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Robert Andrew Michael Burns
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Licensed in California for 46 years
State: California
Acquired: 1980
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Location
Law Offices of Robert Burns
4877 Voltaire Street, Ocean Beach (San Diego), CA, 92107
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Robert Andrew Michael Burns's Reviews
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Showing 1 - 3 of 3 reviews | Professionalism
Posted by Stephanie | June 15, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Personal Injury
MAGNIFICENT CALI LAWYER !!!
Exceptional service for personal injury case ! Always on top of his game ! Punctual, accurate, positive, consistent, detailed, informative, and effective !! I consulted and retained this attorney. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED !!!!!
Posted by Kristin | November 16, 2015 | Hired Attorney | Personal Injury
OB Law is OB Excellent!
Although I am just at the beginning stages of my case, Robert Burns of OB Law was a great choice out of a seemingly endless sea of lawyers. He has been prompt with correspondence, he explained what is expected of me (as a plaintiff) and what can be expected as an outcome in a way which was both effe...
Posted by anonymous | May 19, 2015 | Family
My experience on Avo and in Pro-per
If I could I would have hired this lawyer. In my personal family law case, Andrew Burns has helped me become more knowledgeable about it without giving advice since we do not have the attorney/client relationship. He knows his stuff from what I can tell and I would have never considered some aspect...
Robert Andrew Michael Burns's Lawyer Endorsements
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Experience
Honors
2019
Top Contributor Award, Avvo
Work Experience
1980 - Present
Solo practitioner, Law Offices of Robert Burns
1980 - 1980
Director of the South Bay Community Law Centers, Pro*Tech
1980 - 1981
Organizer & Lawyer, U.S.A. Action, Volunteers in Service to America
Associations
1980 - Present
San Diego County Bar AssociationMember
Sample of Legal Cases
Erin Millstein and David Millstein v. Jonathan Glasier, Elizabeth Glasier
Amicable settlement in mediation
In the Matter of the Trust of Arthur F. Wollgast, Dated 3/9/1992, Restated 6/20/2001
Successful
In re Petition to Administer the Estate of: Arthur F. Wollgast, Decedent.
Successful probate with defense against nuisance creditor claims and coordination with Trust and close out of conservatorship.
ALLEN MONJAZEB v. BEN PITTA, SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE OF THE ARTHUR F. WOLLGAST TRUST
Amicable settlement in mediation
Eleanor L. Preston v. Denise Bartlett and Lucille Whiteman, as Co-Executors of the Estate of Arthur F. Wollgast
Amicable settlement in mediation/arbitration.
Education
1979
Western State University College of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1976
Imperial Valley College
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2018
Ocean Beach Networking Group
Update on California Cannabis Licensing Law
2018
Celebrate the Constitution!
Constitutional Rights
2017
Ocean Beach Networking Group
Cannabis Law addressing Prop 64, drafting flaws, retroactive changes, and interplay with the older Prop. 215, legislative tinkering, Federal criminal law, and hope for commerce in cannabis including industrial hemp.
2017
Ocean Beach Networking Group
Principal legal issues facing musicians busking in the City of San Diego
2017
Ocean Beach Historical Society
O.B. Activism in My Activist Youth
2017
Celebrate the Constitution!
Constitutional Rights
2016
Ocean Beach Networking Group
Anatomy of an Automobile-Collision Claim
2016
Celebrate the Constitution!
Constitutional Rights
Publications
2016
The Piping Times
Transforming Canntaireachd
Languages
English
Activity
Legal Answers
Legal Answers
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Did my lawyer mislead us about our child’s medical needs in a minor’s compromise CA mold case?
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Can I sue an owner of a property rental for assult by two of his tenants?
23 Mar 2026
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I’m married and the judge agreed to not have mediation until paternity test. No Rfo though.
22 Mar 2026