Heather Burke

Heather Burke is a Santa Fe employment attorney whose practice is dedicated to enforcing employee rights in New Mexico. She represents workers facing workplace harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and related employment law problems. Burke’s practice grew from direct experience with a serious workplace dispute before she became a lawyer, giving her a practical understanding of how employment conflicts can affect a person’s career, finances, and daily life. She focuses on helping employees understand legal protections and evaluate options when workplace problems escalate.

Burke earned a master’s degree in Information Technology and worked in the technology field for approximately 15 years before attending the University of New Mexico School of Law. That earlier career gives her experience with complex systems, documentation, workplace processes, and organizational decision making. Her legal education added the statutory, procedural, and advocacy skills needed to address employment disputes. Together, those backgrounds support a detailed approach to reviewing communications, policies, personnel actions, timelines, and other evidence relevant to employee claims.

Burke’s practice centers on employees who report harassment or misconduct, experience discrimination, or believe they have been subjected to retaliation for asserting workplace rights. Employment cases can involve questions about adverse actions, employer explanations, protected activity, disability or leave issues, and the consistency of workplace policies. Her own published professional background includes appellate litigation in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, giving her additional perspective on how employment disputes develop from workplace events into formal legal proceedings.

Heather Burke has built her practice around representing employees rather than employers. Her work combines employment law training with years of prior professional experience in information technology and firsthand familiarity with workplace systems. She helps clients organize the facts, identify relevant legal rights, assess potential claims, and understand the steps involved in pursuing relief. Her Santa Fe practice is focused on practical advocacy for New Mexico employees facing harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and other serious workplace concerns.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Burke Law
• Member, State Bar of New Mexico

Licensed State

• New Mexico

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