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.…

On March 10, 2020, Attorney Jessica Burke won a jury trial for a client in Washington county. The client was acquitted of Aggravated Domestic Assault, Domestic Assault and Aggravated Disorderly…

Criminal conditions of release are a combination of rules imposed on a defendant by the Court. In other words, the judge outlines activities that you must do or must not…

Anyone charged with a crime in Vermont is entitled to a jury trial. Jury trials involve picking a jury from a pool of potential jurors with your attorney and the…