Ms. Burke is a fourth-generation Houstonian, with strong ties to the State of Texas. She began her legal career working for Schechter, McElwee, Shaffer & Harris, L.L.P., a 47 year-old maritime personal injury law firm in the Spring of her first year of law school, 1999.

Since that time, she has focused her litigation practice on personal injury and wrongful death claims. Ms. Burke made a name for herself through her marketing efforts and management of both an intake department and referral practice, dealing with clients of every case type on a daily basis. She is considered a local success in both legal web marketing and law firm social media marketing.

Ms. Burke previously clerked for Bet Tzedek Legal Services in Los Angeles, California, practicing poverty law, represented indigent immigration clients through the University of Houston Legal Aid Clinic, and interned in Texas family court.

Ms. Burke has handled personal injury and wrongful death claims nationally for over 10 years.  She has gained extensive industry recognition for her successful online marketing efforts and intake department creation and management.  She deals with clients of every case type on a daily basis.  She is known across Texas for her legal web marketing and social media marketing efforts.  Ms. Burke joined Watts Guerra Craft LLP in September 2011 as a Partner in the firm's Houston, Texas office.  She has taken on an integral role with the firm's mass torts department, managing the marketing and intake for all pharmaceutical and medical device cases.