
Richard E Burke
About
Provided by Richard E Burke
Practice Areas
ERISA and Employee Benefits
ESOPs
Taxation
Technology Transactions
Professional Memberships
American Society of Pension Professional and Actuaries
The Florida Bar, Tax Law Section and Employee Benefits Committee
American Bar Association, Tax Law Section
Education
University of Florida College of Law
LL.M.
1984
Nova University College of Law
J.D.
1983
University of Tampa
B.S.
1977
Experience
Rick chairs the GrayRobinson employee benefits and deferred compensation practice group. Rick’s individual practice involves the design, drafting, implementation, and operation of “qualified” retirement programs, “nonqualified” deferred compensation arrangements, and welfare benefit plans (e.g. cafeteria plans, medical plans, etc.) He has successfully defended employers against the IRS and the Department of Labor in more than 300 audits, appeals, and rulings. His roster of clients includes both publicly traded companies and privately held employers, as well as numerous governmental and tax-exempt organizations. Currently, the majority of Rick’s practice involves governmental plans, where the that apply to these arrangements are significantly different than the requirements applicable to private sector retirement programs, which makes this area a specialty practice within a specialty practice.
Additionally, Rick is a frequent lecturer on benefit issues and has conducted several seminars on a national level.
Chambers Review
USA
Richard Burke of GrayRobinson, PA advises public and private sector employers on business-critical employee benefits issues, and is especially experienced with navigating administrative proceedings such as IRS and DOL audits.
"Richard Burke is always very accessible. He is so knowledgeable in the area of tax and benefits."
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