Attorneys

Joseph I. Burgess j_burgess@bmrlegal.com tel. (415) 982-6393 fax  (415) 982-2429

Joseph Burgess has, in more than 35 years of law practice, gained extensive experience in commercial and product liability litigation, education law pertaining to colleges and universities, and employment and workers compensation law.

He has served in a general counsel role to Dominican University of California and Golden Gate University. In this capacity he has developed special expertise in the full spectrum of labor, employment, ADA, harassment and disability discrimination issues that arise in the normal course of operating institutions of higher learning. Mr. Burgess served as lead counsel in hearings before the National Labor Relations Board, successfully achieving an important determination of faculty/management relationships in the collective bargaining arena.

After attending Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and graduating in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley in 1964, Mr. Burgess received valuable engineering and technical experience in construction and chemical research industries and brings that experience to litigation involving complex technical issues and scientific experts. He has represented Shell Oil Company throughout his entire legal career providing counseling and representing Shell in diverse litigation including products liability class actions, employment discrimination, real estate, antitrust and environmental litigation and administrative hearings.

While especially experienced in representing major corporations and educational institutions, he provides counsel to a wide variety of small and mid-sized corporations, as well as family-owned businesses. In addition, Mr. Burgess provides counsel to the American Land Conservancy, a nationally recognized land and water conservation organization.

Mr. Burgess received his legal education at the University of San Francisco where he was a member of the University of San Francisco Law Review and graduated in 1969 as a member of the McAuliffe Law Honor Society. He is an avid sailor, scuba diver and white water enthusiast.