Donald Burke
- Lecturer
Donald Burke is a trial and appellate litigator at Robbins, Russell, Englert, Orseck, Untereiner & Sauber. He has represented companies and individuals in civil and criminal cases throughout the country, as well as in investigations by the Department of Justice and other federal agencies. Burke has briefed cases for parties and amici curiae in federal and state appellate courts, and in the Supreme Court of the United States. Burke has also represented corporate and individual clients in proceedings before the suspension and debarment authorities of various federal agencies, including the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of the Navy.
Burke joined the firm in 2010, after serving as a law clerk to Judge Raymond M. Kethledge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. From 2011 to 2012, he served as a law clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.
Education
- J.D.University of Virginia School of Law2008
- B.A.University of Virginia2005
Faculty in the News
John C. Jeffries Jr., George Floyd Trial Centers on Police Tactic That Is Hard to Prosecute (The Wall Street Journal)
Jennifer L. Givens, Deirdre M. Enright, Opinion: Virginia Must Bolster Access to Police Investigations (The Virginian-Pilot)
Megan T. Stevenson, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Public Briefing: The Civil Rights Implications of Cash Bail (U.S. Commission on Civil Rights)
Andrew Block, Better, More Community Input Is Needed To Address Environmental Injustice, Commission Finds (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
