Michael A. Burns, Esq.

With over seventeen years of experience practicing law, including service in the judiciary, Michael A. Burns offers clients a wide array of legal perspective. 
Throughout his career Burns has litigated numerous jury and non-jury trials and smaller arbitration matters across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and in the State of New Jersey.  He has handled hundreds of residential and commercial transactions, tax sales, tax appeals, quiet title actions and  landlord/tenant situations.  Additionally, he has set up various business entities, drafted contractual agreements, employee handbooks, merger and acquisition documents and handled dissolution filings.  

Michael is also a licensed real estate broker maintaining an associate license with C.G. Realty.  
Michael has served on several boards as legal counsel and in director positions. He has also sat in advisory roles in for profit and non-profit entities as well as bar associations, District Judge associations and school boards.  

He presently serves as the Vice Chair for the Pennsylvania Bar Association Real Property/Probate Section and as the Vice President of the Pennsylvania District Judge’s Association in District 11. He is also the immediate past President of the Delaware County District Judge Association serving as the President Emeritus to the Board.

Michael regularly teaches real estate law for the Pennsylvania Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Delaware County Bar Association and Delaware County Paralegal Association. He is a frequent guest speaker and panelist on real estate and court related topics for various local and state organizations.