John Burgess
Portland, OR
Licensed for 11 years
Law Degree
Awards
Primary Practice Area
Employment & Labor
Language
English
About
John is a native of Walla Walla, Washington and went to The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington where he majored in philosophy. Before going to law school, he worked at DharmaLaw, a law firm in San Francisco specializing in asylum and refugee law. After brief stints in Olympia and then Mexico, John went to Willamette University College of Law where he served as Editor in Chief of the Willamette Journal of International Law and Dispute Resolution, and as an associate editor on Willamette Law Review. He received Honors in Legal Research and Writing. Also, he served as a student assistant for Prof. Mazur-Hart, a research assistant to Prof. Tornquist and Hon. Hans Linde, and as the President of the Willamette Student Bar Association. During law school, John had a summer clerkship with Federal Magistrate Judge Patricia Sullivan of the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon, and during the school year he was a judicial extern for Justice Martha Walters of the Oregon Supreme Court. John also studied abroad at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. After completing a summer semester there he worked as a research assistant at the South African Institute for Advanced Constitutional, Public, Human Rights & International Law under the direction of Prof. Theunis Roux. John enjoys reading, writing, studying Ancient Greek and Spanish, hiking, visiting museums, traveling, dining, and cooking. After working at Burgess Callahan LLC for two years where he was a founding partner, John joined the Law Office of Larry L. Linder, LLC.
Practices Areas
Employment and labor
Civil Rights
Language
English
Contact
Law Offices of Daniel Snyder1000 S.W. Broadway Suite 2400Portland, OR, 972051000 S.W. Broadway Suite 2400Portland, OR, 97205
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John is an extremely bright person and has a rare blend of analytical and inter personal skills. His meticulous approach in problem solving is exceptional. John strong confidence in his abilities to carry out individual researches. I asked him some very in depth question on local and federal guidelines. I had my answers in 2 days.
John helped us teachers to advocate for a teacher who was wrongfully removed due to his whistleblowing. John is for the worker! A great attorney regarding workers rights!
Mr. Burgess and his team provided exceptional service and, frankly, unexpected positive results in a Federal Whistleblower Retaliation case just over a year ago. Due to Mr. Burgess, determination, knowledge, and artful management of the hearings, we prevailed. In addition, Mr. Burgess negotiated an acceptable settlement to a separate Discrimination complaint (EEOC) brought against the same Federal agency. These cases are complex and quite difficult with the purse and legal infrastructure of the Federal Government stacked up against plaintiffs with limited resources. Mr. Burgess took the Federal government to task twice, on my behalf, and prevailed both times. Mr. Burgess passion was evident throughout the process. Mr. Burgess' remarkable oratory skill was on full display during extemporaneous closing remarks where he pulled together two days' of witness testimony and key points from hundreds of pages of evidence to close the door on the Federal attorneys' arguments. When Mr. Burgess finished, the opposing team looked resigned and simply shook their heads. I recommend Mr. Burgess to anyone who needs representation in his areas of expertise. I will certainly seek his counsel again if I am ever in need of legal representation. Thank you John. You are a very good attorney and I appreciate your professional ability. More importantly, I appreciate your compassion and support through a very difficult and lengthy process. Your belief in me and the fact that you took the time to listen and empathize made all the difference. Thanks for taking the time to be real.
John is an extremely bright person and has a rare blend of analytical and inter personal skills. His meticulous approach in problem solving is exceptional. John strong confidence in his abilities to carry out individual researches. I asked him some very in depth question on local and federal guidelines. I had my answers in 2 days.
John helped us teachers to advocate for a teacher who was wrongfully removed due to his whistleblowing. John is for the worker! A great attorney regarding workers rights!
Mr. Burgess and his team provided exceptional service and, frankly, unexpected positive results in a Federal Whistleblower Retaliation case just over a year ago. Due to Mr. Burgess, determination, knowledge, and artful management of the hearings, we prevailed. In addition, Mr. Burgess negotiated an acceptable settlement to a separate Discrimination complaint (EEOC) brought against the same Federal agency. These cases are complex and quite difficult with the purse and legal infrastructure of the Federal Government stacked up against plaintiffs with limited resources. Mr. Burgess took the Federal government to task twice, on my behalf, and prevailed both times. Mr. Burgess passion was evident throughout the process. Mr. Burgess' remarkable oratory skill was on full display during extemporaneous closing remarks where he pulled together two days' of witness testimony and key points from hundreds of pages of evidence to close the door on the Federal attorneys' arguments. When Mr. Burgess finished, the opposing team looked resigned and simply shook their heads. I recommend Mr. Burgess to anyone who needs representation in his areas of expertise. I will certainly seek his counsel again if I am ever in need of legal representation. Thank you John. You are a very good attorney and I appreciate your professional ability. More importantly, I appreciate your compassion and support through a very difficult and lengthy process. Your belief in me and the fact that you took the time to listen and empathize made all the difference. Thanks for taking the time to be real.
John is an extremely bright person and has a rare blend of analytical and inter personal skills. His meticulous approach in problem solving is exceptional. John strong confidence in his abilities to carry out individual researches. I asked him some very in depth question on local and federal guidelines. I had my answers in 2 days.
John helped us teachers to advocate for a teacher who was wrongfully removed due to his whistleblowing. John is for the worker! A great attorney regarding workers rights!
Mr. Burgess and his team provided exceptional service and, frankly, unexpected positive results in a Federal Whistleblower Retaliation case just over a year ago. Due to Mr. Burgess, determination, knowledge, and artful management of the hearings, we prevailed. In addition, Mr. Burgess negotiated an acceptable settlement to a separate Discrimination complaint (EEOC) brought against the same Federal agency. These cases are complex and quite difficult with the purse and legal infrastructure of the Federal Government stacked up against plaintiffs with limited resources. Mr. Burgess took the Federal government to task twice, on my behalf, and prevailed both times. Mr. Burgess passion was evident throughout the process. Mr. Burgess' remarkable oratory skill was on full display during extemporaneous closing remarks where he pulled together two days' of witness testimony and key points from hundreds of pages of evidence to close the door on the Federal attorneys' arguments. When Mr. Burgess finished, the opposing team looked resigned and simply shook their heads. I recommend Mr. Burgess to anyone who needs representation in his areas of expertise. I will certainly seek his counsel again if I am ever in need of legal representation. Thank you John. You are a very good attorney and I appreciate your professional ability. More importantly, I appreciate your compassion and support through a very difficult and lengthy process. Your belief in me and the fact that you took the time to listen and empathize made all the difference. Thanks for taking the time to be real.