John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse
1 Courthouse Way, Courtroom 17, 5th Floor
Boston, MA 02210
Full Name:
Allison Dale Burroughs
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
1961
Birth Place:
Boston, MA
JD, University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1985-1988
BA, Middlebury College, 1979-1983
No political experience information on file.
No caucus information on file.
Judge, United States District Court, District of Massachusetts, 2014-present
Partner, Nutter McClennen and Fish, Limited Liability Partnership
Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, District of Massachusetts, December 16, 2014
Nominated by President Barack Obama, Judge, United States District Court, District of Massachusetts, July 31, 2014
Assistant United States Attorney, District of Massachusetts, 1995-2005
Assistant United States Attorney, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1989-1995
Law Clerk, Honorable Norma L. Shapiro, United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1988-1989
Summer Associate, Ropes & Gray, 1988
Research Assistant for Professor Leo Levin/ First Year Legal Writing Instructor, University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1987-1988
Summer Associate, Mintz Levin Ferris Cohn Glovsky and Popeo, Professional Company, 1987
Summer Associate, Williams & Connolly, 1987
Political Director, Effective Government Committee, 1985
Sales Consultant, Voter Contact Services, 1984-1985
Waitress, Bullfeathers of Capitol Hill, 1983-1984
Assistant Press Secretary, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, 1983-1984
Congressional Intern, Congressman Matthew McHugh, United States House of Representatives, 1983
Member, Boston Bar Association, Education Committee, present
Board Member/President, Agassiz Village
Member, American Bar Association
Member, Belmont Country Club
Member, Boston Bar Association
Appointed, Member, Boston Bar Association, Wrongful Conviction Task Force
Member, First Circuit Rules Advisory Committee
Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
Class Agent/Class Secretary, Middlebury College
Member, National Association of Assistant United States Attorneys
Member, Women's Bar Association
Founding Member, Womenade Boston
Appointed as Special Counsel to the Committee on Professional Responsibility for Clerks of the Courts, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, 2011, 2014
Member, Newton Police Chief Search Committee, 2013
Summer Associate, Hoyle Morris & Kerr, 1986
Regional Field Coordinator, Americans with Hart, 1984
Awards:
Chambers and Partners, Leading U.S. White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations Litigation Attorney, 2010-2013
Litigation Counsel of America, Fellow
Massachusetts Super Lawyers, 2011-2014
Super Lawyers Business Edition, 2012-2014
The Best Lawyers in America, 2013-2015
2013 Corporate Intl Magazine Legal Award - Business Crime Lawyer of the Year in Massachusetts
2013 International Global Law Experts Awards - Business Crime Lawyer of the Year in Massachusetts