Mr. Burgos is a native of San Pedro Sula, Honduras, but has lived most of his life in the United States. He graduated from Bonnabel High School and received his B.A.S. degree from Loyola University. While in law school, Mr. Burgos was selected by the faculty to serve as a teaching assistant - concentrating time with law students that were experiencing academic difficulty. Mr. Burgos received his Juris Doctor degree from Loyola University School of Law in civil and common law. Mr. Burgos has kept his finger on the pulse of New Orleans businesses while organizing and managing multi-million dollar real estate development projects. Additionally, he has assisted clients in a number of business ventures across the world.
Mr. Burgos has provided legal advise to a variety of clients, corporate and private. He has successfully represented plaintiffs and defendants in the areas of tort claims and commercial transaction disputes in Southeast Louisiana. Mr. Burgos has been a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association, the American Bar Association, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Hispanic National Bar Association, and the Federal Bar Association and has served two terms as President of the Hispanic Lawyers Association of Louisiana. Mr. Burgos has been appointed by the City of New Orleans as an Honorary Ambassador to Honduras. Mr. Burgos was appointed by the Mayor of New Orleans to serve on the Mayor’s 17-members “Bring New Orleans Back Commission” in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. The Commission was given a mandate to develop a master plan by the end of 2005 that will serve as the blue print for rebuilding New Orleans. Mr. Burgos was appointed by the Mayor and Commission members at the Chair of the Cultural Sector within the Commission.
