Her practice focuses on general litigation matters and related issues, primarily in the areas of art, intellectual property, environmental, contract, and commercial. Ms. Burgess' art practice includes representation of restitution claimants and claim recipients, and has included individual, institution, and governmental clients. Her intellectual property experience includes patent- and copyright-related cases, and her environmental litigation experience includes private contribution actions and brownfield redevelopment efforts. Ms. Burgess also has been active in alternative dispute resolution. She obtained her B.A. in American Government as an Echols Scholar at the University of Virginia, and received her J.D. from The George Washington University Law School. Mari-Claudia Jiménez