Attorney Profiles

Julie Palmer was born in Lynchburg, Virginia in 1978. Julie joined Harman Claytor in August 2003. Her primary areas of concentration are professional liability, products liability, premises liability and commercial litigation.

Education:

• Mary Washington College, B.A., magna cum laude, 2000
• Washington and Lee University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2003

Professional Honors & Activities:

• Henrico County Bar Association
• Richmond Bar Association
• Federal Bar Association - Richmond Chapter
• Virginia State Bar
• Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys (Chair, Professional Liability Section - 2009)
• Defense Research Institute
• Virginia Super Lawyers - Rising Stars - Civil Litigation Defense - 2009, 2010

Bar & Court Admissions:

• Virginia State Bar - 2003
• United States District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia
• Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals

Publication:

• The Journal of Civil Litigation - An Alternative to the Sanction of Dismissal for Spoliation, Vol. XX, No. 4, Winter 2008-2009
• The Journal of Civil Litigation - Issues Affecting Damages in Legal Malpractice Cases, Vol. XXII, No. 1, Spring 2010

Reported Cases:

• Reynolds v. Crown Equip. Corp., 2008 WL 2465032 (W.D. Va. 2008)
• Augusta Mutual Insurance Co. v. Mason, 274 Va. 199, 645 S.E.2d 290 (2007)