Stewart E. Burns

Stewart E. Burns is an attorney with Burns Garner Law Firm in Gadsden, Alabama. His practice includes negligence and personal injury, medical malpractice, workers’ compensation, fraud and bad faith claims, and family law matters involving divorce, custody, and child support. He represents clients in disputes where physical injury, insurance conduct, employment-related injuries, or family responsibilities create significant legal and financial consequences that may require negotiation or litigation.

Burns earned a B.S. in Accounting and a B.A., magna cum laude, from the University of Alabama in 1986. He was also affiliated with Beta Alpha Psi and Beta Gamma Sigma. He received his J.D. from the University of Alabama in December 1988. His accounting background complements his litigation practice by supporting careful review of financial records, damages, insurance issues, and economic losses that can be important in injury, fraud, bad faith, and family cases.

Burns was admitted to the Alabama State Bar in 1989 and also practices before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court. His practice includes claims based on negligence, medical malpractice, workplace injury, insurance misconduct, and fraud, along with domestic relations disputes involving families and children.

Stewart E. Burns combines legal training with an accounting background and decades of practice experience. His work requires attention to both legal liability and the financial effects of an injury, insurance dispute, or family matter. By evaluating evidence, damages, and procedural requirements together, he helps clients understand the strengths and challenges of their cases and pursue appropriate resolutions through negotiation, court proceedings, or trial when a contested matter cannot be resolved informally.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Burns Garner Law Firm
• Member, Alabama State Bar
• Member, Etowah County Bar Association
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, American Association for Justice
• Member, Alabama Association for Justice

Licensed State

• Alabama

Education

• University of Alabama
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Alabama
  Bachelor of Science (BS) in Accounting, B.A Magna Cum Laude

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