Kathryn Jakuback Burke
Top rated Criminal Defense attorney in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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Practice areas: Criminal Defense, Appellate, Civil Rights; view more
Licensed in Louisiana since: 2017
Education: Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center
Selected to Rising Stars: 2023 - 2027 Call today:
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Kathryn Jakuback Burke is a Baton Rouge criminal defense trial attorney and co-founding Partner of Longman Jakuback, APLC. A former Assistant Public Defender in East Baton Rouge Parish, she has practiced criminal defense since her admission to the Louisiana bar in 2017. She handles serious state and federal charges from investigation and bond hearings through trial, appeal, and post-conviction relief, and received the Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers' Blackstone Award in 2023.
About Kathryn Jakuback Burke
Kathryn Jakuback Burke co-founded Longman Jakuback, APLC with Jacob Longman in 2018. The two finished law school together at LSU in 2017, the year she was admitted to the Louisiana bar, and she has spent her career in criminal defense, handling complex matters from initial investigation and bond hearings through trial and post-conviction relief.
Ms. Burke came to private practice from public defense. Before her admission she worked as an investigator with the East Baton Rouge Parish Public Defender's Office, and she went on to serve there as an Assistant Public Defender, carrying a substantial caseload in a high-volume criminal court. That work built the habits that still define her practice: thorough legal research, motions to suppress and to quash, and cross-examination at preliminary hearings and trial.
Her practice today centers on serious state and federal charges, with substantial appellate and constitutional litigation and some family law. Ms. Burke develops trial strategy for clients facing the greatest exposure and prepares every case as if it will go to trial. She also leads and mentors the firm's associates, paralegals, and investigators.
Experience Overview
Ms. Burke's experience includes jury and bench trials in state and federal court, preliminary examinations and bond hearings, motions to suppress and quash, appellate and constitutional litigation, and post-conviction relief. She also supervises case preparation across the firm's criminal defense team.
Practice Areas
• State and Federal Criminal Defense
• Criminal Trial Advocacy
• Appellate and Constitutional Litigation
• Post-Conviction Relief
• Family Law
Professional Memberships
• Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers: Board of Directors, 2024–2025
• Wex S. Malone American Inn of Court
• Baton Rouge Bar Association
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Practice areas
Criminal Defense, Appellate, Civil Rights, Criminal Defense: White Collar, Family LawFocus areas
Adoption, Alimony & Spousal Support, Appeals, Arrest & Arraignment, Assault & Battery, Child Support, Criminal Domestic Violence, Criminal Fraud, Criminal Law, Criminal Law - Federal, Custody & Visitation, Debt, Dissolution, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Drug & Alcohol Violations, Expungement, Failure to Pay Child Support, False Accusations, Father's Rights, Felony, Juvenile Delinquency, Juvenile Law, Marital Property, Mediation & Collaborative Law, Misdemeanor, Motor Vehicle Offenses, Murder, Name Change, Overdrawn Bank Account, Parole, Paternity, Police Misconduct, Prenuptial Agreements, Probation, Prosecution, Same Sex Family Law, Sex Offenses, Tax Evasion, Theft, Traffic Violations, White Collar Crime
- 50% Criminal Defense
- 20% Appellate
- 10% Civil Rights
- 10% Criminal Defense: White Collar
- 10% Family Law
First Admitted: 2017, Louisiana
Professional Webpage: https://www.ljlaw.org/our-team/kathryn-jakuback-burke/
Bar / Professional Activity
- Louisiana, 2017
- The Wex S. Malone American Inn of Court, Member, Since 2016 , 2016
- Louisiana State Bar Association, Since 2017, 2017
- Baton Rouge Bar Association, Active Member, Since 2017, 2017
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Active Member, 2019 - Present, 2019
- Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Active Member, 2018 - Present, 2018
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
- Appellate win: after a jury acquitted a client of three counts of aggravated assault with a firearm, the trial judge called the jury back and changed the verdict. The Louisiana Supreme Court unanimously reinstated the not-guilty verdict., 2024
- • After the U.S. Supreme Court held non-unanimous jury verdicts unconstitutional (Ramos v. Louisiana), a client's 11-1 second-degree murder conviction was vacated. In 2021 the client pleaded no contest to manslaughter, avoiding the mandatory life sentence that the murder conviction carried., 2021
Educational Background
- Spring Hill College, B.S., Major: Psychology
Honors
- Known as Blackstone’s Ratio, this idea lies at the heart of a just society and of every defense attorney’s work. The vigilance of these lawyers is the price of our liberty. The 10:1 Blackstone’s Order induction honors those Louisiana defense attorneys who demonstrate extraordinary skill and courage in the courtroom. Inductees are recognized for their commitment to Blackstone’s Ratio by: Winning a pivotal pre-trial motion that results in the dismissal of charges; Securing a verdict of not guilty after a bench or jury trial; or Obtaining a reversal of a conviction on appeal., Blackstone Award for Trial Advocacy, 2023, Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2023
- Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, National Criminal Advocacy Competition, 2nd Place
- Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Trial Advocacy Board, Member
- Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Trial Advocacy, Participant
Industry Groups
- Criminal Litigation; Post-Conviction; Appeals; Professional Regulation
Office location for Kathryn Jakuback Burke
830 Main Street
Floor 2
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Phone: 225-338-4088
Selections
- Rising Stars: 2023 - 2027
