Erica G. Burns is an attorney and partner at Purely Legal in Orlando, Florida, practicing family law and personal injury. The firm also goes by Burns Sheppard Favors, and its first name is hers. She was admitted to The Florida Bar in 2015.
Grand Island to South Florida
Burns is originally from Grand Island, New York. Her family moved to Florida in 2004, and she has lived mostly in South Florida since, earning her bachelor's degree at Florida International University in Miami before her J.D. at Florida State University College of Law.
From intern to partner
In law school she interned at Park & Crump and at GrayRobinson, and her first job after graduating was at GrayRobinson. Today her practice centers on divorce, child support, parental responsibility and timesharing, along with personal injury and first-party property insurance claims. The firm has offices in Orlando and Washington, D.C.
In 2026 Best Lawyers named her to its Ones to Watch in America list for Family Law and for Personal Injury Litigation (Plaintiffs) in Orlando.
Work beyond the firm
Burns co-founded Life Beyond Adversity, a nonprofit created in 2016 that gives inner-city youth exposure to professional environments, and serves as its vice president. She is a member of the Paul C. Perkins Bar Association and the National Bar Association, and she co-wrote "Telemedicine: A Cure for Underserved Female Patients?" for Law360 in 2016. On Instagram, where about 2,400 people follow her, she calls herself an adventure seeker.
The lesson worth keeping
A career can be built in two places at once. Burns made partner while running a nonprofit that opens the same professional doors for young people that internships opened for her.
Quick answers
Who is Erica Burns?
Erica G. Burns is an attorney and partner at Purely Legal in Orlando, Florida, practicing family law and personal injury, and a co-founder of the nonprofit Life Beyond Adversity.
When was Erica Burns admitted to The Florida Bar?
In 2015, after earning her J.D. at Florida State University College of Law.
What recognition has Erica Burns received?
Best Lawyers named her to Ones to Watch in America in 2026, for Family Law and Personal Injury Litigation (Plaintiffs) in Orlando.
