B. Darren Burns

B. Darren Burns

B. Darren Burns

bdb@CarneyKelehan.com

T:(410) 573-2001

170 Jennifer Road, Suite 245
Annapolis, Maryland 21401

B. Darren Burns’ practice centers on litigation and includes commercial construction, employment, business and real estate law as well as contract issues.  He has represented local governments and officials in tort and civil rights litigation.

Mr. Burns is also an experienced education lawyer, having served for six years as the in-house counsel for the Anne Arundel County Public Schools. Mr. Burns represents various boards of education and private clients in courts throughout the state, as well as in federal court and in administrative proceedings. 

In the areas of arbitration and mediation, Mr. Burns’ private clients include builders, developers, contractors, retail businesses, restaurants, residential property owners, and private schools.  He advises these clients on business formation and regulatory issues, including matters involving various Anne Arundel County and City of Annapolis agencies. In addition, he has handled family law cases for a number of clients.

Mr. Burns served as a law clerk for the Hon. Robert H. Heller, Jr. in the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for his community association, coaches youth sports for his four children and continues to play in the Maryland Masters Lacrosse League.

Representative Decisions:

Board of Educ. v. Norville, 390 Md. 93 (2005)

Riverdale Baptist Church v. CertainTeed Corp., 349 F. Supp. 2d 943 (D. Md. 2004)

Chesapeake Charter v. Bd. of Educ., 358 Md. 129 (2000)

Battles v. Anne Arundel County Bd. of Educ., 904 F. Supp. 471 (D. Md. 1995), aff’d, 95 F.3d 41 (4th Circ. 1996)

United Prison Equipment Co., Inc. v. Board of County Com’rs of Caroline County, Md., 907 F. Supp. 908 (D.Md. 1995)

Griffith v. Truette, 866 F. Supp. 254 (D.Md.1994)

Racine v. Cecil County, Md., 843 F. Supp. 53 (D. Md. 1994)

Practices
Litigation
Education
Business
Employment

Bar Admissions
Maryland, 1991
U.S. District Court, District of Maryland, 1992
U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit, 1994
U.S. Supreme Court, 1994

Education
College of William & Mary, J.D., 1990

Hampden-Sydney College, B.A.., 1986

Professional Associations
American Bar Association (Business & Administrative Law Section)

Maryland State Bar Association

Anne Arundel Bar Association, Board of Trustees (2003-2005)

Education Law Association

National School Boards Association

Council of School Attorneys

Maryland Council of School Attorneys

Civic Involvement
Annapolis Touchdown Club, Past President

Maryland State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners, Consumer Member (appointed by the Governor, 2005)