Leesa M. Guarnotta

Leesa Guarnotta is an Atlanta-based commercial litigator who represents businesses, business owners, and individuals in contract, ownership, and real estate disputes. She has extensive litigation experience in shareholder/member disputes, breach of fiduciary duty claims, financial services, landlord liability, and property disputes. Leesa handles complex litigation, including cases with nuanced legal principles and high-volume E-Discovery. Her practice focuses on contract disputes, including non-compete agreements, real property purchase and sale agreements, operating agreements, residential and commercial leases, and other commercial contracts. While at Burr, she has secured favorable results at the motion to dismiss, summary judgment, and trial stages.

A senior associate in the firm’s Commercial Litigation practice group, Leesa serves on the Board of the Georgia Perimeter Chamber, and co-authors the annual Trial Practice and Procedure article in the Mercer Law Review’s Eleventh Circuit Survey.  Prior to joining Burr & Forman, Leesa obtained her J.D. from Mercer University where she graduated second in her class. She received the “Rusty Gunn” Award for her strength, intelligence, and good humor in leadership; the Faculty Award for Outstanding Achievement in Legal Writing; and several CALI Excellence for the Future Awards. She also served as the Moot Court Chair for the Mercer Advocacy Council.

Experience

• Successfully represented multifamily housing owners and managers in various lawsuits involving tenants and vendors.
• Achieved favorable resolutions for companies in multi-million dollar breach of contract disputes.
• Successfully represented companies in commercial real estate disputes.
• Advises business owners in partnership disputes involving ownership and control issues.
• Extensively represents businesses and individuals regarding claims involving breach of contract, business torts, unfair competition, and business interference.
• Second chair jury trial experience in federal and Georgia court.
• Represents clients in insurance coverage matters and bad faith claims.

• Listed in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America®: Commercial Litigation (2027)
• Georgia Super Lawyers, "Rising Star," Business Litigation (2025–2026)

Legal Practice Assistant

Alison Rivera
(404) 541-4906
arivera@burr.com