Kelly R. Burke

Kelly and Jeff are great attorneys. They will stop in the middle of a store to talk to people that have questions about certain laws and regulations. From Traffic Court to a murder trial they both have done it all successfully. More specifically, while it may seem simple to some, being a victim of a ...crime where my needs need to be met as well as the defendant's; Kelly Burke is there to make sure that I am represented in a fair and honorable manner. If restitution is due, I will be repaid my fair share. Kelly fights for the same and big companies. Just like mine.

In 2014 I was charged with multiple criminal charges. Although I had broken a law, I was unfairly charged with additional crimes I did not commit. Knowing I needed an experienced lawyer, I asked around to some friends and was suggested Kelly Burke. I was told he had experience being the former DA of ...the county. This ended up being a sound decision because Mr. Burke went above and beyond to help me settle my case. I would suggest Mr. Burke and his firm to anyone needing a lawyer. They were very precise and always informative. Had I not chosen Mr. Burke to represent me, I could be in a terrible situation. Thanks for everything!

I was charged with a felony back in 2011. It was a very scary moment for me and I wanted to make sure I hired the best representation I could afford. A friend of mine suggested I hire Kelly Burke because he'd been a tough-nosed Houston County District Attorney and had built relationships with all th...e District Attorneys in the surrounding counties of Peach, Crawford, Bibb, etc. I emptied my savings and I took $8,500.00 in cash and forked it over. I wasn't given a receipt for my payment and nor was I given any retainer forms/contract to sign. It made me feel a little uneasy, but i trusted this guy. He was a former District attorney. :-( I sat with Kelly Burke and his partner attorney David Lassiter for about 30 mins discussing my arrest. I was then handed a business card with $8500 written on the back of it by Kelly Burke. I informed Mr. Kelly Burke that I was innocent and I wished for him to file a motion to dismiss the charges and he agreed to do so. Six months later, I contacted Mr. Burke to check the status of my case and he had done nothing. I then started calling once a month to check the status and I could never reach him nor get a call back. This went on for another six to eight months until finally I realized that I was being railroaded. A year and a few months after giving Mr. Kelly Burke my life savings, I was forced to terminate his services by certified letter. He had filed no motions and he had not made any court appearances. I was forced to send him a certified letter because he never answered or returned my calls. In the letter, I explained to him that I was very displeased by his lack of communication and professionalism. I asked him to please return my funds that were paid because he had rendered no services. Again, he never filed any motions and we never stepped foot in a courtroom. He initially refused to return any of the $8500 I'd paid. I informed him that I would be filing a complaint with the GA Bar Association which made him reconsider. He returned $1800 dollars of my money. I was devastated. He informed me that even though my case never went to court and he never filed any motions on my behalf, he reserved the right to bill me how he saw fit. I can't understand how Mr. Kelly Burke can sleep well at night knowing he took advantage of a client at his most vulnerable point. Maybe he really needed the money--I don't know. That's something he'll have explain to God someday and I pray that God has Mercy on his soul. I never recovered from that ordeal and hear it is almost 4 years later and my case still hasn't gone to trial. I hope that my post can spare any other clients from experiencing what happened to me at Burke and Lassiter. God Bless