Julie A. Smith - Portland, OR

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • University of Oregon School of Law, Eugene, Oregon, 1998
    J.D.
    Honors: Order of the Coif
    Law Review: Oregon Law Review, Executive Editor, 1997 - 1998

• Non Legal Education

  • Mills College , 1994
    B.A.
    Major: Political, Legal, and Economic Analysis

Current Employment Position(s)

• Partner

Past Positions

• Oregon Department of Justice, Trial and Appellate Divisions, Assistant Attorney General
• Honorable Virginia Linder, Oregon Court of Appeals, Law Clerk

Classes and Seminars

• Appeals – What New Practitioners Should Know, Oregon State Bar Fundamentals of Oregon Civil Trial Procedure Seminar, 2023
  
• The Remedy Clause post-Busch – Where Do We Go From Here?, Oregon Association of Defense Counsel Webinar, 2020
  
• MERS: Oregon and New York Cases, Mortgage Bankers Association, Litigation Working Group, Teleconference,, 2011 - Present
  
• New Oregon Unlawful Trade Practices Act - Impacting All Mortgage Lending, Oregon Mortgage Lenders Association Power Breakfast,, 2010 - Present
  
• Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure and Ninth Circuit Rules Changes, National Association of Legal Secretaries, Portland, 2010 - Present
  
• Recent Cases of Interest - A Local Perspective, Oregon Collectors Association, 2010 - Present
  
• Electronic Discovery & Document Retention, Oregon Collectors Association Convention, 2009 - Present
  
• The Verdict, Oregon Association of Defense Counsel (OADC), Editor

Pro Bono Activities

• He also has served on the Board of Directors of the USC Alumni Club of Portland.

Published Works

Articles

• "Oregon Civil Pleading and Litigation, 2020 edition", Chapter 41 – Appealability of Judgments and Orders, Oregon State Bar Publications, December 2020
  
• “Damages, 2016 Revision” Chapter 2 – Nominal Damages, Oregon State Bar Publications, November, 2016
  

Bar Admissions

• Oregon, 1998
• U.S. District Court District of Oregon, 2000
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 2002

Other Affiliations

• Mortgage Bankers Association
• Oregon Collectors Association
• Federal Bar Association
• Oregon Association of Defense Counsel (Member)
• Oregon Women Lawyers (Member)
• Oregon State Bar’s Appellate Practice Section, Executive Committee (Member)
• Multnomah Bar Association (Member)
• Uniform Civil Jury Instructions Committee, 2011 - 2013