Larry B. Burke
Senior Counsel
With a background in engineering and industry, Larry Burke supports his clients through an interdisciplinary approach to his environmental, health and safety practice. Over the course of a legal career spanning three decades, Larry has observed that the issues facing his clients rarely fit neatly into legal, business, and technical classifications, and are most effectively approached with a little prudent creativity.
Larry's work encompasses a range of issues, including those relevant to consumer products, groundwater contamination, and toxic exposures. Larry assists facilities in hazardous and universal waste management, air permitting, environmental auditing, asbestos, Superfund issues, and OSHA compliance. He represents clients in litigation involving citizen suits, RCRA, CERCLA, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and California's Proposition 65. Larry also provides advice on insurance coverage and representation in insurance coverage disputes.
Practice Highlights
Air
Redeveloping contaminated properties
Defense of enforcement actions
Admitted to Practice
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California, 1990
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Oregon, 1989
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U.S. District Court, Central District of California
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U.S. District Court, District of Oregon
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U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit
Education
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J.D., Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, 1989, cum laude
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B.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Notre Dame, 1978, cum laude
Memberships & Affiliations
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- Vice Chair, Waste & Resource Recovery Committee, American Bar Association
- Executive Committee, Environmental Section, Oregon State Bar, 2012-2016
- Air & Waste Management Association
- Classroom Law Project/Constitutional Law Program
- Oregon Association of Environmental Professionals
- Rules Advisory Committee, Cleaner Air Oregon
Professional Recognition
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- Named as one of "America's Leading Lawyers for Business" by Chambers USA in Environmental Law (Oregon), 2006-2024
- Named one of the "Best Lawyers in America" by Best Lawyers in Environmental Law, 2025-present
- Selected to "Oregon Super Lawyers," Thomson Reuters, 2007-2015
- Awarded "2013 Top Rated Lawyer" in Energy, Environmental, & Natural Resources by American Lawyer Media and Martindale-Hubbell
- California Registered Environmental Assessor (REA), 1990-2012