Jason R Burks

I was born and raised in central Missouri and received my bachelor's degree in International Studies from the University of Missouri in 1996. Following graduation, I moved to Honolulu and attended the University of Hawaii's William S. Richardson School of Law where I received my juris doctorate in 1999. After receiving my JD, I served as a law clerk to the Honorable Victoria S. Marks in the First Circuit Court of the State of Hawaii. In 2000, I accepted a position as a Deputy Public Defender for the State of Hawaii and began my legal career working in the Public Defender’s Hilo office. I transferred to the Honolulu office in 2003 and remained there until 2011. During my eleven-year career with the Public Defender’s office, I represented indigent criminal defendants in the District, Family and Circuit Courts of Hawaii. The last six years I spent almost exclusively in the Circuit Court representing defendants charged with the most serious of felony offenses. I have represented Defendants charged with virtually every criminal offense Hawaii has to offer, from traffic and misdemeanor cases to serious felonies, such as theft, burglary, robbery, internet and white collar crimes, drug trafficking, assault, sexual assault and murder. I am a member of the National and Hawaii Associations of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL and HACDL). I have been an instructor at the annual HACDL Criminal Defense Seminar in Las Vegas, NV in 2011, 2012 and 2014. In my free time, I enjoy spending time with my son, boxing, playing golf and softball.

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Hawaii

Since 1999

Deputy Public Defender

Office of the Public Defender - State of Hawaii

2000 - 2011

Deputy Public Defender in Hilo and on Oahu representing clients charged with offenses ranging from minor traffic crimes to Murder and Sexual Assault.

Law Clerk

Hawaii State Judiciary - Honorable Victoria S. Marks

2000 - 2001

University of Hawai'i at Manoa William S. Richardson School of Law

J.D. (1999)

1996 - 1999

University of Missouri - Columbia

B.A. (1996) | International Studies-Business Administration/Latin America

1993 - 1996

Missouri State University

1992 - 1993

Hawaii Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Member

2011 - Current

Hawaii State Bar Association

Member

1999 - Current

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Member

2011 - 2012