JULIA MICHEL joined Strumwasser & Woocher after clerking for the Honorable N.R. Smith of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Ms. Michel has experience in appellate practice, consumer and civil rights class actions, and legislative advocacy.

Ms. Michel earned her law degree from the University of Washington School of Law, where she was elected to the Order of the Coif national honor society. During law school, Ms. Michel externed for the Honorable Ricardo S. Martinez of the Western District of Washington, received the Pro Bono Honors award for her pro bono service and published a note on the environmental review process for exporting liquefied natural gas in the Washington Journal of Environmental Law & Policy, where she also served as an Associate Editor-in-Chief.

Ms. Michel has drafted legislation, lobbied lawmakers, and testified in legislative committees as an advocate for the public interest. Before law school, Ms. Michel negotiated the passage of campaign finance, elections, voting rights, and government transparency laws in Vermont. Having caught the political bug, Ms. Michel volunteered during law school on the campaign to pass the Washington Voting Rights Act and drafted language to strengthen its provisions.

A native East Coaster, Ms. Michel graduated from the University of Vermont with honors and degrees in Political Science and Global Studies.