Edward D. Burch, Jr.

Edward D. Burch, Jr. is a Partner in the Litigation Practice of Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP.

Mr. Burch is the Chairman of the Firm’s Litigation Practice in Atlanta. In addition to his duties as Chairman, he has maintained a full-time practice. Mr. Burch handles complex commercial, real estate and title insurance litigation. He has helped establish several new precedents regarding the protection of secured title in bankruptcy proceedings. He regularly conducts seminars on this and other emerging trends in real estate law and has authored multiple articles on the subject.

Mr. Burch has extensive trial experience in the Federal and State Courts of Georgia. He has many years of experience helping clients assess their risks and resolve their problems through trial, mediation, arbitration and negotiation.

Mr. Burch has earned an AV Rating from Martindale-Hubbell and has been selected for inclusion in Georgia Super Lawyers Rising Stars. He has served as a Barrister with the Lumpkin Inn of Court and is a member of the State Bar of Georgia in the Real Property Section.

Mr. Burch received his B.A. from the University of Virginia and his degree of juris doctor from the University of Georgia School of Law, cum laude. He served on the Editorial Board of the Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law. He was also a member of the Moot Court Team, on which he won the William B. Spong National Championship and the Hulsey-Kimbrel Moot Court Competition.

Mr. Burch is admitted to practice in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, the Supreme Court of the State of Georgia, the Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia, the District Courts of the Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia, and the State and Superior Courts of Georgia.