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Summer joined Richardson Law Group, PLLC as a civil litigation attorney in 2020.
Professional Experience
Senior Associate, Richardson Law Group, 2025
Associate, Richardson Law Group, 2020
Student Attorney, University of Kentucky Legal Clinic, Spring 2020
Law Clerk, Mattmiller Crosbie, PLLC, Lexington, Kentucky, Summer 2019 to Spring 2020
Law Clerk, Judge Phillip J. Shepherd, Franklin Circuit Court, Frankfort, Kentucky, Summer 2018
Education
University of Kentucky College of Law, Juris Doctor, May 2020
University of South Florida, Bachelor of Arts in Political Science & International Studies, summa cum laude, May 2015
Publications:
Student Note: Looking Through An Originalism Lens To Resolve The Legislator-Led Prayer Circuit Split, 108 KY. L. J. Online 1 (2019)
Accomplishments, Honors, and Affiliations
Special Features Editor, Kentucky Law Journal
Trial Advocacy Board, Member
University of Kentucky College of Law Honor Council
Tax Preparer, Volunteer Income Tax Assistance
University of Kentucky College of Law Pro Bono Award
Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity
Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honor Society
Bar Admissions
Commonwealth of Kentucky
Representative Matters
June 2025, Clay County, KY: Virgil Collins v. Manchester Shopping Center, LLC, et al.
Melissa Richardson and Summer Burgess obtained a dismissal for their clients, Manchester Shopping Center, LLC and Manchester Rentals, LLC (“Clients”), in a personal injury suit that arose after the Plaintiff slipped and fell at a closed car wash in the midst of extreme winter weather. The Clay Circuit Court reasoned that the Plaintiff’s presence at the car wash was not foreseeable as no reasonable person would have anticipated the Plaintiff would arrive at a closed business in inclement weather so severe as to cause a state of emergency to be issued. Therefore, the Court concluded that the Plaintiff could not produce any evidence establishing liability on the part of the Clients. Plaintiff’s efforts for the Court to alter, amend, or vacate its decision are pending.
Spare Time
In her spare time, Summer enjoys traveling, cooking, and playing card games.