Age: 69 years old.
Birthdate: September 13, 1933 ["Lawyers, Guns and Money"] Celebrated a birthday in "Men from the Boys". see below
Marital status: Married Anne on August 16, 1964["Lawyers, Guns and Money"]. Divorced her in 1980(* dated calculated from tombstone in "Causality", confirmed in "Lawyers, Guns and Money").
Burton "walked out" on Anne ["Causality"] due to her infidelity and drug abuse (pills) ["Family"]. Burton also tried to get custody of Nick, but due to the prejudices of that time, he knew it would be impossible. ["Family"]
During Anne's illness, Burton did help look after her and care for her and Anne was "grateful"["Family"]
There is a implication that Anne believed Burton was flirting with her sister, Liz: A teenaged Liz and Burton were wrestling near the pool. Her mother saw them, assumed the worst and told Anne. Liz and Burton have different opinions about the flirtation: Burton's take was that Liz was "just a kid" and they were just horsing around. Liz's take was that it was more than innocent horsing around.["Family"]
Children: Nick.
Other personal facts: - �50 years ago� before Burton left for college, he impregnated a girl named �Evelyn Davis�. He gave her money for an abortion, which resulted in her death. Evelyn is buried at the South Hill Cemetery. When the cemetery is being threatened by developers, Evelyn�s sister, Judith, reveals this to a newspaper on the eve of Burton�s investiture to the Federal Judgeship. [�The Dead�]
Family Background:- Father was a non-union immigrant steel worker at Clayton Steel's fabricating plant ["Lolita?"],
- Has relatives in Donora, PA. ["Lolita?"]
- has a cousin Ruth and other family in Mt. Air, PA [�Testimony�]
- Implied that he grew up in Mt. Air, PA[�The Dead�}
Health: Has had several eye surgeries due to "glaucoma, cataracts" or vaguely something to do with the optic nerve.["In Loco Parentis"]. Burton has laser surgery on his left eye for glaucoma and is temporarily blinded [�The Dark�]
Education: Burton worked his way through law school at Clayton Steel [Columbia TriStar Web site] - Undergraduate: ?
- Law School: ?
Employment: - Clayton Steel: 1953-1955, led a movement at Clayton Steel for non-union workers benefits by unionizing: it failed. His father was then black-balled and never found work afterwards. His father became a drunk and died the week
Burton passed the Bar. Burton admits to guilty feelings about that. ["Lolita?"]
- Fallin & Associates: founded by Burton in 1971 [Columbia Tristar Website]
- Burton's aspirations to the Federal Bench results in making "deals" with several people, including Nick and Senator Nathan Caldwell ["Shelter","Chinese Wall"]
- Resigns from F & A when appointed to Federal Bench["The Beginning"]
- Resigns from the Federal position before his investiture because he would have to distance himself from several issues including Nick. [�The Dead�]
Misc.: - T. from the Guardian CBS YahooGroup points out that in "Lolita?" some of Burton's Clayton Steel File is readable! Giving his birth date as 9/13/27 and height as 5 ft 2 in. T also reports that the file cites his hair as "brown" and marital status as "Married" with "dependents". The Photo in the file is someone in a military uniform. ("Score One for the bloopers department"--Milz)
- smokes ["Men from the Boys", "Causality"] note: Burton refuses to quit smoking as a means to curry political favor ["Lawyers, Guns and Money"]
- Girlfriend, Sarah Smalley, dumps him in "Heart" for being self-centered.
- Made Liz promise not to tell anyone (meaning Nick--Milz) about Anne's drug addiction, marital infidelities, and that he had tried to get custody of Nick.
- Car: Cadillac ["In Loco Parentis"]
- After a discussion with a dying Judge Stanton, Burton begins to question his career so far. He admits to Nick that since Nick has been working at Legal Services he has changed in that he cares more. Burton also learns that Stanton, on his deathbed, recommended him for the Federal bench.["Mothers of the Disappeared"]
- Judge Stanton was his "best friend" per Burton["Mothers of the Disappeared"]
- a 30 year member of the Riverbrook Country Club, which has exclusionary rules concerning members race, religion and sex.["Lawyers, Guns, and Money"]
- Burton brokered a deal with Nathan Caldwell during Nick's drug trial. Caldwell was to use his political influence at the DAs office. In return Burton would make him a partner at F & A. ["The Beginning"]
- Cadillac�s license plate number is IHB-494[�Testimony�]
- Starts a college fund for Shannon Gressler, Stripper Mandy�s daughter.
- Smokes at least 2 packs of cigarettes a day [�The Dark�]
- His house has Nick�s �old room� [�The Dark�]
- His opinion of NPR (National Public Radio): �socialist bastards!� [�The Dark�]
- Cadillac�s license plate number is IHB-494[�Testimony�]
- Starts a college fund for Shannon Gressler, Stripper Mandy�s daughter.
- Smokes at least 2 packs of cigarettes a day [�The Dark�]
- His house has Nick�s �old room� [�The Dark�]
- His opinion of NPR (National Public Radio): �socialist bastards!� [�The Dark�]
- The Gressler Women: In his effort to clear Nick of murder charges in the death of stripper Mandy Griessler, Burton befriends Mandy's mother, Mary, and her daughter, Shannon. The Griessler woman re-enter Burton�s life in �No Good Deed�. Shannon burns Mary�s house while smoking a cigarrette. The insurance company refuses to pay because Mary is late with the monthly payment. Mary goes to Burton for help. Burton, in turn, allows Mary and Shannon to stay at his house. The insurance company problem is straightened out, however, Burton enjoys the company Mary and Shannon provide for him so he delays its resolution for another day. In the end, Mary and Shannon move to a motel while the house is being repaired and Burton is left alone. In �Know Your Man�, we learn Mary and Shannon still live with Burton. Mary even has a job as a receptionist at F & F. The relationship is strictly platonic, much to Burton's chagrin. Burton and Mary kiss. However, Mary harbors no romantic feelings for Burton. When Mary accepts a date from an F & F client, Burton and Mary both decide to part ways.
- Burton wins a Lifetime Achievement Award from Legal Services [�Know Your Man�]
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