Lawyers
Anna Mirshak Burns

Anna Mirshak Burns

  • Associate

Anna.Burns@ThompsonHine.com

  • Direct 202.263.4155
  • Office 202.331.8800
  • Fax 202.331.8330
  • 1919 M Street, N.W.
  • Suite 700
  • Washington, D.C. 20036-1600

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Professional Experience

Anna is an associate in the firm's Business Litigation and Product Liability practice groups. Anna's practice focuses on the litigation of complex business disputes, including the defense of secured lenders, and in matters relating to non-compete agreement and trade secret violations, the Lanham Act, and other unfair competition claims.

Anna has represented clients throughout all phases of discovery, has successfully argued for and obtained summary judgment, and has represented and obtained successful verdicts for clients at trial. In addition, Anna is actively involved in pro bono work, including the representation of juveniles charged in criminal matters.

Anna is admitted to practice only in the state of Georgia. Her work is supervised by principals of the firm.

Anna also practices in the Atlanta office:

Two Alliance Center
3560 Lenox Road, Suite 1600
Atlanta, Georgia 30326
Phone: 404.541.2900

Education

  • Emory University School of Law, J.D., 2007, Director-in-Chief, Emory Mock Trial Society; Order of Barristers; Deans Award, Civil Trial Litigation; Dean's Award, Pro Bono Service; Dean's List
  • Emory University, B.A., 2003
  • University of Oxford, England, 2002, (Study Abroad Program)

Representative Matters

Acted as second chair in defense of a lender in a $2.5 million wrongful foreclosure and fraud case. Directed verdict obtained in favor of lender at the close of Plaintiff's case.
Successfully argued for summary judgment for defendants in a commercial lending dispute.
Successfully argued for summary judgment for claims made against commercial lenders for violations of RESPA, TILA and fraud.

Professional & Civic Involvement

Professional Associations

American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division Antitrust Committee Member
Georgia State Bar Association

Professional Activities

Emory Mock Trial Society, Advisor
Thompson Hine Diversity & Inclusion Initiative and Women's Initiative, Member

Community Activities

High Museum of Art Atlanta, Young Patrons Committee Member
American Kidney Fund, Young Professionals Committee Board Member
Truancy Intervention Project Volunteer