Timothy Burr Jr.

With a distinguished career in advocacy, Tim has cultivated deep roots throughout the Bay Area and Sacramento. Tim has become a trusted leader in navigating the intersection of emerging technology, law, and public policy. 

 

Before co-founding the Deveau Burr Group, Tim opened and led the Bay Area office for Strategies 360, where he successfully represented state and local clients in technology, transportation, healthcare, life sciences, telehealth, privacy, data-security, entertainment, and housing. Prior to S360, he spearheaded all public policy initiatives for Lyft on the West Coast, shaping regulations and policy strategies across seventeen states and every major market in the Western U.S. and Canada. Tim led Lyft’s state and local efforts in California, collaborating with electeds and stakeholders throughout the Bay Area and the Capitol. 

 

Tim is an accomplished attorney, having served as a Deputy District Attorney for the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office in Oakland. As a prosecutor, he secured jury verdicts in high stakes cases ranging from first-degree murder, attempted murder of peace officer, sexual assault, and domestic violence cases. Tim worked closely with victims of crime and their families, and served on the office’s Legislative Committee.

 

A native of the Bay Area, Tim grew up in the South Bay and earned degrees in Political Science and History at the University of California, Davis. His early career took him to Washington, D.C. where he served as a staffer for both Senator Dianne Feinstein and Senator Debbie Stabenow. Tim returned to the Bay Area to earn his J.D. as Santa Clara University School of Law, where he distinguished himself as a legal fellow at the Leon and Sylvia Panetta Institute for Public Policy. 

 

In addition to his legal and advocacy roles, Tim served on the San Francisco Barristers’ Club Board of Directors, on the Board of Directors for the Bay Area Council, and on the Advisory Council for the Kroc Center San Francisco. Throughout his career, he’s staffed and volunteered on local, state, and Federal campaigns in the Bay Area, and on U.S. Senate and Presidential campaigns in numerous states.

 

As a strategic thinker, policy expert, and community leader, Tim embodies the values of the Deveau Burr Group, driving forward the firm’s mission to help clients navigate the complexities of California government relations with insight, integrity, and innovation.