Chip Burke is an extremely well-respected and successful criminal defense attorney. His reputation was established by earning acquittals in a remarkable series of high profile jury trials, including murder for hire, motorcycle gang related rape, bank robbery, and gang-related urban homicides. In addition to his record of successful jury trials, in a case of first impression in Wisconsin he successfully challenged hypnotically enhanced testimony that resulted in the dismissal of homicide charges, and successfully challenged the jury selection process as racially unconstitutional in Milwaukee County, which led to the revision of those procedures. He served as the head of the Milwaukee Public Defender Office, and as Senior Litigator for the Federal Defender Services of Wisconsin, which benefitted from his leadership, skill and reputation.
