Specialty:
"Gerald E. Burns is the founder of Burns Law Office, P.L.C. He received his Juris Doctor from Hamline University School of Law. Gerald is a well-respected member of the Arizona immigration legal community. He has over 26 years of experience in immigration and nationality law, representing clients before the Citizenship and Immigration Service (CIS), Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Executive Office of Immigration Review, the Board of Immigration Appeals, the 9th and 10th Circuit Courts of Appeal, and many U.S. Consulates worldwide. As an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, he has served three consecutive terms as Chair of the Arizona AILA Chapter and was Chair of the AILA National Family Immigration Committee. The firm is dedicated to the practical and aggressive representation of individuals, families, and businesses and protecting their rights provided by law. The firm focuses on all areas of family immigration, removal defense, including detained immigrants, asylum, and specific business immigration matters. The firm is based upon two simple principles that all persons should be treated with the highest respect and a genuine belief that immigrants, their families, and loved ones deserve reliable and experienced legal representation. You can schedule a consultation with an attorney via telephone or in person.
2026 Update: Gerald E. Burns has been a featured speaker at the AILA National Conference, presenting on complex adjustment of status matters and the process of obtaining lawful permanent residence in the United States. He has also testified on behalf of AILA before the Arizona Senate and House of Representatives on multiple occasions."
