Payment With Credit Card

Location