Pronouns: she/her/hers
Contact
rburg2@wisc.edu
975 Bascom Mall, 4318e Law Building, Madison, WI, USA, 53706-1399
Education
J.D., University of Michigan Law School, 2012
B.A., Gettysburg College, 2008
Biography
Rachel Burg is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin Law School and Director of the Wisconsin Innocence Project at the Frank J. Remington Center.
Before joining the UW Law School, Burg spent ten years as a trial attorney in the Miami-Dade Public Defender's Office and the 2nd Judicial Circuit, Public Defender's Office (Tallahassee). She received her J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School, where she was an Article Editor for the University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform and worked with the Michigan Innocence Clinic. Before law school, Burg spent a year completing a Fulbright Fellowship in Erfurt, Germany. She received her B.A. in political science and history from Gettysburg College.
Activities
Rachel Burg presented "The Intricacies of Intake Systems" during The Innocence Network Midwest Regional Summit on Oct. 26, 2023.
Rachel Burg, Cary Bloodworth, Sophie Crispin, Raffi Friedman and Grace Kube presented "'So Many Dreams:' Creating A Cohort for Ongoing Education" during the Midwestern Clinical Conference Oct. 21, 2023.
News & Media
Thursday, Jan 23, 2025Rachel Burg Discusses the Wisconsin Innocence Project's $1.5M Grant
Wisconsin Public RadioWednesday, Jan 15, 2025Rachel Burg Discusses the $1.5M Grant to Innocence Project and Its Applications
The Cap TimesWednesday, Jan 8, 2025Rachel Burg on Use of Modern DNA Technologies to Investigate Wrongful Convictions
WORTMonday, Jan 6, 2025Wisconsin Innocence Project Receives $1.5 Million Grant
UW Law School NewsThursday, Sep 26, 2024Wisconsin Innocence Project Client David Bintz Exonerated After 25 Years in Prison
Tuesday, Jun 25, 2024Supreme Court Overturns OWI Conviction of Man Who Fell Asleep at Drive-Thru; Rachel Burg and Ion Meyn Comment
Wisconsin Public RadioTuesday, Mar 26, 2024McDermott, Burg, Koss Named 2023 Teachers of the Year
Friday, Jul 15, 2022Rachel Burg Joins the Wisconsin Innocence Project
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