about burke law
Taylor Burke founded Burke Law after more than two decades of experience in public health and safety law as a litigator, regulatory counsel, law professor, dean and corporate vice president.
At Burke Law, he utilizes his background practicing, teaching, writing about and implementing health and safety regulations to offer small businesses a unique attorney/client relationship grounded in efficiency, transparency and superior legal counsel.
Burke Law offers an array of services for small businesses in the hospitality industry in DC and Maryland, including licensing and permitting, leasing and contracting, COVID-19 response and preparedness, health insurance plan navigation and selection, and certification of overall compliance with federal, state and local public health and safety regulations.
A native Washingtonian, Mr. Burke earned his law degree from American University Washington College of Law, graduating magna cum laude and serving on the school’s Law Review. He joined the firm Hogan Lovells, where he practiced both litigation and public health regulatory law. Mr. Burke then earned his LLM in public health law from the George Washington University Law School, after which he joined the faculty of the GWU School of Public Health. Mr. Burke served on the GWU faculty as an Associate Professor of Public Health and Law and Assistant Dean of Graduate Programs, before joining a technology firm as a Vice President and General Manager. Mr. Burke continues to teach his course Public Health Law as an adjunct professor in GWU’s Master of Public Health degree program.
He serves on several community boards, including as an Executive Officer for Potomac Community Resources, a not-for-profit organization serving the needs of teens and adults living with developmental differences. Mr. Burke resides in the District of Columbia with his wife Susan and two children.
services
LICENSING
Burke Law represents clients in DC and Maryland in need of all types of licenses, permits and endorsements, including alcohol beverage licenses, basic business licenses, certificates of occupancy, public space licenses and tax registrations, as well as the required strategic negotiations necessary to resolve issues with the regulatory boards and disciplinary proceedings that govern such licenses. Burke Law handles the acquisition, sale, renewal, transfer and/or safekeeping of licenses and permits, in addition to the filing of any required annual reports associated with such licenses and permits.
COMMERCIAL LEASE
Burke Law assists both landlords and tenants in the leasing of commercial properties. Understanding in full the allocation of responsibilities between the landlord and tenant in any commercial lease is critical to the success of a business, and Burke Law puts its clients in the best position possible to gain advantages through a well-crafted legal document.
COVID-19
Today’s COVID-19 environment requires small businesses to be knowledgeable and compliant with all local public health and safety rules and regulations. Burke Law offers a COVID-Seal-of-Approval, a process through which Burke Law will ensure that its clients meet and/or exceed all public health requirements in order to remain open for business, depending on the specific governmental phase. Risk mitigation strategies, liability waivers, COVID-19 grant applications, employee protections and customer safety protocols are all included in this service.
Health Insurance
Providing health insurance as an employee benefit, or simply providing guidance to your employees about individual health plan options, is a critical factor in recruiting and retaining employees as well as maintaining productivity and employee satisfaction. Burke Law assists small businesses in the navigation and selection of health insurance plans for their employees. Alternatively, Burke Law offers a Health Insurance Training Program designed to help employees find and purchase individual health plans when not offered as an employee benefit.
Contact us
Burke Law
2834 Foxhall Road, NW • Washington, DC 20007
taylor@taylorburkelaw.com
(202) 297-8760
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