While at the Solicitor’s Office, Mr. Burns personally prosecuted over 1000 warrants involving DUI/DUAC, Felony DUI, underage drinking, all types of drug charges including possession/distribution (illegal, prescription, narcotics), criminal domestic violence, assault and battery, armed robbery, burglary, breaking and entering, larceny, gun/firearm charges, financial transaction card fraud, hit and run, and arson. He has received professional recognition from the SC Commission on Prosecution, SC Department of Public Safety, and National College of District Attorneys and has taught DUI classes to law enforcement at the SC Criminal Justice Academy. Mr. Burns is certified in Standard Field Sobriety Testing. He is also a former Commissioned Captain in the SC Guard where he was Judge Advocate General in Columbia.