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Stephen Burke - Partner

(859) 426-2146
(859) 341-1469 (Fax)

Steve Burke represents employers, plaintiffs, and individual defendants in all types of cases involving property damage or bodily injury.

He has an active trial practice in Kentucky and Ohio where he:

  • Represents businesses, medical providers and employees in a variety of workers’ compensation claims.
  • Has successfully sued trucking companies and a major automaker in cases involving death, disfigurement and disability.
  • Defends builders against tort claims.
  • Drafts wills and powers of attorney and assists his clients in probate matters. 

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Before becoming a lawyer, Steve worked as a news editor and reporter at the Cincinnati/Kentucky Post, The Dallas Morning News and Texarkana Gazette.

Steve serves as a captain in the Kentucky Wing of Civil Air Patrol, the U.S. Air Force Auxiliary.  He leads state and local cadet programs, search & rescue operations, and assists legal affairs.  He is deputy commander of Campbell County Composite Squadron 073.

At his church, he serves as a community group leader.  Steve played with the pioneering Cincinnati folk band Cluricaun and periodically performs Irish music.

He resides in Fort Thomas with his wife Kiki, three children, and his gardening projects.

Service Areas

Admitted to Practice

  • Commonwealth of Kentucky
  • State of Ohio
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit

Professional Memberships

Kentucky Bar Association

Northern Kentucky Bar Association

Ohio State Bar Association

Kentucky Justice Association

American Justice Association

Education

J.D., Salmon P. Chase College of Law (1990)

Editor-in-Chief, Northern Kentucky Law Review

B.A., University of Texas at Austin (1976)

Professional Publications

"Workers' Compensation - The Causation File,"  The Northern Kentucky Builder Magazine (Summer 2011)

"Returning to Work - The Workers' Compensation Challenges," The Northern Kentucky Builder Magazine (Summer 2011)

“Pollution Exclusion Clauses – The Agony, the Ecstasy, and the Irony for Insurance Companies,” 17 N. Ky. L. Rev. 443.

Martindale-Hubbell Rating

BV Peer Review Rated

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(859) 426-2146
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