Amelia Burroughs

Amelia Burroughs is a Partner at Janssen Malloy LLP, a law firm based in Eureka, California. Her legal practice focuses on various areas, including employment law, professional license defense, medical malpractice defense, and complex litigation. She has extensive trial experience, having tried cases in both state and federal courts across California.

Education and Early Career

Burroughs graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in History from California State University, Sacramento, in 1999, followed by a Juris Doctor degree from the McGeorge School of Law at the University of the Pacific in 2002. During her time in law school, she served as the Editor-in-Chief of the McGeorge Law Review and authored significant articles related to civil procedure and jury selection.

Professional Achievements

Before becoming a partner at Janssen Malloy LLP in 2011, Burroughs worked as an associate attorney at Lerach Coughlin and Girard Gibbs & De Bartolomeo. She has been recognized for her contributions to the legal field, including being part of the trial team that received The Public Justice Foundation's 2011 Trial Lawyer of the Year award. Additionally, she was involved in a landmark case that resulted in the largest jury verdict in Humboldt County history.

Burroughs is admitted to practice in all U.S. District Courts in California and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. She is also active in her local legal community, currently serving as Secretary of the Humboldt County Bar Association. Recently, she was appointed as a board member of the California Academy of Attorneys for Health Care Professionals.12