Skip to content
Jackson Walker
  • People
  • Services & Industries

    Search our experience

    View all Services & Industries
  • News
    All News Insights Podcasts Subscribe to JW News & Insights
  • Locations
    Austin

    Austin

    Dallas

    Dallas

    Dallas

    Fort Worth

    Dallas

    Houston

    Dallas

    San Angelo

    Dallas

    San Antonio

    Dallas

    Our Global Reach

  • Meet JW
    • Who We Are
      About Us Videos Podcasts Recognition JW Alumni
    • What We Value
      Community Belonging & Inclusion Jackson Walker Women Pro Bono
    • How We Work
      Globalaw Project Management Value Management
  • Careers
    Experienced Attorneys Law Students Business Professionals & Paralegals
Maggie I. Burreson

Maggie I. Burreson

Associate, Dallas
214.953.5785
mburreson@jw.com
  • Email
  • LinkedIn
  • vCard
  • Print
Biography Recognition & Accolades Community Involvement Client Results News & Insights
Maggie I. Burreson

Maggie I. Burreson

Associate, Dallas
214.953.5785
mburreson@jw.com
Email LinkedIn vCard Print
Recognition & Accolades Community Involvement Client Results Attorney News

Practice Areas

  • Trial & Appellate Litigation

Experience

  • Business Litigation
  • Class Action
  • Copyrights
  • Media Litigation

Biography

Maggie Burreson is an attorney in the litigation practice of Jackson Walker’s Dallas office, with a focus on media and entertainment. She represents journalists, news outlets, and other media organizations in a wide array of matters. She regularly defends media clients against defamation claims. She has helped author numerous amicus briefs in media and First Amendment matters in the Fifth Circuit and has obtained dismissal of claims against her media clients under Texas’s anti-SLAPP law.

Maggie also represents businesses in a variety of nonmedia matters, with a particular emphasis on class actions and appeals. By the time she was a fourth year associate, she had taken over 30 depositions and argued, and won, a summary judgment motion that resulted in a total dismissal of claims worth tens of millions of dollars against her client.

When she’s not vigorously advocating on behalf of her clients, Maggie loves researching and trying new restaurants in the Dallas area, spending time with her husband and her dog, and planning her next trip to a new country.

Education

B.A., summa cum laude, Texas Christian University

  • Phi Beta Kappa
  • Chancellor’s Scholar
  • John V. Roach Honors College

J.D., magna cum laude, Washington University School of Law

  • Order of the Coif
  • Research Assistant for Professor Gregory Magarian
  • Washington University Law Review, Vol. 95, Staff Editor, Vol. 96, Symposium Editor

Bar Admissions

Texas

  • Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch (Woodward/White Inc.), Commercial Litigation, 2025-2026
  • Texas Rising Star, Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters, 2023-2026
  • Honor Scholar Award, Washington University School of Law, 2017-2019
  • Judge Amandus Brackman Moot Court Award, Washington University School of Law
  • National Moot Court Team, Washington University School of Law
    • 2019: Qualified for ABA Nationals; Brief Award at ABA Nationals; Best Speaker at ABA Regionals
    • 2018: Winner of William B. Spong, Jr. Tournament

  • Advisory Board of the Political Science Department, Texas Christian University, 2020-Present
  • Committee Member for the ABA Forum on Communications Law, Diversity Moot Court Competition, 2019-Present

Paul Watler Defends Press Freedom Involving Citizen Journalist in US Supreme Court Case

Client Results • October 21, 2024

Jackson Walker Submits Amicus Brief on Behalf of Prominent Authors and Publishers in Book-Banning Case

Client Results • September 25, 2024

Jackson Walker Wins Dismissal of Business Disparagement Lawsuit Against ProPublica and The Texas Tribune

Client Results • May 24, 2024

Jennifer Caughey and Bob Latham Secure Appellate Win in Architectural Copyright Case

Client Results • October 18, 2023

Jackson Walker Represents Publishing Companies in Fighting Book Restrictions in Llano County, Texas

Client Results • June 7, 2023

Jackson Walker Secures Landmark Win for Client in First Amendment Lawsuit

Client Results • April 8, 2020

More Client Results

2026 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars honorees
Jackson Walker Congratulates 2026 Texas Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

Jackson Walker is pleased to announce that Thomson Reuters’ Super Lawyers has named 74 attorneys to the Texas Super Lawyers list and 56 attorneys to the Texas Rising Stars list for 2026.

Attorney News • February 26, 2026

JW Belonging & Inclusion Newsletter – December 2025

View Jackson Walker’s December 2025 Belonging & Inclusion Newsletter, Perspectives.

Newsletters • December 17, 2025

2025 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars announcement
Jackson Walker Congratulates 2025 Texas Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

Jackson Walker is pleased to announce the recognition of 75 attorneys by Thomson Reuters’ Super Lawyers in the 2025 “Texas Super Lawyers” list, as well as 66 attorneys as “Texas Rising Stars” for 2025. Each year, less than 5% of attorneys are selected to Super Lawyers and 2.5% to Rising Stars. Selection is based off of peer nominations that are then reviewed by a research team. Each nominee is evaluated on his or her professional accomplishments, peer recognition, and community involvement.

