About Julie
Julie Burkett built a steady legal career in Missouri that reflects two complementary educations: one in classroom teaching and one in the law. She arrived at the practice of law after completing undergraduate work in education and an evening at law school in St. Louis. The combination shows in her approach to clients and her courtroom style.
She earned a Bachelor of Science in Education, with an emphasis in English, from the University of Missouri–St. Louis in 1996. She then attended Saint Louis University School of Law and received her Juris Doctor in 1999. Those years spent studying literature, pedagogy and legal doctrine shaped how she writes, prepares witnesses and explains complex matters to nonlawyers.
Burkett has practiced in Missouri for her entire legal career. Over time she established her own firm, Burkett Law Office, LLC, which serves local clients from its Missouri base. Rather than describing a single headline case, her path shows steady development: courtroom appearances, client counseling and the administrative work required to run a small law office. Her professional experience is rooted in state practice and the procedures of Missouri courts.
Her training in education has had a practical effect on her legal work. She is known among colleagues for clear briefs and organized trial notebooks. That background also influences her client interactions; she tends to explain options and tradeoffs in plain language and to break complex ideas into manageable steps. Those are pragmatic skills that benefit clients who must make decisions on timelines and budgets.
Colleagues say she manages the daily realities of running a small firm—case management, client intake, and local court appearances—while maintaining attention to the details of each file. The firm handles the practical tasks clients expect: filings, negotiations, hearings and the preparatory work that precedes them. Burkett’s practice reflects the steady, everyday work of serving individuals and businesses in Missouri’s legal system.
As of 2026 she continues to practice through Burkett Law Office, LLC in Missouri, handling matters for local clients and representing them in state proceedings. Her current practice focuses on serving clients through her firm in Missouri.
