Maggie I. Burreson

Biography

Maggie Burreson is an attorney in the litigation practice of Jackson Walker’s Dallas office. Maggie was a Summer Associate with the Firm in 2017 and 2018, where she worked with the litigation group to assist attorneys in legal research on a wide range of topics, drafted and reviewed legal memoranda, co-authored a piece for the ABA on the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, and assisted in drafting pleadings.

While at Washington University School of Law, Maggie was a member of the National Moot Court Team, where she won the national William B. Spong Tournament her second year, won the accolade of “Best Speaker” at the ABA Regional competition her third year, and competed in the ABA National competition her third year. Before law school, Maggie developed her interest in First Amendment law as an intern for the Baptist Joint Committee in Washington D.C., where she assisted in conducting research for amicus curiae briefs and tracked national and state legislation affecting religious freedom.

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, 2019