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Allison Burroughs' Biography

Contact Information

Office

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.

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

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