United Law Coalition
Pursuing Accountability. Advancing Justice. Defending Families.
Attorney Christopher Burns
Director, United Law Coalition
The United Law Coalition (ULC) is a national network of attorneys, legal professionals, investigators, subject matter experts, and advocates united by a common purpose: identifying systemic abuses, pursuing strategic litigation, and holding public officials accountable when they violate the rights of the people they are sworn to serve.
Directed by Attorney Christopher Burns, the United Law Coalition was created in response to a growing pattern of reports from families across the country describing similar experiences within family courts, child welfare systems, guardianship proceedings, and other government institutions.
Different states. Different agencies. Different courtrooms.
The same patterns. The same abuses. The same lack of accountability.
What We Do
The United Law Coalition focuses on identifying systemic misconduct and developing legal strategies that address widespread patterns of abuse rather than isolated disputes. We work to:
What We Do Not Do
The United Law Coalition is NOT a legal aid office.
The United Law Coalition does not provide representation for routine legal disputes, divorces, custody battles, probate matters, or individual litigation.
Our focus is on matters involving broader public significance, systemic misconduct, recurring patterns of abuse, and opportunities to create meaningful reform through strategic legal action.
A Different Kind of Legal Coalition
For too long, families across America have been told that what happened to them was an isolated incident.
One bad judge. One bad agency. One bad case.
The United Law Coalition was formed because increasingly, the evidence suggests otherwise.
When the same complaints emerge from multiple families, across multiple jurisdictions, involving the same actors, the same procedures, and the same outcomes, the issue is no longer individual — it is systemic. That is where the United Law Coalition focuses its efforts.
Join the Coalition
We are actively building a nationwide network of:
If you believe accountability matters, justice matters, and families matter, we invite you to join us.
Because no public official should be above the law, and no family should stand alone against a system that has forgotten who it serves.
Join the United Law Coalition