Attorneys

Paul W. Burke - Partner

Paul Burke is a Partner in the Atlanta law firm DREW ECKL & FARNHAM. Paul joined Drew Eckl & Farnham in 1983 in the Property Section, at that time focusing his attention on first party coverage matters, subrogation, Builders Risk, Construction Defect litigation, Reinsurance litigation and arbitration as well as transportation/cargo litigation (focusing primarily on the inland marine policy). Since that time, Paul has also developed a substantial commercial litigation practice, focusing on complex creditor disputes.  Paul attended college at the University of the South (Sewanee) in Tennessee and attended Stetson University Law School. He graduated from Stetson with honors. While at Stetson, he served as editor of the Law Review and was published in the Stetson Law Review as well. He also was a member of Stetson’s National Moot Court Team and placed first in Stetson’s school wide moot court competition. Paul is a member of the American Bar Association, Alabama Bar Association, Florida Bar Association, Georgia Bar Association, Atlanta Bar Association, Defense Research Institute, Transportation Lawyers Association, ABA Property Committee, NARCA, AIDA, Georgia Fire Investigators Association, International Association of Arson Investigators, Southern Loss Association, Metro Arson Association, and the Alabama Defense Lawyers Association. Paul is a frequent speaker for the ABA, PLRB and DRI, and also tours and speaks nationally for the National Institute of Restoration for the building industry. Paul has also received the CPCU and ARe designations.

Education

University of the South (BA) 1980
Stetson University College of Law (JD, cum laude) 1983

Court Admissions

Georgia - All State and Federal Courts, Alabama - All State ad Federal Courts, Florida - All State Courts and Federal Middle District Court, 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S. Supreme Court

Memberships

CPCU, ABA (Vice Chair, Property Insurance Section), DRI, NARCA
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