Burke Richeson was born in Kokomo Indiana but lived most of his life in Lafayette Indiana where his parents and much of his family still reside.  Burke attended Lafayette Central Catholic High School where he was a member of the 1999 State Championship football team and the 2000 State Championship Basketball team.  In 2005 Burke earned his bachelors degree from Purdue University in Communications with a minor in Organizational Leadership and Supervision.  He moved to Marshall County in 2007 when he began law school at the Valparaiso University School of Law. In 2010, Burke earned his Juris Doctorate from Valparaiso University and completed his Masters of Business Administration, also with Valparaiso University, over the following three years while practicing law.   Burke passed the bar exam on his first attempt and began practicing law in 2011 with the law office of Jones Huff and Jones, where he has since been named a partner in 2016.  Since passing the bar Burke has served as the Marshall County Bar Association President, has become a registered mediator with the Indiana State Bar Association, has been asked and is serving on the Marshall County Community Correction's Board of Directors, has been asked and is serving on the Plymouth Chamber of Commerce Board of Dirctors, has been a founding member of the Plymouth Main Street organization, Discover Plymouth, and has represented hundreds of clients from Marshall County, Starke County, Fulton County, Kosciusko County and St. Joseph County and assisted them with their legal needs.