Barbara A. Burke

Practice Areas

Civil litigation
Commercial litigation
Construction law

Biography

Ms. Burke is an associate in the Litigation Practice Group. She is experienced in handling a variety of litigation disputes, both in state and federal court, including construction defects, construction accidents, insurance claims and breach of warranty. Ms. Burke is experienced in all phases of litigation, including discovery, motion practice and trials.

Ms. Burke served as an Assistant Corporation Counsel for the City of Chicago in the Torts Division, after several years as a Prosecutor for the City before joining The McCormack Firm. Ms. Burke taught appellate advocacy at her alma mater before relocating to Massachusetts.

Ms. Burke is admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the State of Illinois, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Education

University of Illinois, B.S., Advertising, 1995
John Marshall Law School, J.D., 2002

Professional and Community Involvement

Women's Bar Association
Massachusetts Bar Association

Practice Areas

Contact Info

The McCormack Firm, LLC
Attorneys at Law

One International Place, 7th Floor
Boston, MA 02110

Phone: 617-951-2929
Fax: 617-951-2672

What's New

Joseph Aronson is now providing mediation and arbitration services. To schedule a mediation or arbitration, please call (617) 951-2929 or email mediations@mccormackfirm.com.
The Boston ERISA and Insurance Litigation Blog, authored and published by McCormack Firm partner Stephen Rosenberg, has been selected as one of LexisNexis' Top Insurance Law Blogs for 2011. This is the third year in a row Mr. Rosenberg's blog has been honored by LexisNexis. True to its name, the blog covers developments in the law governing ERISA and insurance disputes, and includes detailed commentary on major pieces of litigation in these fields. Clicking on this link will bring you to LexisNexis' announcement of the award, and clicking here will bring you to the Boston ERISA and Insurance Litigation Blog. http://www.lexisnexis.com/community/insurancelaw/blogs/topblogs/archive/2011/11/11/the-winners-the-insurance-law-community-top-blogs-for-2011.aspx http://www.bostonerisalaw.com
On November 3, 2011, Attorney John Lacey was guest speaker at the Boston Bar Association's "Brown Bag Lunch" Series where he discussed pending Federal legislation in the area of data privacy and data breach notification. The event was well attended and well received by members of the Bar. For more information, please see https://www.bostonbar.org/membership/events/event-details?ID=8110
On October 26, 2011, the United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit issued its written opinion affirming a defense verdict obtained by Robert La Hait on behalf of Stonebridge Life Insurance Company. The preceding jury trial had involved a dispute over whether the plaintiff was entitled to the death benefits payable under three accidental death policies as a result of the named insured's death. After three days of trial, including testimony by experts for each side, the jury found in favor of Stonebridge.
On May 10, 2011, Attorney John Lacey was a guest on Legal Talk Network's program, Lawyer2Lawyer hosted by Craig Williams and Bob Ambrogi. The Topic was the recent massive data breach at Sony Corporation.
Listen to the show here…

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Personal Injury

Insurance Presentation

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Pension Webinar

ERISA Seminar

Product Liability

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Collapsing Wall

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