Mr. Burke is a shareholder, director, and general counsel of Ray Quinney & Nebeker, which is one of the oldest and largest firms in the Intermountain West. Mr. Burke was honored by the Utah Bar Commission as the Utah’s Lawyer of the Year for 2019. Previously he was recognized in 2012 as the Utah State Bar’s Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year for his service to the public, the legal profession, and the LGBT community. Mr. Burke serves on the Board of Directors of Equality Utah. He was honored in 2015 by Utah Pride as a “Utah Hero” for his public advocacy on behalf of Utah’s LGBT citizens. His work defending the rights of an abused lesbian teenager was chronicled in the book “Saving Alex” and the recent Lifetime movie “Trapped: The Alex Cooper Story.” In addition to his civil rights work, Mr. Burke maintains a complex civil litigation practice with an emphasis in the realm of labor and employment law. He also advises other law firms on professional ethics and risk management, and he defends lawyers accused of ethical misconduct or malpractice.