Kirk B. Burkley is Managing Partner at Bernstein-Burkley, P.C. He advises clients on complex business transactions, drawing upon his experience in various areas of law to create innovative solutions for companies in mergers & acquisitions, real estate, and other corporate matters. He has represented owners, contractors and subcontractors in construction disputes, and regularly advises developers and lenders on large real estate transactions. Additionally, Kirk has developed unique experience in many facets of shareholder and board of directors litigation in different industries.

• Born in Pittsburgh, PA
• Admitted to the bar of Pennsylvania, 2002
• Admitted to the bar of West Virginia, 2012
• Admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Western, Middle and Eastern Districts of Pennsylvania; and the United States District Court in the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia
• Admitted to practice in the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
• Ohio University, B.S., 1999
• University of Pittsburgh School of Law, J.D., 2002
• 2002 Pitt Law recipient of the Center for Forensic Economic Studies Award for Excellence in Litigation
• Attended the University of Haifa Summer Law Institute, Haifa, Israel
• Chairman of the American Board of Certification (2021), Past President (2020)
• Admitted State jurisdictions: Pennsylvania and West Virginia
• Board Certified, Business Bankruptcy Law and Creditors’ Rights Law, American Board of Certification
• Named a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer by Philadelphia Magazine since 2013
• Named by his peers as one of The Best Lawyers in America in the field of Bankruptcy each year since 2011.