Robert Burch
866-909-6059 (Toll Free)
Robert Burch is an aggressive and tenacious attorney that is dedicated to advancing and protecting the interests of his clients. He is an experienced family law attorney who is known in the family law community for his superior knowledge of family law issues. While he attempts to resolve his cases through settlement whenever possible, Mr. Burch understands that some cases require litigation. As a graduate of the American Bar Association Family Law Trial Advocacy Institute, Mr. Burch is a skilled and experienced courtroom litigator who provides vigorous representation for his clients when litigation is required.
Mr. Burch has practiced exclusively in family law for his entire career and has handled all types of family law matters. Mr. Burch has focused his career on representing business owners and handling complex marital estates. He has worked on marital estates involving as much as fifteen million dollars and has secured child and spousal support awards as high as $50,000 per month.
Mr. Burch also focuses on child custody matters and has litigated several international custody cases. Mr. Burch was one of the primary attorneys in the well-publicized international custody case described by the media as the "Baby Santina case." In the "Baby Santina" case, Mr. Burch and his co-counsel defeated a team of four attorneys led by Gloria Allred.
Mr. Burch was recognized by OC Metro Magazine in 2011 as one of the top five family law attorneys in Orange County. He has also earned the highest rating (10.0) from the lawyer rating agency AVVO in the area of family law. In 2008 Superlawyers magazine rated him as a rising star in family law.
Mr. Burch is active in numerous local and nationwide legal associations as well as his children's school. He has also authored several articles on family law issues that have appeared in the Los Angeles Daily Journal, the premier legal newspaper circulated in Los Angeles and Orange County. Mr. Burch is especially active in the Orange County Bar Association where he is a member of the family law section and where he volunteers as an arbitrator for the Orange County Bar Association Committee For Mandatory Fee Arbitration.
Community Property Division
Divorce
Child & Spousal Support
Domestic Violence/Protective Orders
Areas of Practice
- Complex Marital Estates
- Family Law
- Business Owners
- Child Custody
- International Custody
Certified Legal Specialties
- Board Certified Family Law Specialist, State Bar of California, 2007
Bar Admissions
- California
- U.S. District Court
Education
- University of San Diego School of Law, San Diego, California
- J.D. - August, 1996
- Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
- B.A. (Cum Laude) - May, 1992
Published Works
- Lavish Lifestyle Allows Deviation From Child Support Guideline, Los Angeles Daily Journal, June 11, 2002
- Courts Must Examine Statutory Factors Before Altering Support, Los Angeles Daily Journal, October 8, 2002
- In Re Marriage of Abrams - The Effect of Custody Stipulations on Move-Away Applications, Los Angeles Daily Journal, April 8, 2003
- Parents Can't Submit Issue of Child Support to Binding Arbitration, Los Angeles Daily Journal, Fall, 2003
- Purpose of Worker's Compensation Award Is Crucial In Divorce, Los Angeles Daily Journal, April 13, 2004
- The Impact Of Supreme Court Decisions On Public Opinion, May, 1992
- Jurisdiction Does Not Follow When Custodial Parent Moves, Los Angeles Daily Journal, December 1, 2005
- Valuation of Business Goodwill, Los Angeles Daily Journal, February 20, 2007
- Spousal Support: Blazing New Trails, Los Angeles Daily Journal, December 1, 2009
Classes/Seminars
- Speaker, Domestic Violence: how domestic violence affects custody orders, 2008
- Speaker, Basics of Property Division in Divorce: the basic principles for dividing property in divorce, 2008
- Speaker, Divorce Preparation: What steps you can take to protect your assets prior to filing for divorce, 2007
- Speaker, Child Custody Move Aways: How the courts decide whether one parent can move out of state with the minor child, 2006
- Speaker, Business Valuation in Divorce: what every small businessperson going through a divorce should know, 2006
Honors and Awards
- Top Orange County Family Law Attorney OC METRO Magazine, 2011
- AVVO recognized rating of 10.0 AVVO, 2010
- Rising Star SuperLawyers, 2008
Professional Associations and Memberships
- American Bar Association, Member
- Orange County Bar Association, Member
- American Association for Justice, Member
- California State Bar, Family Law Section, Member
- American Bar Association, Family Law Section, Member
- American Association for Justice, Family Law Section, Member
- Orange County Bar Association, Family Law Section, Member
- Banyard Inn of Court, Member
- Orange County Bar Association, Barristers
- Advanced College of Trial Advocacy American Bar Association, Family Law Section, 2007
- College of Trial Advocacy American Bar Association, Family Law Section, 2006
- Los Angeles County Bar Association, Family Law Section, Member
- State Bar of California, Family Law Section, Member
- Los Angeles Bar Association, Member
Pro Bono Activities
- Arbitrator, Orange County Bar Association Committee for Mandatory Fee Arbitration
- Temporary Judge, Orange County Superior Court
Fraternities/Sororities
- Pi Sigma Alpha
