Robert Burch Irvine, California
| phone | (949) 202-5728 (866) 909-6059 (Toll Free) |
| fax | (949) 502-4405 |
| Email Me | |
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 spousal support awards as high as $35,000 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 is active in numerous local and nationwide legal associations as well as his church and child'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
- Education:
- University of San Diego School of Law, San Diego, California,
August, 1996
Juris Doctor - Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri,
May, 1992
B.A.
Honors: Cum Laude
- 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
- 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
- Pro Bono Activities:
- Arbitrator, Orange County Bar Association Committee for Mandatory Fee Arbitration
- Fraternities/Sororities:
- Pi Sigma Alpha









