Attorney Ghislaine Storr Burks is a partner and the lead Criminal Defense attorney at Livesay & Myers, P.C. She also heads the firm's Construction Law practice. Ms. Burks represents clients in Fairfax, Manassas, Woodbridge, Stafford, Fredericksburg, and all across Northern Virginia.

Ms. Burks is experienced in handling every type of criminal matter in Virginia, with a special emphasis on Sex Crimes and other serious felonies. She has earned a reputation as one of the most formidable trial attorneys in the firm for her skills in the courtroom.

Ms. Burks teaches Introduction to Law and Legal Writing as an adjunct professor at Mary Washington University in Fredericksburg, Virginia. She also coaches the Mary Washington Mock Trial team.

Ms. Burks lives in Caroline County, Virginia with her husband and son.

Recent Results in High Profile Cases:

• 1-13-12. The Supreme Court of Virginia issued a published opinion in the appeal by attorney Ghislaine Storr Burks of a case involving a North Carolina bail bondsman convicted of Attempted Abduction and Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a Felony in Virginia. Note: less than two percent of cases filed with the Virginia Supreme Court result in the petition for appeal being granted.

• 10-9-10. Acquittal on Sexual Assault Charges. Attorney Ghislaine Storr Burks won an acquittal in a two-day sexual assault trial in Stafford County of a man accused of sexually assaulting his former live-in girlfriend's daughter. After Ms. Burks mounted an aggressive defense which called into serious question the credibility of the government's case, the jury found the defendant not guilty of four charges, including aggravated sexual battery and indecent liberties. The Judge dismissed a fifth charge prior to it reaching the jury.

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Bar Admissions: Virginia State Bar Maryland State Bar U.S. District Court, District of Maryland U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia U.S. Supreme Court

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

Published Opinion: Collins v. Commonwealth of Virginia, 702 S.E.2d 267 (Va. App. 2010).

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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