William C. Burton
| William C. Burton | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Attorney and Lobbyist |
| Employer | Sagat l Burton |
| Website | http://sagatburton.com/, http://www.burtonawards.com/ |
William C. Burton is a partner in the law firm of Sagat Burton LLP, Park Avenue, New York City. His practice is devoted primarily to lobbying for banking, financial services and insurance business interests. As an attorney, Burton has contributed a substantial part of the past seventeen years to promoting the legal profession through his non-profit foundation. He is the author of the legal profession's first-ever legal thesaurus entitled Burton’s Legal Thesaurus. Burton served as New York State Assistant Attorney General, as well as an Assistant New York State Special Prosecutor. Previously, Burton was Director of Government Affairs for one of the world's largest insurers, Continental Insurance. He was also a partner in the law firm of D'Amato & Lynch LLP.
Burton grew-up in Great Neck, New York and now resides in East Hills, New York. He is married to Michele Burton and has two children, Brian, a lawyer married to Rebecca Pinkus, and Marni, a celebrity Make-up artist engaged to Jarek Gabor.
For the past 15 years, Burton has served as the Village attorney for East Hills, New York.
In 1999, Burton established and funded the Burton Foundation, to promote the profession and practice of law. The foundation is a 501(c) (3), non-profit, academic organization. That same year, Burton founded "The Burton Awards Program" which honors and rewards the finest achievements in law. The Burton Awards is run in association with the Library of Congress, and in 2015 became co-sponsored by the American Bar Association. Each year, more than 50 leaders in law are honored at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC including professors, partners in the leading law firms, general counsel in the largest corporations in America, and members of the military. Many prominent jurists have been guest speakers, including the following United States Supreme Court Justices: Justice Stephen Breyer, Justice Antonin Scalia, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Justice Sonia Sotomayor and Justice John Paul Stevens. In the past, other dignitaries who have also spoken at the national awards program, included Tom Brokaw, Bob Schieffer, Tim Russert, Chris Matthews, George Will, Jeffrey Toobin and master of ceremonies, Bill Press. Performers have included Jay Leno, Kristen Chenoweth, Bernadette Peters, Katherine Jenkins and Vanessa Williams.
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