Michael C. Burke

Michael is a member of the Professional Liability Department where he focuses his practice in the areas of employment law, municipal liability, and civil rights litigation.

In 2021, Michael received his juris doctor from Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law where he was both a member of the Drexel Moot Court Board and a Staff Editor for the Drexel Law Review. 

During law school, Michael also earned a number of academic and scholastic honors, including multiple semesters on the Dean’s List, CALI Awards for Best Student Performance in both Appellate Advocacy and Litigation Practice Skills, and a Top Oralist award at the National Moot Court Competition, sponsored by the New York City Bar Association and the American College of Trial Lawyers. In addition, he held a variety of private and public sector internships and externships, including serving as a summer clerk in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, and later as a Co-Op Extern in the Civil Division of the United States Attorney’s Office. Upon graduation, Michael was inducted into the Order of the Barristers, an honorary organization for graduating law students who demonstrate exceptional skills in trial advocacy, oral advocacy, and brief writing.

Michael joined Marshall Dennehey as a summer associate in 2020 where he continued to work throughout his third year of law school before returning to the firm following the Pennsylvania Bar Exam. Michael is currently admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

In 2017, Michael received a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and Risk Management from Saint Joseph’s University where he graduated as a dual major.