About Marc A. Burton

Professional Accomplishments

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• Top Lawyer in Civil Litigation, South Florida Legal Guide (SFLG), 2020

• Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Lifetime Member

• Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2019-Present

• AV-Preeminent, Highest Rating for Professional Excellence, Martindale-Hubbell, 2019-Present

• 10.0 Rated, Avvo

• General Counsel, Miami-Dade Democratic Party, 2019-Present

• Voter Protection Director, Florida Democratic Party, 2018

• Hillary for America (Clinton Campaign) Voter Protection Team Member: Voter Protection General Election Special Projects Director and Primary Election Regional Voter Protection Director for Palm Beach County

• Obama for America Voter Protection Team Member

• Co-founder, Miami-Dade and Broward County Democratic Lawyers Councils

• Advocated for veterans seeking better treatment at V.A. clinics and for veterans to receive military honors owed them by the federal government, resulting in numerous veterans receiving such benefits and honors.

• Collaborated with Massachusetts public schools, treatment facilities, and the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families to develop strategies for curriculum and social services to wards of the state that faced academic and disciplinary punishment, resulting in increased and more targeted care for these children.

• Represented children with disabilities in court and with special education programs, including helping a child move back into her home from foster care.

• Administered college outreach program targeting various political students, clubs, and organizations for then-Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton.

• Assisted in the production of written opinions published in the Federal Supplement for U.S. District Court Judge James Lawrence King of the Southern District of Florida, and in the Atlantic Reporter for Rhode Island Supreme Court Justice William P. Robinson III.

Current and Past Affiliations

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• Florida Democratic Party

• Broward Democratic Lawyers Council

• Miami-Dade Democratic Lawyers Council

• Juvenile Rights Advocacy Project

• The EdLaw Project

• Yale Club of New York City

• SAG – AFTRA

• Broward County Bar Association

• Dade County Bar Association

• Education Law Association

• Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity

• Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity

Bar Admissions

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• United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

• U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

• Florida Bar

• Massachusetts Bar

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Education

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• J.D., Boston College Law School, 2011

• M.Ed., Boston College, Lynch Graduate School of Education, 2011

• B.S., New York University, 2008