Career development leader appointed to ABA Young Lawyers Division senior leadership team

Joann Grages Burnett.

Joann Grages Burnett.

Stetson University College of Law Associate Director of Career Development Joann Grages Burnett was recently appointed to the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division senior leadership team.

Burnett is the professional development coordinator of the ABA Young Lawyers Division for the 2017-18 term.

At Stetson, Burnett specializes in employer engagement and readiness for students and alumni and oversees postgraduate judicial clerkship initiatives. Prior to joining career development at Stetson, Burnett practiced law as an assistant public defender for the 6th Judicial Circuit where she handled misdemeanor, juvenile, and felony cases.

She is a member of the Tampa Bay Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, the Florida Association for Women Lawyers, the Pinellas Chapter of the Florida Association for Women Lawyers, and a member of the Stetson University College of Law Alumni Association.