John Thomas Burns Jr

Horrible ill-informed attorney and a confidence man. Does weekly zoom meetings without a reason except to bill. Does not even know the basics of divorce law - forced OC to file a motion because he did not know how discovery works. He almost completely messed up my case - luckily he got fired befo...re the trial, when he could not answer some basic questions I asked him. He hires his cronies who also know about as less as he does about the law. AVOID AT ALL COSTS.

I hired John last year for a post decree modification. He quoted me roughly 5-7 thousand dollars. My total bill at the end of my court case was 11,000. I understand that things can happen/ change . I’m not as upset about the money as I am with the service he and his staff provided. From start to fini...sh he worked with me for about 8 months on my case and despite having that much time to get organized he and his staff waited until 2 hours before my affidavit was to be submitted to the courts to send me a rough draft .. at work . The rough draft was incorrect. I made the changes needed and sent it back . The second rough draft was still incorrect and I explained in my email what needed to be changed . I was told not to worry about it and John could change things at my court date . As it was 10 minutes to 5:00pm , which was the deadline, there was nothing I could do . My emails were not replied to in a timely manner however if any financials needed to be discussed my emails were replied to within 10-15 minutes. My case did not go in my favor . I don’t expect my attorney to care about me or my life . I do expect him and his staff to do their job to the best of their ability. At $450.00 an hour I deserve that and did not feel I received that . I would NOT recommend John Burns to anyone.

John Burns cares nothing about you, your family or Veterans. John Burns is kicking me to the curb as a client of more than a year, within weeks of my court date because I can’t afford to give him another $5000. I’m a resident of Florida and just went through Hurricane Ian. John could care less. He ha...s taken over $20,000 from me and I have not gotten anything in return besides credit card debt. John may argue the fact that my son is back with me, but that is only temporary. Everything John makes happen has an expiration date, so he can make more money. I asked John for some pro-bono work, he said NO!. I have no debt with Burns Law Office and when asked for a few hours of his time he says no. After all the monies given, and you say NO. You are a piece of work. As a sit and read through the reviews I am noticing similarities. It appears John runs everyone’s retainer dry instantly. Like one gal said, he and Ben are double dipping. I can see this. And another person said John burns up your money with his so called video conferences and he has no clue about anything with you case makes you do all the work, does not read any emails sent or their attachments This is from personal experience. John is not an attorney you can count on. He makes false promises, kicks Veteran families to the curb and is full of greed. When we retained John we asked him if he does anything for Veterans, John said no, but he comes from a Veteran family and will fight as hard as he can for us. If he was from a Veterans' family, he should know better. John has kicked a Veteran family to the curb. John does not care about you or your situation. John kicked us to curb after the worst natural disaster to hit the country, how easy will it be for him to kick you to the curb? TO MY FELLOW VETERANS, RUN AND DON’T LOOK BACK. I know there are better attorneys out there, take your time a read all the reviews. Someone with the power to investigate or audit this firm should do so. Multiple people have said something about the double dipping. Do not retain John Burns, Exit from the page when you have finished reading this.

Milked me for all my money while he sat in his home in Texas. Kept telling me things that sounded good but no action, he left all the work on to his assistant Ben, who didn't complete anything and has an awful attitude. Waste of time and money, my life is worse now because of my the decision to reta...in John Burns Jr, I regret it everyday. DO NOT RECOMMEND.

BEST FAMILY LAW ATTORNEY IN MINNESOTA!!! I hired John Burns based on a referral from a friend who told me that John was the BEST divorce lawyer in the state. She was right!! John was INCREDIBLE!! He listened attentively to my concerns, he was reassuring and made me feel at ease when things were cha...otic and upside down in my life. Additionally, he was very clear about what to expect from the process of divorce, he answered every phone call and email, he was tough as nails when he needed to be and I was impressed to discover his skills at negotiation when it came time to settle. My divorce took only a few months from start to finish and his fees were extremely fair and reasonable. His staff were very responsive when I had random questions. Overall, John Burns and his team are AMAZING and I would HIGHLY recommend him to anyone and would gladly go back to him if I need legal help again.BEST FAMILY LAW ATTORNEY IN MINNESOTA!!!