Walter T. Burke, Esq.

Walter earned his Juris Doctorate from Fordham University. He and his partner, Timothy E. Casserly, founded the law firm of Burke & Casserly, P.C., in 1988, which specializes in planning for all phases of life. Since its inception, it has developed from a two-lawyer, two-staff firm to a mid-size regional firm.

One of Walter’s primary areas of expertise is the burgeoning area of Elder Law. He is very active with the New York State Bar Association and is a former Chair of the Elder Law Section, which has over 2,500 attorneys in New York State. Walter was a leader in the New York State Bar’s litigation against the “Granny Goes to Jail” Act. He also serves on the Elder Law Executive Committee. Walter had the honor of participating as Coordinator of the White House Mini-Conference on Aging and served as an Official Observer at the White House Conference on Aging in Washington, D.C. in 1995 and 2005. He also served as a Delegate at the New York State Conference on Aging. In addition to Elder Law, Walter concentrates his practice in the areas of ongoing business planning and corporate matters, estate planning and financial planning.

Walter is actively involved with the American Bar Association and is past Chair of the Senior Lawyers Division. Within this Division, he is Chair of the Elder Law Committee, serves on the Executive Committee and is liaison to the Business Law Committee. Walter is a co-author of Boomer Basics , a layperson’s comprehensive resource guide to personal, financial, and health issues, as they relate to the Baby Boomer generation, their children, and their parents. It is published by McGraw-Hill and available in bookstores nationwide, Walter has also provided his expertise as an author to the American Bar Association’s publication, The Lawyer’s Guide to Retirement, Strategies for Attorneys and Their Clients, a legal manual for lawyers. He has been a featured lecturer at New York University’s School of Law and Albany Law School. Walter has appeared on various public television and news programs dealing with his area of expertise and has lectured locally and nationally on various retirement, elder law, estate and financial planning topics to attorneys, insurance agents, physicians, and corporate executives.