2026, State of Tennessee

Belmont University College of Law (J.D., 2026)

University of Florida (B.S., summa cum laude, 2023)

Isabella Leandri

Isabella Leandri is an associate in the Nashville office of Wicker Smith, where her practice focuses on premises and general liability matters.

Isabella earned her B.S. in Journalism, with a minor in Economics, summa cum laude, from the University of Florida, before continuing her education at Belmont University College of Law, where she graduated with a Certification in Entertainment and Music Business Law. She was Executive Symposium Editor of the Belmont Law Journal, a semifinalist in the Dean’s Cup Invitational Tournament, and a recipient of the CALI Excellence for the Future Award and the Bruins Scholarship.

As an undergraduate, Isabella worked as an anchor, reporter, and executive producer for WUFT, a PBS affiliate serving North Central Florida in conjunction with the UF College of Journalism. During her three years there she wrote numerous segments and features, one of which was picked up by the Associated Press and published worldwide in 2022.

As a law student, she worked as a legal intern in Nashville’s Criminal Court Division VI under the Honorable Judge Cindy Chappell and gained litigation experience through clerkships with firms in St. Petersburg, Florida, and Nashville. She also worked as a Legal Intern with a Nashville licensing company, where she drafted licenses for clients’ names, images, and likenesses, copyrights, and trademarks. Isabella joined Wicker Smith’s Nashville office in 2026.

In her free time, Isabella can be found practicing yoga, reading a good book, and playing with her Bernese Mountain Dog, Obi.

The Tennessee Bar Association

Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, Clement Chapter

Belmont University College of Law American Inn of Court