About Scott Burns
Scott Burns is a
Sacramento, California attorney specializing in public entity tort
liability, public sector labor law,
open meeting
laws and regulations, and freedom of information/privacy. He has more
than thirty-five years' experience
with parliamentary law and
procedure, both as a consultant and
as a member, director, or officer of
a wide variety of labor
organizations, professional
associations, and non-profit
organizations. Scott is
a "Professional Registered
Parliamentarian" (the highest credential offered by the National
Association of Parliamentarians) and is currently President of the California State
Association of Parliamentarians and a member of the Board of Directors of the American Institute of Parliamentarians, Region VII.
Scott works with a
diverse array of clients, from small
arts organizations and homeowners
associations to large labor unions
such as the 85,000-member SEIU Local
1000 and the California Correctional Peace Officer Association.
Professional
Affiliations:
- National Association of
Parliamentarians
- California State Association
of Parliamentarians, President: 2007-2009
- American Institute of
Parliamentarians, Director Region VII: 2009-2010
- American College of Parliamentary Lawyers
- Attorney: Admitted to practice in Calif. and U.S. District Court (E.Calif.)
- Adjunct Faculty: Univ.
of Northern Calif., Lorenzo
Patiño School of Law
- California Attorneys &
Administrative Law Judges in
State Employment (President
2002-2003)
- California First Amendment
Coalition
Representative Clients:
- California State Employees’
Association (CSEA)
- SEIU Local 1000 (Union of
California State Workers)
- California Correctional Peace Officers Association (CCPOA)
- California Nurses
Association
- California Association for
Nurse Practitioners (CANP)
- University Professional and
Technical Employees (CWA Local 9119)
- AFSCME Local 146
- ILWU Local 17
- Sacramento Public Works
Association
- United States Wheat
Associates
- California Senior
Legislature
- Associated Students Inc.;
Calif. State University,
Sacramento
- Sun City Lincoln Hills
Community Association
- CalSTRS (California State
Teachers’ Retirement System)
- Matrix Arts
- Wildlife Care Association
- California Veterinary Medical Association
- California Federation of Chapters, National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE)
- Senior Gleaners (Sacramento)
- Nader for President 2008
- Land Park Community Association (Sacramento)
- Community Associations Institute (CAI), California Northern Chapter
- Association of California State Supervisors (ACSS)
