George Burke

Trial Attorney at Buckfire Law
Southfield, MI33 years experienceAdmitted 1992

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About George Burke

George G. Burke III is a Trial Attorney at Buckfire Law specializing in auto accident litigation, motorcycle accidents, and personal injury cases with focus on Michigan's No-Fault Law.

Burke earned his Juris Doctor from Boston College Law School in 1992 and his Political Science degree from Syracuse University in 1989. He is admitted to the State Bar of Michigan, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

With approximately 33 years of experience, Burke rejoined Buckfire Law in July 2025 after previously working there for a decade. His verdicts and settlements include a $5,000,000 motorcycle accident judgment and $3,000,000 attendant care benefit settlement.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Buckfire Law

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$6.4 millionVerdict

A federal jury awarded $6.4 million to the estate of Wade Jones, a 40-year-old man who died after jail medical staff left his acute alcohol withdrawal untreated for more than 36 hours; the Sixth Circuit upheld the verdict in August 2024.

U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan (Grand Rapids) · 2022Wrongful DeathRead the full story →

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Practice areas

Education

Syracuse University
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Michigan, admitted 1992
State Bar of Massachusetts
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
American Bar Association
Michigan Bar Association
Michigan Association for Justice

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Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.