Israel Burns

After graduating from RutgersLawSchool with honors, he was hired as an Associate at the prestigious New York office of Seyfarth Shaw LLP, an international law firm with well over 800 attorneys around the world. He practiced in the Litigation and Employment Law departments and personally handled some of the largest clients in the world including Prudential, Deloitte, and T-Mobile. While at the firm Israel was an avid believer in Pro-Bono and community work and even received awards from the New York State Bar Association for his many hours of free counsel. Israel was also active in early childhood education programs and served as a junior board member for the organization Jump Start. In the legal practice Israel became a great litigator, but really found his niche working with independent artists and non-profit organizations in the entertainment sphere. In his second year at the firm, due to his long hours with his Pro-Bono entertainment clients, Israel was inducted into the “Empire State Counsel” by the New York State Bar Association. After two years with the firm, Israel decided to leave and chart his own path. He used his savings and social capital and started his own consulting firm called "Burns Consulting". The firm merged Israel’s three favorite focuses: business consulting, artist management, and legal representation. Israel has done numerous speaking engagements throughout the country inspiring youth to look past their current settings and focus their life on where they want to be, and speaking at fund raisers for Foster Children at which he’s helped raise over $40,000 in charitable donations. Israel is an avid Rugby Player, and when time permits starts for Brooklyn Rugby Club. He has also been featured in ABC News, ABA Journal, Time Magazine online, The Huffington Post, The New York Post, The New York Daily News, Above the Law, and various blogs.

New York

Since 2012

Founder

Burns Consulting Company

2013 - Current

Repairing, developing, and resolving issues related to individuals, and corporations around the World. Thoughtful, strategic, practical professional counsel to individual and corporate clients and legal teams of all sizes. Offering corporate consulting services and career management and development for entertainment clients within the sports, music, acting, and modeling industries.

Associate

Seyfarth Shaw

2011 - 2013

Researching and drafting memoranda and court briefs on various employment issues involving Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and anti-retaliation statutes on behalf of corporate clients. Assisting firm counsel with counseling employers on issues including wage and hour compliance and personnel policies, and assisted in preparing witnesses and defending depositions.

Legal Intern

U.S. Department of Labor

2010 - 2011

Managed cases through the Department of Labor’s Voluntary Fiduciary Compliance Program. Assisted Federal Investigators on cases dealing with civil and criminal violations of ERISA. Aided in the prosecution of corrupt plan fiduciaries and trustees. Conducted legal research on ERISA and labor related matters.

Employment and Labor Intern

Prudential Financial, Inc.

2009 - 2009

Researched discrimination and harassment issues. Drafted memos advising attorneys on pending cases and drafted responses to discrimination claims. Assisted attorneys in preparing for case mediations and attended mediations sessions.

Research Fellow

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

2009 - 2009

Conducted legal research on Title VII, ADEA and ADA matters. Helped prepare attorneys for trial by writing legal memoranda. Contacted and interviewed potential plaintiffs in preparation for investigations. Assisted with EEOC mediation between plaintiffs and employers.

Rutgers School of Law-Newark

S.J.D. (2011) | Law

2008 - 2011

Honors: Honors

Activities: President of Rutgers Labor and Employment Law Society, NEBLSA Board member and MSP

City University of New York - Hunter College

B.A. (2008) | Political Science, Sociology

2006 - 2008

Honors: Thesis Honors, Dean's List

Activities: President of Student Political Science Association; Record Holder in Track and Field, and Student Senate