Susan L. Burke

Susan L. Burke
Born (1962-07-30) July 30, 1962 (age 62)[1]
Würzburg, Germany[1]
NationalityAmerican
EducationGeorgetown University (BS)
Columbus School of Law (JD)
OccupationLawyer

Susan L. Burke (born July 30, 1962) is an American lawyer noted for her work to reform the military system of prosecuting rape and assault and in representing plaintiffs suing the American military or military contractors, such as the Abtan v. Blackwater case. She represented former detainees of Abu Ghraib prison in a suit against interrogators and translators from CACI and Titan Corp.[2][3] who were tasked with obtaining military intelligence from them during their detention.[4][5] Her work was featured in the documentaries The Invisible War[6] and Ghosts of Abu Ghraib.[7] In 2015, the National Law Journal named Burke one of the top 75 female attorneys in the nation.

  1. ^ a b Hubbell, Martindale (March 2001). Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, Volume 4. Martindale-Hubbell. ISBN 9781561604395.
  2. ^ "Judge Allows Abu Ghraib Lawsuit Against Contractor". The Washington Post.
  3. ^ "Ibrahim v. Titan Corp". uniset.ca.
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  6. ^ "The Invisible War". IMDB. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  7. ^ Ghosts of Abu Ghraib. 2007.