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W. Glenn Burns
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW
W. Glenn Burns maintains his law practice in his New Orleans office. With 48 years of litigation experience in white collar criminal defense, class action defense, toxic tort defense, wrongful death actions, defense of electrical contact cases, maritime personal injury defense, professional malpractice, qui tam (whistleblower) claims and litigation of numerous other complex matters.
As an active white collar criminal defense attorney, he has extensive experience in internal investigations for major corporations in the fields of construction, shipbuilding, aerospace, maritime, insurance and national and local medical institutions when their companies come under the scrutiny of investigative and regulatory agencies. He has defended individuals and companies to verdict in both state and federal criminal matters including bankers, public figures and businessmen.
As a former state and federal prosecutor, he has been involved in prosecutions of a judge, a city councilman, a police chief, bank presidents, and, in "The Algiers Seven", policemen for violation of civil rights.
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Experience
W. GLENN BURNS, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW
Aug 2021 - PresentRepresentation of select clients in Complex Civil Litigation and White Collar Criminal Defense.
AARON & GIANNA PLC. OF COUNSEL
Aug 2018 – July 2021GAUDRY, RANSON, HIGGINS & GREMILLION, LLC. SPECIAL COUNSEL.
Jan 2017 – April 2018Counsel in the New Orleans Office with 43 years of litigation experience in class action defense, mass tort defense, wrongful death actions, electrical contact, maritime personal injury defense, professional malpractice, qui tam (whistleblower) claims and litigation of numerous other complex matters. Active in White Collar criminal defense and internal investigations.
THE WILLIS LAW GROUP. RESIDENT PARTNER.
2013 – Sep 2015Resident Partner in the New Orleans Office with 41 years of litigation experience in insurance defense, mass tort defense, wrongful death actions , maritime personal injury defense, professional malpractice, qui tam (whistleblower) claims and litigation of numerous other complex matters. Active in White Collar criminal defense and internal investigations.
HAILEY, MCNAMARA, HALL, LARMANN & PAPALE. PARTNER.
1993 – 2013During twenty years with Hailey, McNamara, involved in significant litigation and trials involving mass torts, class actions, maritime deaths, white collar criminal defense, legal malpractice, medical fraud and abuse violations as well as train derailments, employment claims and qui tam defense of government contractors.
MONROE & LEMANN. PARTNER.
1985 – 1991As a member of Monroe & Leman, involved in representation of public utilities before the New Orleans City Council, the Louisiana Public Service Commission and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and defending power companies in personal injury and death claims from contact with electrified facilities. He also conducted internal, parallel investigations of public companies undergoing federal criminal investigations.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY.
Feb 1980 – Apr 1985As an Assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern District of Louisiana led investigations and prosecutions of federal crimes. Crimes included postal thefts, firearms smuggling, bank defalcations, ponzi-type banking schemes, mail fraud and civil rights violations. During final year as Deputy Chief of the Civil Division defended government agencies including for medical malpractice.
MURRAY, MURRAY, ELLIS, BRADEN & LANDRY. ASSOCIATE.
Jul 1976 – Feb 1980At Murray, Murray, Ellis, Braden & Landry his experience included representing plaintiffs in personal injury and defendants in criminal matters ranging from public corruption, to first degree murder cases assisting and learning from dynamic leading trial lawyers and trying numerous cases alone.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL
Oct 1973 – Jul 1976
Organized Crime & Racketeering Unit
Investigation and prosecution of a sitting judge, city councilman and police chief were among the experiences of a young lawyer and associate counsel to the Louisiana State Legislature's investigation into the public contracts for the Louisiana Superdome.
Education
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY, PAUL M. HEBERT LAW CENTER, JURIS DOCTOR
1971 – 1973Activities and Societies: Phi Gamma Delta
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY
1967 – 1971Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Pre-Law Studies
Activities and Societies: Phi Gamma Delta [FIJI]
W. Glenn Burns started as an engineer, and he soon realized his interests and abilities were best for history and law. He greatly enjoyed his time as a FIJI
THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON, PROSECUTOR SCHOOL
1974Nation Association of District Attorneys School