Robert Burford

Robert Burford

Burford Perry LLP
  • Business Law, Employment Law, Energy, Oil & Gas Law ...
  • Texas
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With nearly 30 years of complex commercial litigation experience, Robert R. Burford has distinguished himself as an aggressive and successful attorney for his clients. Mr. Burford has handled business disputes of nearly every variety for both plaintiffs and defendants. Mr. Burford has skillfully handled nearly every type of high-stakes business disputes including litigation involving fiduciary duties, securities fraud, mergers and acquisitions, Director’s and Officers’ liability, legal malpractice, oil and gas matters, partnership disputes, intellectual property disputes, theft of trade secrets, healthcare related matters and complex contractual disputes. Mr. Burford graduated from the University of Houston in 1981 with a BBA in accounting before attending the University of Houston Law School and graduating with honors in 1986. Mr. Burford began his legal career as a tax lawyer at Mayor, Day, Caldwell & Keeton in 1986. After three years, he joined Gibbs & Bruns, LLP, one of the nation’s most highly recognized boutique firms. Mr. Burford became a partner with Gibbs & Bruns in 1993, and served as managing partner or co-managing partner of the firm for many years until he left in 2009 to start his own firm. Mr. Burford joined with Brent C. Perry in 2015 to form Burford Perry LLP. Mr. Burford has been recognized Texas Monthly for the past 12 years as a Texas Super Lawyer for his success in commercial litigation. He has also been listed on the Plaintiff’s Hot List by The National Law Journal and was a finalist in the American Lawyer’s Boutique Litigation Firm of the Year.

Education
University of Houston - Main Campus
J.D. (1986) | Law
Honors: Graduated Cum Laude, Order of the Coif, Order of the Baron
Activities: Member of the Houston Law Review
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B.B.A. (1981) | Accounting
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Professional Experience
Managing Partner
Burford Perry LLP
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Managing Partner
Faubus, Keller & Burford LLP
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Managing Partner
The Burford Law Firm
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Managing Partner
Burford, Hawash, Meade & Gaston, LLP
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Partner
Gibbs & Bruns, LLP
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Attorney
Mayor, Day, Caldwell & Keeton
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Awards
Top Lawyers in Houston
H Texas Magazine
Top Lawyers in Houston
H Texas Magazine
Super Lawyer
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Super Lawyers
Texas Super Lawyer
Texas Monthly
Super Lawyer
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Texas Super Lawyer
Texas Monthly
Super Lawyer
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Texas Super Lawyer
Texas Monthly
Super Lawyer
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Texas Monthly
Super Lawyer
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Super Lawyer
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Super Lawyer
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Texas Montly
Super Lawyer
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Super Lawyer
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Super Lawyer
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Texas Monthly
Texas Super Lawyer
Texas Monthly
Plaintiff's Hot List
The National Law Journal
Finalist, Boutique Litigation Firm of the Year
American Lawyer
Professional Associations
Texas Bar Foundation
Member
Current
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Texas State Bar  # 03371700
Member
- Current
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Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Texas
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Practice Areas
Business Law
Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
Employment Law
Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
Energy, Oil & Gas Law
Utilities
Securities Law
Real Estate Law
Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
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Website
Contact & Map
700 Louisiana Street
Suite #4545
Houston, TX 77002
Telephone: (713) 401-9790
Fax: (713) 993-7739