In the coming years, Joseph Burcke plans to continue his practice, utilizing his power as a member of the judicial system on behalf of his clients.
SAINT LOUIS, MO, July 15, 2020 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Joseph Burcke has been included in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Celebrating more than 40 years of practice, Mr. Burcke is renowned as one of Missouri's leading estate planning attorneys. His practice specializes in guardianships and estate planning for clients with disabilities, clients with living will or living trust concerns, and clients looking to maximize generational wealth transfer. His interest in the law emerged in high school after successfully negotiating his way out of a failing grade in mathematics. Realizing a latent talent for logic and debate, Mr. Burcke describes his epiphany as "simple as that," and he subsequently obtained a Bachelor of Arts in political science at Saint Louis University and a Doctor of Jurisprudence at the University of Missouri in 1975.
In 1975, Mr. Burcke began his legal career as an associate of Sachs & Miller PC, where he remained until 1977. Departing to become an associate of Riezman & Blitz PC from 1978 until 1980, he entered solo practice as the principal of Joseph R. Burcke PC soon thereafter. Mr. Burcke was later appointed as a partner of Beach, Burcke, Helfers & Mittleman PC from 1990 until 2000, at which point he established another private practice.
Since 2009, Mr. Burcke has excelled as the principal of Joseph R. Burcke LLC, with which he has built a reputation for compassionate and savvy client advocacy in even the most complex cases. He attributes his success to working with good intentions and placing his clients' goals first, and believes that his integrity and straightforward personality makes an impression on others. In 2019, Mr. Burcke obtained an AV Preeminent Peer Rating from Martindale-Hubbell, and was recognized as a Top Rated Lawyer in Trusts and Litigation.
Moreover, Mr. Burcke further flourished on the Missouri Bar's probate and trust law committee. He has additionally held a variety of philanthropic administrative roles, including a director of the Saint Louis chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and the American Parkinson's Disease Foundation. Mr. Burcke is also active as a founder and the past director of Independence Through Employment, a special workshop for persons with disabilities.
Mr. Burcke was also affiliated with Payback, a nonprofit organization working in collaboration with the Saint Louis city and county courts to fund diversion programs aimed at reducing juvenile offender recidivism. He is the author of a legal guidebook for clients, "A Complete Guide to Wills, Trusts and Estate Planning: Everything You've Wanted to Know But Were Afraid To Ask." In the coming years, Mr. Burcke plans to continue his practice, utilizing his power as a member of the judicial system on behalf of his clients.
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