Criminal defense firms have historically been local, small, and owned by one to three white male law partners. Sometimes they have one named female partner, sometimes they don’t have any…

Attorney Zachery Weight is a seasoned trial attorney at Burke Law who focuses his practice on criminal defense in Northern Vermont. Attorney Weight has won numerous jury trials and successfully…

Vermont criminal defense looks a little different these days, Burke Law is still providing free consultations over the phone and conducting emergency hearings with the Vermont Superior Court. Our commitment…

Jess Burke founded Burke Law in 2011 after returning to Vermont after practicing law in Virginia, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Jess worked as a solo-practitioner until expanding the practice in…

UPDATE: In response to COVID-19 Burke Law is shifting its free consultations to phone consultations.   Burke Law will be open throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. To protect our clients and…

When a criminal defendant is convicted and sentenced in Vermont he or she may be given a suspended jail sentence in exchange for being put on a term of probation.…