She is a Fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Ms. Burke has been listed in The Best Lawyers of America® since 1995, The Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers and Super Lawyers for Kansas and Missouri, making her among the top 5% of the Kansas and Missouri attorneys so designated. She is a member of the Johnson County Family Law Inn of Court and has twice received the Outstanding Service Award from the Kansas Bar Association. She has formerly served as president of the Kansas Bar Foundation, secretary of the Kansas Bar Association, president of the KU Law School Board of Governors and as a member of the KU Alumni Association Board of Governors. She is currently chair of the Kansas Supreme Court Nominating Commission.