Ms. Burnthorn has tried and obtained the dismissal of many employment cases including race, religion, sex, and ERISA lawsuits.

She defended an employee's First Amendment claim against her employer dismissed in Warner v. St. Bernard Parish School Board, 99 F. Supp. 2d 748 (E.D.La. 2000).

While her experience lies mainly in employment defense matters, she has represented the plaintiff when the opportunity presented itself.  Ms. Burnthorn successfully tried a sex discrimination and retaliation case for the plaintiff, obtaining the maximum statutory award in a federal jury trial and upholding the jury verdict in the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal.