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Julie Lam is an associate in the Litigation Practice Group. Julie concentrates her practice in complex commercial litigation and appellate litigation. She has represented clients in both state and federal court. Julie is a recipient of the 2010 "Distinguished Brief Award" in recognition of submitting one of the most scholarly briefs to the Michigan Supreme Court.
Julie regularly contributes to the One Court of Justice Blog, www.ocjblog.com, the leading blog that comprehensively analyzes the decisions of Michigan appellate courts.
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Representative Experience
- Stormans, Inc. v. Selecky, 586 F.3d 1109 (9th Cir. 2009) (the Ninth Circuit followed reasoning and result advocated in amici curiae brief in support of rehearing, vacated its prior opinion, and issued a new opinion without the challenged rule in religious-liberties case)
- Tomecek v. Bavas, 759 N.W.2d 178 (Mich. 2008) (worked as part of WNJ team that obtained Michigan Supreme Court ruling in favor of clients in an easement dispute involving the Land Division Act)
- Schaendorf v. Consumers Energy II, 2009 WL 563904 (Mich. Ct. App. 2009) (Michigan Court of Appeals affirmed exclusion of plaintiffs' expert witnesses on Daubert grounds and affirmed dismissal of multimillion-dollar stray voltage claim)
- A&M Farm Center, Inc. v. AGCO Finance, LLC, 2010 WL 445086 (Ind. Ct. App. 2010) (persuaded the Indiana Court of Appeals to reverse trial court's adverse summary judgment ruling)
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Honors and Awards
- 2010 Distinguished Brief Award from Thomas M. Cooley Law Review
- Honor Scholar Award
- Senior Editor, Washington University Law Review
- Member, William & Mary Undergraduate Honor Council
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Bar Associations
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American Bar Association
Council of Appellate Lawyers
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State Bar of Michigan
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Teaching and Lecturing
- Presentation regarding stray voltage cases and qualification of experts under Daubert at the 47th Annual Midwest Rural Energy Council Conference (Minneapolis, MN, Feb. 25-27, 2008)
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Publications
- Note, Show Me the Green: Civil RICO Actions Against Employers Who Knowingly Hire Undocumented Workers, 84 Wash. U. L. Rev. 717 (2006)
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News
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