Juliana Mesa

Juliana Mesa represents plaintiffs and defendants in complex trial and appellate litigation, focusing on corporate civil liability, fraud, and contract disputes. Her clients include Fortune 500 companies, family-owned businesses, and individuals, from executives to sex trafficking survivors.

She also maintains … Read more

  • 404-881-4141
  • 404-881-4111
  • 1201 West Peachtree Street NW, Suite 3900
    Atlanta, GA 30309

Representative Matters

  • Represented liquidators of entities looted by a years-long, multi-jurisdictional Ponzi scheme in claims against an international bank alleged to have aided the fraud.
  • Successfully represented sex trafficking survivors in a first-of-its-kind trial against hotels that facilitated their trafficking, resulting in multiple confidential settlements.
  • Appointed by the Northern District of Georgia as pro bono counsel for an indigent Army veteran in a medical malpractice case against the VA, securing a favorable settlement.
  • Represented a class of Georgians pro bono in a lawsuit against the Georgia Department of Labor.
    Served as a special prosecutor in a murder trial.

Professional Activities

  • Georgia Latino Law Foundation, Chair, Office Hours Program, 2021 – Present
  • Atlanta Bar Association, Member
  • Georgia Asylum and Immigration Network, Volunteer
  • Georgia Hispanic Bar Association, Member
  • Kids in Need of Defense, Volunteer

Honors & Awards

  • Southeastern Legal Awards, Most Promising Newcomer Finalist, 2025
  • Super Lawyers, Rising Star, 2025
  • Georgia Hispanic Bar Association, Rising Star, 2022

Credentials

Education

  • Georgia State University College of Law, J.D., 2020, Summa Cum Laude
    • Law Review, Managing Editor
    • CALI Excellence for the Future Award: Torts, Professional Responsibility, HeLP Clinic II
    • Awarded highest grade in Lawyering: Advocacy (2L Litigation Practicum)
    • VP of Latinx and Caribbean Law Student Association
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison, B.A., 2013

Previous Experience

  • Extern, Judge Amy Totenberg, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, 2020

Admissions

  • State Bar of Georgia
  • Supreme Court of Georgia
  • Georgia Court of Appeals
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia