Frank B. Burney - Managing Partner

Location: San Antonio Office
Phone: 210-220-1339
Email: fburney@mdtlaw.com

Experience
Mr. Burney has focused his practice for over 30 years in governmental affairs, international business, public employee benefit plans, land planning, financial institutions, real estate, and general corporate and transactional matters. He represents a wide range of clientele, including Fortune 500 corporations, homeowners associations, not-for-profit organizations, real estate investors and pension funds. He is a frequent speaker on a variety of legal issues, both in the U.S. and Mexico.

Mr. Burney is active in civic, charitable and legal activities. He has been the Chair or President of the Zoning Commission for the City of San Antonio, the Rotary Club of San Antonio, the San Antonio Bar Foundation, the Southwest School of Art & Craft, the Texas Lyceum, Jalisco-Texas Bilateral Commission, and the Nature Conservancy Advisory Board. He has been or is currently an officer or trustee of the South Texas Chamber of Commerce, the Free Trade Alliance, Texas Association of Bank Counsel and the Red Cross. He is past president of the San Antonio Young Lawyers Association and in 1988 was selected as its Outstanding Young Lawyer.

He is also active in governmental affairs, serving as an advisor to elected officials and for public initiatives and bond referendums. He is a registered lobbyist with the City of San Antonio.

Education
St Mary's School of Law, San Antonio, Texas, Doctor of Jurisprudence (1979)

Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, B.A. in Political Science and World Comparative Area Studies - Latin America (1976)

CIDOC, Cuernavaca, Mexico

Professional Associations
Texas Bar Association
San Antonio Bar Association
National Association of Public Pension Attorneys
San Antonio Bar Foundation: Fellow
Texas Association of Bank Counsel
Clerk, 13th Court of Appeals

Languages
English and Spanish (fluent)