Ms. Burkly earned her J.D. in 1989 from Albany Law School and her B.A., cum laude, in Mass Communications from St. Bonaventure University. She is admitted to the bars of New York, Florida and the U.S. District Court, NDNY. She is a member of the New York State Bar Association, Florida Bar Association, Washington County Bar Association, Saratoga County Bar Association, The Greater Greenwich Chamber of Commerce, and the Schuylerville Area Chamber of Commerce.
She is recipient of the Distinguished Service Award from the Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York and the New York State Bar Association President’s Pro Bono Service Attorney Award.
Ms. Burkly is a past Director of the Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York; past Co-Vice President of the Greater Greenwich Chamber of Commerce; past Secretary of the Washington County Bar Association, and past member of the Washington County Conditional Release Board. She serves on the Washington County Law Library Board of Trustees.