John P. Burton

Senior Fellow

Rodey, Dickason, Sloan, Akin & Robb, P.A.

Jack Burton is Of Counsel in the Santa Fe office.  He has a state-wide, multi-disciplined, commercial practice involving transactions, alternative dispute resolution and litigation in federal and state courts.

In August of 2019 Mr. Burton was honored by the State Bar of New Mexico with the Distinguished Bar Service Award.  The award was presented to Mr. Burton for years of valuable service and contributions to the legal profession and the State Bar of New Mexico.

Mr. Burton has achieved the highest Martindale-Hubbell rating.

Mr. Burton was selected as Santa Fe Arbitration Lawyer of the Year in 2016 by Best Lawyers in America.

Mr. Burton was selected as Santa Fe Mediation Lawyer of the Year in 2013 by Best Lawyers in America.

Mr. Burton was selected as Santa Fe Real Estate Lawyer of the Year in 2011 by Best Lawyers in America.

Mr. Burton was selected as Business Lawyer of the Year in 2004 by the New Mexico State Bar Association Business Law Section.

Mr. Burton is listed in Best Lawyers in America in ten categories of law: Administrative/Regulatory Law, Arbitration, Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Financial Services Regulation Law, Gaming Law, Mediation, Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law, Native American Law, and Real Estate Law.

In 2006, Mr. Burton completed the Harvard Mediation Project.

Mr. Burton’s pro bono activities include service with the Uniform Law Commission, the American Law Institute, the American Bar Association, the American Bar Foundation, the New Mexico State Bar Association, and the New Mexico Bar Foundation.