Colt Burnett

Colt Burnett

Atlanta, GA recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Ones to Watch since 2023
Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP

72 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation Litigation - Construction Litigation - Labor and Employment

Biography

Colt Burnett is an Associate in Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP's Atlanta office. Mr. Burnett’s practice focuses on assisting clients at all stages of employment litigation. He is a member of the Labor & Employment Practice Section. Before joining Freeman, Mathis, & Gary, Mr. Burnett worked at a prominent plaintiff’s civil rights firm.

Mr. Burnett graduated magna cum laude from the Georgia State University College of Law, where he served on the Georgia State University Law Review and as a pupil in the Bleckley Inn of Court. Mr. Burnett was also a teaching assistant for his school’s legal writing course, Lawyering: Foundations. After receiving his J.D., Mr. Burnett clerked for the Honorable Benjamin W. Cheesbro of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia. During law school, he interned for the Honorable Leigh Martin May of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

Mr. Burnett's interests include cooking, hiking, and traveling.

Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP

72 Best Lawyers awards

Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP logo

Overview

  • Georgia State University, J.D., graduated 2020
  • Georgia State University, J.D., graduated 2020

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 2026 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Construction
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment

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