WashU Law alumna Lauryn Masters, JD’24, has been named a recipient of the 2025 Burton Award for Distinguished Legal Writing, one of the highest national honors in legal scholarship. She was recognized at the Law360 Distinguished Legal Writing Awards ceremony on May 19, at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.
Lauryn earned the award for her Note, “Confounding Interests: Next-Best Alternatives to the Unattainable Notion of Complete Fairness in Cy-Pres-Only Class Action Settlements”, published in 2024.
The Burton Awards, run in association with the Library of Congress and co-sponsored by Law360 and the American Bar Association, honor the finest legal writing from law schools, law firms, and the judiciary. Only a select number of law students nationwide are chosen each year, making the recognition especially meaningful.
A standout student during her time at WashU Law, Lauryn graduated in May 2024 and is currently serving as a judicial law clerk for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in Kansas City, Missouri.
For more information on the Burton Awards, visit burtonawards.com.
