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34% Criminal Defense
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33% Civil Rights
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33% Discrimination
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Résumé
License
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38 years since John Leonard Burris was first licensed to practice law.
| State |
License status |
Year acquired |
Last updated by Avvo |
| California |
Active
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1976 |
11/07/2011 |
| Illinois |
Not Authorized To Practice Law
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1974 |
12/06/2011 |
This lawyer has been disciplined by a state licensing authority.
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Education
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| School |
Major |
Degree |
Graduated |
| University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law |
Law |
JD - Juris Doctor |
1973 |
| Golden Gate University |
Accounting |
BS - Bachelor of Science |
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| University of California at Berkeley |
Business Administration |
MA - Masters |
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See all 3 degrees
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Awards
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| Award Name |
Granting Organization |
Date |
| Top 100 Influential Lawyers in California |
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2005 |
| Achievement as Civil Rights Lawyer and Community Service |
9th Congressional District Resolution |
2005 |
| Outstanding Contribution to Legal Community of Alameda County |
Alameda County Board of Supervisors |
2005 |
| Outstanding Contribution |
16th Assembly District Resolution |
2005 |
| Clinton White Outstanding Trial Advocacy Award |
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2003 |
| Local Hero Award |
PUEBLO Annual Dinner |
2001 |
| Morrie Turner Image Award |
Morrie Turner |
1996 |
| Best Attorney, The 1995 Best-From the Valley to the Bay |
Alameda Newspaper Group (Oakland Tribune - Readers) |
1995 |
| Best Attorney, The 1994 Best-From the Valley to the Bay |
Alameda Newspaper Group (Oakland Tribune - Readers) |
1994 |
| Who's Who in Executives and Professionals |
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1994 |
| Pro Bono Award |
NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Bay Area Chapter |
1992 |
| Loren Miller Outstanding Lawyer for Civil Rights Award |
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1989 |
| Outstanding Leadership Award |
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1980 |
See all 13 awards
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Associations
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| Position |
Association Name |
Duration |
| Vice Chair |
Association of Trial Lawyers of America |
1994-present
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| Member |
Oakland Municipal Court |
1993-present
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| Assistant to the President |
Charles Houston Bar Association |
1985-present
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| Advisory Board |
Charles Houston Bar Association |
1995
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| President |
Charles Houston Bar Association |
1981-1982
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| Assistant to the president |
Alameda County Bar Association |
1979-1980
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| President |
California Association of Black Lawyers |
1979-1980
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| Member |
National Bar Association |
1979-1980
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| Member |
California Trial Lawyers Association |
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| Member |
Charles Houston Bar Association |
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| Member |
Lawyers Committee for Urban Affairs; African American Lawyers Against Apartheid |
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| Member |
National Police Accountability Project |
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| Member |
State Bar of California |
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Portfolio
Publications
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| Article |
Publication |
Date |
| BLUE VS. BLACK, Let's End The Conflict Between Cops and Minorities |
Unknown |
1999 |
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