Megan Burns Featured in Plaintiff Magazine

June 2024

Longtime criminal-defense lawyer says trial skills helped her make a seamless transition to PI practice

Getting into the courtroom to try cases was a very important goal Megan Burns set for herself when she decided to pursue law. And while it has remained a priority to this day, it may now run a close second to another crucial objective: helping people who have suffered wrongful harm.

The managing partner with Mirador Law in the East Bay became accustomed to the courtroom early on, first in private practice and then when she went to work for public defender’s offices in Vallejo and San Francisco. She has completed more than 50 jury trials, and that number puts her in rather exclusive company in the personal-injury bar.