Previously, Julie was Of Counsel in the Winston-Salem office of an international law firm where she focused on bankruptcy, capital markets, and commercial litigation. In her bankruptcy practice, she represented Chapter 11 debtors, secured creditors, creditors’ committees, trustees, trade creditors, landlords, and other interested parties on all sides of contested matters in bankruptcy cases and other insolvency actions. Julie’s bankruptcy work involved a variety of contested matters such as collateral valuation, adequate protection and stay relief, the existence of a default and the secured creditor’s rights and claims under the loan documents, claim priorities, lender liability allegations, plan treatment and confirmation, trade vendor relationships and critical vendor motions, claim objections, attorney and professional fee disputes, and other UCC, contract, and real estate issues. She has also represented buyers and sellers of assets out of bankruptcy estates. Also, she regularly advised senior executive management on the various contractual, litigation, and regulatory compliance issues that arise out of insolvency situations.

In addition to her bankruptcy practice, Julie has extensive experience in various types of litigation, including products liability, consumer finance, directors’ and officers’ liability, breach of contract claims, and avoidance actions and other bankruptcy litigation. Through this work, Julie gained significant courtroom experience before bankruptcy and appellate courts, and managed all facets of commercial litigation, including analysis of potential claims and exposure, pleadings and motions practice, discovery, oral argument, trial preparation, mediation, and settlement negotiations.

Julie was recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law in 2025 and the seven years immediately preceding.