Randy Burton is the founder and spokesperson for the national child advocacy group, Justice For Children and a law partner with the firm Moerer and Burton in Houston, Texas. He is also a former Assistant District Attorney for the Harris County District Attorney's Office in Houston, where he was Chief Prosecutor of the Family Offenses Section. While there, he prosecuted several hundred cases and supervised the training of fellow prosecutors. He has also conducted numerous training seminars for area police agencies, teacher organizations, and medical professions concerning the identification of and reporting of child abuse. Mr. Burton gained particular notoriety for his special investigations into the reporting and prosecution of child abuse cases, has appeared on local and national television, and is the author of numerous articles concerning his child advocacy work.

Mr. Burton holds a business degree from Yale University and a law degree from South Texas College of Law. He spent nine years in the finance area of the oil and gas industry in Houston which has provided him with an extensive knowledge of the oil and gas business. Since the formation of Moerer & Burton in 1990, Mr. Burton has maintained an active civil trial practice with emphasis on general commercial litigation, deceptive trade practice litigation, and administrative law.

Mr. Burton has gained particular notoriety for his special investigations into the reporting and prosecution of child abuse cases, has appeared on local and national television, and is the author of numerous articles concerning his child advocacy work. He has received numerous awards for his work with abused and neglected children. The most recent being The 1999 Kim Houston Award presented by The Victims' Resource Institute with the University of Houston Psychological Research and Services Center awarded to the individual who has made outstanding contribution to improve the lives of victims of crime in the Harris County area and, in 1998, the City of Houston's 14th Annual Mayor's Award for Outstanding Volunteer Service in the Social Service Category.