About Amanda
Amanda Burton constructed her legal basis at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science in 2003 and returned to the same campus for her law degree, receiving a J.D. in 2006. Those years shaped her path into practice in Illinois.
Her early submit-graduate work put her inside public curiosity law. In 2008 she worked as an elder law clerk on the Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation. The position uncovered her to client-centered representation and the every day needs of legal aid work.
Two years later she joined Dixon & Giesen Law Offices as an attorney. That role expanded her court and client-practice experience. It additionally marked her shift from clerkship and non-income work into personal practice and litigation support.
Burton later helped discovered and now leads Burton & Vick, LLC as managing shareholder. In that position she handles firm management while also carrying a caseload. Her duties consist of oversight of case development and day-to-day decisions that shape the firm’s work.
She maintains membership in the Illinois bar and holds a Guardian ad Litem certification through the Illinois State Bar Association. That certification authorizes her to symbolize the pursuits of young people and different parties in conservatorship and dependency matters when appointed by courts.
Colleagues describe her strategy as pragmatic. She weighs procedural realities towards client goals and seeks practical answers. Her background spans legal aid, personal company work, and company leadership. That trajectory gives her a variety of views on how clients experience the legal system.
Burton lives and practices in Illinois and manages the affairs of Burton & Vick, LLC. Her recent practice facilities on providing legal representation to clients thru Burton & Vick, LLC.
