Attorney Ghislaine Storr Burks practices Criminal Defense and Construction Law at Livesay & Myers, P.C. She is experienced in handling every type of criminal matter in Virginia, including Embezzlement, Traffic, Drug Crimes, Larceny, and Assault and Battery with a special emphasis on Sex Crimes cases. She has earned a reputation as an experienced, aggressive advocate for her clients in and out of the courtroom.

Ms. Burks works primarily out of the firm's Fredericksburg office, but handles cases throughout Northern and Central Virginia.

Bar Admissions: 2005, Maryland; 2006, Virginia; 2006, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland; 2008, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia; 2008, U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia

High Profile Cases: Ms. Burks has handled a number of high profile cases at Livesay & Myers, P.C., including:

• the successful petition to the Virginia Court of Appeals for review of the conviction of a North Carolina bail bondsman on charges of Attempted Abduction and Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a Felony in Virginia. The Court ruling in this high profile case could set legal precedent for decades to come regarding the authority of an out-of-state bail bondsman operating in Virginia. For the the full story, click here.
• the sentencing hearing of a woman in Lynchburg, Virginia who had been convicted (with a different attorney) in 2006 for manslaughter in the death of her husband. Ms. Storr Burks represented the woman in a hearing to determine when her jail sentence should begin. To read the newspaper coverage, click here.
• the trial of a man accused of spitting on a deputy and urinating in a police cruiser following a hit-and-run incident in Stafford County, Virginia. To read the newspaper coverage, click here.

Professional Associations and Memberships: American Bar Association (Criminal Justice Section); Fredericksburg Area Bar Association; Virginia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Virginia State Bar.

Teaching: In the Fall Semester of 2010, Ms. Burks will be teaching Introduction to Law and Legal Writing as an adjunct professor at Mary Washington University in Fredericksburg, Virginia.

Law School: Valparaiso University School of Law, J.D., 2005

Honors and Activities: Valparaiso University School of Law Moot Court Honor Society Member (Invitation Only), 2003-2004, 2004-2005; Executive Board Member, Associate Justice of Swygert, 2004-2005; Finalist in Luther M. Swygert Memorial Moot Court Competition; Competed in the Vanderbilt National First Amendment Competition in Nashville, Tennessee. Valparaiso University School of Law Mock Trial Team; Executive Member, Chairperson of Interschool Competitions, 2003-2004; 2004-2005; Competed in Association of Trial Lawyers of America Mock Trial Competition, 2002-2003; 2003-2004; Competed in National Trial Competition, 2004-2005. Received Corpus Juris Secundum Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Valparaiso Law School Community, 2005.   

College: Kalamazoo College, B.A., cum laude, 2002

Born: Winchester, Virginia

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