Background
Burke, Sandra M. was born on April 23, 1963 in Saint John"s, Newfoundland.
Burke, Sandra M. was born on April 23, 1963 in Saint John"s, Newfoundland.
Memorial University of Newfoundland (Bachelor of Commerce Honours, 1985). Dalhousie Law School (Bachelor of Laws, 1988).
Worked at Lewis, Day, Dawe & Burke (Saint John"s, Newfoundland) specializing in General Practice. Admiralty, Aviation, Construction, Corporations, Criminal, Family, Insurance Law, Litigation, Personal Injury, Real Estate, Wills and Probate. Trials and Appeals.
Admitted to the bar, 1989, Newfoundland.
President, Canadian Mental Health Association (Newfoundland Branch), 1995.
Board of Directors, Canadian Mental Health Association (National), 1995-1996. History: Lewis, Day, Dawe & Burke was founded in 1968 by P. Derek Lewis Queen's Counsel, a private practitioner active since 1947 in the Law Society of Newfoundland and in the Province"s public life.
David C. Day Queen's Counsel since 1968, Jean V. Dawe since 1985 and Sandra M. Burke since 1989 have been associated as partners in practice with Lewis Queen's Counsel The firm has been counsel in many significant civil, constitutional, criminal and family law cases in the Province"s Supreme Court and from that Court to the Supreme Court of Canada.
Member: College of Business Administration.
