Brooke D. Buerck

Brooke D. Buerck is an associate in Ogletree Deakins’ St. Louis office who represents employers in employment litigation. Buerck works on workplace disputes that require careful factual analysis, persuasive writing, and familiarity with federal and state court procedure. Her practice is supported by prior judicial clerkship experience and focuses on helping employers respond to employment claims, develop litigation strategy, and address complex disputes in a structured and well-documented manner.

Buerck earned a J.D., cum laude, from the University of Missouri School of Law in 2024 and a B.A., summa cum laude, from Southern Illinois University in 2021. She was selected to the Order of the Coif and served as an Associate Managing Editor of the Missouri Law Review. Her academic work included published legal scholarship, strengthening the research and writing skills that now support an employment litigation practice centered on detailed records and legal argument.

Buerck first joined Ogletree as a summer associate in 2023 and returned as an associate after serving as a term law clerk to Judge Stephen P. McGlynn of the US District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. During law school, she completed externships with the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri and the Missouri State Public Defender. Those roles added practical exposure to litigation from judicial, government, prosecution, and defense-related perspectives.

Brooke D. Buerck is admitted in Missouri and Illinois, with federal admissions in Missouri and the Southern District of Illinois. Her professional background is especially suited to employment litigation requiring extensive briefing, procedural analysis, and close attention to the record. By combining strong academic credentials with federal clerkship and externship experience, she brings employers a disciplined approach to workplace disputes and other litigation where careful preparation can materially shape the course of a case.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart
• Member, The Missouri Bar
• Member, Illinois State Bar Association
• Member, Order of the Coif

Licensed State

• Missouri
• Illinois

Education

• University of Missouri School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD) (Cum Laude)
• Southern Illinois University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA) (Summa Cum Laude)

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