Thomas A. Burns

As the founding shareholder of Burns, P.A., in Tampa, Florida, attorney Thomas A. Burns provides unmatched appellate support to clients throughout the greater Tampa Bay region, including St. Petersburg, Clearwater and all of the surrounding areas. Board-certified as an appellate specialist, he has a wealth of knowledge and experience dealing with appeals, and he has achieved significant success assisting his clients with challenging a previous ruling regarding their criminal and civil cases.

A native of Nebraska, Mr. Burns received his Bachelor of Arts degree magna cum laude from Duke University in 2000. He then attended Duke University School of Law, where he obtained his Juris Doctor cum laude in 2003. A David Siegel Scholar in law school, he also served as executive editor of the Duke Law Journal. He then served as law clerk for the Honorable Susan H. Black of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in Jacksonville, Florida.

Early in his legal career, Mr. Burns worked for several years in the appellate departments of several prominent law firms in Washington, D.C. He then relocated to Tampa, where he continued his appellate practice with prestigious law firms in the area before establishing his own private practice. As an appellate attorney, he has drafted hundreds of briefs and petitions, and he has saved his clients tens of millions of dollars by having substantial monetary judgments overturned.

Along with practicing before all Florida state courts, Mr. Burns holds his admission to practice in Washington, D.C., as well as before the U.S. District Court for the Middle and Southern Districts of Florida, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th and Federal Circuits, and the U.S. Supreme Court. He is an active member of the Herbert G. Goldburg-Ronald K. Cacciatore Criminal Law American Inn of Court, the American Bar Association, the American Constitution Society, and the Appellate Practice Section of The Florida Bar and the Hillsborough County Bar Association.

Recognized for his outstanding professionalism and service, Mr. Burns has earned perennial top rankings and endorsements from his peers, including a Legal Elite designation from Florida Trend magazine. He has also received numerous testimonials and referrals from his satisfied clients.