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R. Stephen Burke
Partner


sburke@dbllaw.com
(859) 426-2146
(859) 341-1469 (Fax)



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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.

    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 assists in cadet programs, search & rescue operations, and legal affairs for Campbell County Composite Squadron 073.

    At his church, he serves as a community group leader and camps with the youth group.  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.

  • Areas of Practice

    Workers Compensation Law
    Personal Injury Law
    Insurance Defense
    Social Security Disability Law
    Estate Planning and Probate Law


    Admitted to Practice

    Commonwealth of Kentucky
    State of Ohio
    U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
    U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio

    Professional Memberships

    Kentucky Bar Association
    Northern Kentucky Bar Association
    Ohio State Bar Association
    Cincinnati Bar Association
    Kentucky Academy of Trial Lawyers
    The Association of Trial Lawyers of America

    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

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




     
     

     

     

     

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