Cleve Burns

Attorney

Cleve enjoys being a family law attorney and helping his clients with the complexities of a divorce or custody case. Cleve understands that a divorce or custody case can be a difficult and emotional time for the client. Cleve believes his clients deserve a competent and skilled attorney who will listen and create a plan of action that is tailor-made to the client’s unique situation. Cleve believes clients deserve an honest assessment of their case along with helpful advice. Cleve is an experienced family law attorney with trial and mediation experience and enjoys being in the courtroom. Cleve has represented hundreds of clients before commissioners and judges for divorce, custody, protective order, and civil stalking injunction matters. Cleve is excited to help you with your family law matter.

Prior to joining RCG Law Group, Cleve worked at Utah Legal Services for over two years. At Utah Legal Services, Cleve focused on family law matters. Cleve was a supervisor and mentor to attorneys and paralegals. Cleve trained attorneys and paralegals on how to handle a divorce, custody, protective order, and civil stalking case from start to finish. Cleve presented at multiple continuing legal education courses covering advanced family law issues and trial procedure. Cleve also had the pleasure of presenting to victim advocates at seminars and conferences on the procedures and statutes for protective orders and civil stalking injunctions. While at Utah Legal Services, Cleve handled cases from St. George to Brigham City. This allowed Cleve to gain significant experience with both commissioners and judges. Prior to joining Utah Legal Services, Cleve had his own firm focusing primarily on family law, estate planning, and criminal defense. Before starting his own firm, Cleve worked at the Cache County Attorney’s Office, Administrative Office of the Courts as a law clerk, and was an associate attorney at firms handling personal injury, family law, and criminal defense matters.

Cleve received his Doctor of Jurisprudence degree (J.D.) from West Virginia University College of Law in 2015. Cleve received his undergraduate degree in History from the University of North Texas in 2011.

Cleve was born and raised in Logan, Utah. Cleve is married and has two children. Cleve enjoys spending time with his family, going on dates with his wife, playing with his children, hunting, and fishing.