Bill Burns
Attorney Profile
Bill Burns has practiced in the personal injury field since 1974 and with Pajcic & Pajcic since 1995. Bill has a civil engineering degree from the Lehigh University and a law degree with honors from Florida State University Law School and is a board certified trial lawyer with an AV rating.
Bill Burns's work at Pajcic & Pajcic includes:
- Substantial Recovery for Teen’s Death Despite Med Mal Limitations
- Delivery Truck Pays $1 Million for Sticking Out Into Highway
- $1.925 Million from ER Doctor for Prescribing Excessive Dosage
- Multi-Million Dollar Recovery for Woman Requiring Heart Transplant Following Hospital’s Failure to Treat on a Sunday
- $1,650,000 for Failure to Treat Woman’s Heart Attack
- Trucker Pays $7 Million Even Though Not Charged With Accident
- Malpractice Limits Paid for Surgeon Who Led Doctors’ Walkout for Caps
- $1 Million for Death from Anesthesia Malpractice
- $5.25 Million for Deadly Crash
- Multi-Million Dollar Recovery for Fall from Houseboat
- $3.4 Million For Sign Which Does Not Break Away
- On a Bridge with Nowhere to Go
- Jury Finds Both Doctors Negligent in Death Case
- $2.5 Million for Fall into Industrial Pit
- Death on Boat from Silent Killer
- Patient Never Given Biopsy Results
- Jury Verdict for 3 1/2 Times Insurance Policy Limits
- Seven-Figure Medical Malpractice Settlement
Biography
William S. Burns Jr., born Lancaster, Pennsylvania, October 16, 1945; admitted to bar 1974, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. EDUCATION: Lehigh University (B.S., Civil Engineering, 1967); Florida State University (J.D., with honors, 1973).
Phi Delta Phi. MEMBER: Jacksonville and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; American Board of Trial Advocates; Florida Justice Association; American Association for Justice. [Lt., U.S. Navy, Civil Engineer Corps, 1967-1971 ]. (Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education) PRACTICE AREAS: Medical Malpractice; Products Liability; Personal Injury; Premises Liability. EMAIL: bill@pajcic.com
Personal Interests
Bill plays tennis every Saturday morning, goes to Rotary every Monday, and drinks a fine Cabernet most Friday evenings. He and wife Susan take an international vacation every year, but still find time for Sunday dinner with Bill’s 87 year old mother.
Public Service
Bill literally gives his blood for others. He has given a pint of blood 400 times, which has potentially saved 1,200 lives.