Attorney News • September 18, 2025

USA flags
‘The Best Lawyers in America’ Features 350 Jackson Walker Attorneys in 2026 Edition, Including 10 “Lawyers of the Year” and 106 “Ones to Watch”

The Best Lawyers in America, a widely regarded guide to legal excellence, has recognized 350 Jackson Walker attorneys across 87 specialty practice areas in its 2026 edition, including 10 Lawyers of the Year and 106 Ones to Watch.

Attorney News • August 21, 2025

JW Diversity & Inclusion 2022 Report theme
JW Belonging & Inclusion Newsletter – December 2024

View Jackson Walker’s December 2024 Belonging & Inclusion Newsletter, Perspectives.

Newsletters • December 16, 2024

JW Diversity & Inclusion 2022 Report theme
JW Belonging & Inclusion Newsletter – August 2024

View Jackson Walker’s August 2024 Belonging & Inclusion Newsletter, Perspectives.

Newsletters • August 23, 2024

Best Lawyers 2025 edition graphic - 306 attorneys recognized, 81 specialty areas, 75 Ones to Watch, and 9 Lawyers of the Year
‘The Best Lawyers in America’ Features 306 Jackson Walker Attorneys in 2025 Edition, Including 9 “Lawyers of the Year” and 75 “Ones to Watch”

The Best Lawyers in America has recognized 306 Jackson Walker attorneys across 81 specialty practice areas in its 2025 edition, including 9 Lawyers of the Year and 75 Ones to Watch. In this year’s guide, Jackson Walker saw the largest number of attorneys in the areas of Commercial Litigation (75 attorneys) and Real Estate Law (55 attorneys) and the addition of 27 attorneys as Best Lawyers.

Attorney News • August 15, 2024

JW Diversity & Inclusion 2022 Report theme
JW Diversity & Inclusion Newsletter – April 2024

View Jackson Walker’s April 2024 Diversity & Inclusion Newsletter, Perspectives.

Newsletters • April 15, 2024

2024 Texas Rising Stars announcement graphic
Jackson Walker Congratulates 2024 Texas Rising Stars

Each year, Super Lawyers recognizes only 5% of Texas attorneys who either are 40 years of age or younger or have been in practice for 10 years or less as “Rising Stars.”

Attorney News • March 21, 2024

JW Diversity & Inclusion 2022 Report theme
JW Diversity & Inclusion Newsletter – December 2023

View Jackson Walker’s December 2023 Diversity & Inclusion Newsletter, Perspectives.

Newsletters • December 4, 2023

JW Diversity & Inclusion 2022 Report theme
JW Diversity & Inclusion Newsletter – August 2023

View Jackson Walker’s August 2023 Diversity & Inclusion Newsletter, Perspectives.

Newsletters • August 24, 2023

JW Diversity & Inclusion 2022 Report theme
JW Diversity & Inclusion Newsletter – April 2023

View Jackson Walker’s April 2023 Diversity & Inclusion Newsletter, Perspectives.

Newsletters • April 24, 2023

Jackson Walker Congratulates Its 2023 Texas Rising Stars

Jackson Walker is pleased to announce the selection of 63 attorneys to Thomson Reuters’ 2023 “Super Lawyers – Rising Stars” list, which recognizes only 5% of Texas attorneys who either are 40 years of age or younger or have been in practice for 10 years or less.

Attorney News • March 23, 2023

Screenshot of broadcast of oral arguments before the Texas Supreme Court
COVID-19 and Cameras in the Courtroom: Could the Pandemic and Emerging Technologies Usher in a New Era of Judicial Transparency?

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused courts to drastically shift their rules regarding cameras and other recording devices in the courtroom.

Insights • April 17, 2020

More Attorney News

Recognition & Accolades

  • Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch (Woodward/White Inc.), Commercial Litigation, 2025-2026
  • Texas Rising Star, Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters, 2023-2026
  • Honor Scholar Award, Washington University School of Law, 2017-2019
  • Judge Amandus Brackman Moot Court Award, Washington University School of Law
  • National Moot Court Team, Washington University School of Law
    • 2019: Qualified for ABA Nationals; Brief Award at ABA Nationals; Best Speaker at ABA Regionals
    • 2018: Winner of William B. Spong, Jr. Tournament

Community Involvement

  • Advisory Board of the Political Science Department, Texas Christian University, 2020-Present
  • Committee Member for the ABA Forum on Communications Law, Diversity Moot Court Competition, 2019-Present

Practice Areas

  • Trial & Appellate Litigation

Experience

  • Business Litigation
  • Class Action
  • Copyrights
  • Media Litigation

Keep up with the latest from Jackson Walker.
Subscribe »

LinkedIn Facebook Instagram X / Twitter

People

  • View All People

Services & Industries

  • Browse by Category
  • Industries
  • View All Services & Industries

News

  • All News
  • Insights
  • Texas Business Courts
  • Podcasts
  • Subscribe to JW News & Insights

Offices

  • Austin
  • Dallas
  • Fort Worth
  • Houston
  • San Angelo
  • San Antonio
  • Our Global Reach

Meet JW

  • About Jackson Walker
  • Videos
  • Community
  • Belonging & Inclusion
  • JW Women
  • Pro Bono
  • Alumni
  • Globalaw
  • Project Management
  • Value Management

Careers

  • Experienced Attorneys
  • Law Students
  • Business Professionals & Paralegals

Jackson Walker   © 2026 Jackson Walker LLP. Terms of Use | Cookies & Tracking Policy | Privacy Policy | Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information | Attorney Advertising | SCAC | JW Login