About Julie
Julie Smith is an appellate lawyer who also specializes in advising trial attorneys on litigation strategy and in drafting and arguing complex motions.Before joining Cosgrave, she served as an Assistant Attorney General in the Trial and Appellate Divisions of the Oregon Department of Justice, where she twice received the department’s Outstanding Achievement Award. Prior to that, she clerked for the Honorable Virginia Linder of the Oregon Court of Appeals.Appellate services include:Reviewing the trial court recordIdentifying appeal-worthy issuesEvaluating the merits of a potential appealParticipating in appellate mediationDeveloping a strategy for an appealWriting appellate briefs, including amicus briefsPresenting oral argumentLitigation support services include:Identifying and analyzing complex legal issuesConsulting on litigation strategyDrafting and arguing dispositive motionsDrafting and arguing trial submissions, including trial memoranda, jury instructions, motions in limine, verdict forms, and directed-verdict motionsDrafting and arguing post-trial motions, including motions for new trialAttending trial to ensure that a proper trial court record is made and that specific issues are properly preserved for appeal
Julie Smith is an appellate lawyer who also specializes in advising trial attorneys on litigation strategy and in drafting and arguing complex motions.Before joining Cosgrave, she served as an Assistant Attorney General in the Trial and Appellate Divisions of the Oregon Department of Justice, where she twice received the department’s Outstanding Achievement Award. Prior to that, she clerked for the Honorable Virginia Linder of the Oregon Court of Appeals.Appellate services include:Reviewing the trial court recordIdentifying appeal-worthy issuesEvaluating the merits of a potential appealParticipating in appellate mediationDeveloping a strategy for an appealWriting appellate briefs, including amicus briefsPresenting oral argumentLitigation support services include:Identifying and analyzing complex legal issuesConsulting on litigation strategyDrafting and arguing dispositive motionsDrafting and arguing trial submissions, including trial memoranda, jury instructions, motions in limine, verdict forms, and directed-verdict motionsDrafting and arguing post-trial motions, including motions for new trialAttending trial to ensure that a proper trial court record is made and that specific issues are properly preserved for appeal
Julie Smith is an appellate lawyer who also specializes in advising trial attorneys on litigation strategy and in drafting and arguing complex motions.
Before joining Cosgrave, she served as an Assistant Attorney General in the Trial and Appellate Divisions of the Oregon Department of Justice, where she twice received the department’s Outstanding Achievement Award. Prior to that, she clerked for the Honorable Virginia Linder of the Oregon Court of Appeals.
Appellate services include:
Litigation support services include:
Julie Smith is an appellate lawyer who also specializes in advising trial attorneys on litigation strategy and in drafting and arguing complex motions.Before joining Cosgrave, she served as an Assistant Attorney General in the Trial and Appellate Divisions of the Oregon Department of Justice, where she twice received the department’s Outstanding Achievement Award. Prior to that, she clerked for the Honorable Virginia Linder of the Oregon Court of Appeals.Appellate services include:Reviewing the trial court recordIdentifying appeal-worthy issuesEvaluating the merits of a potential appealParticipating in appellate mediationDeveloping a strategy for an appealWriting appellate briefs, including amicus briefsPresenting oral argumentLitigation support services include:Identifying and analyzing complex legal issuesConsulting on litigation strategyDrafting and arguing dispositive motionsDrafting and arguing trial submissions, including trial memoranda, jury instructions, motions in limine, verdict forms, and directed-verdict motionsDrafting and arguing post-trial motions, including motions for new trialAttending trial to ensure that a proper trial court record is made and that specific issues are properly preserved for appeal
Julie Smith is an appellate lawyer who also specializes in advising trial attorneys on litigation strategy and in drafting and arguing complex motions.
Before joining Cosgrave, she served as an Assistant Attorney General in the Trial and Appellate Divisions of the Oregon Department of Justice, where she twice received the department’s Outstanding Achievement Award. Prior to that, she clerked for the Honorable Virginia Linder of the Oregon Court of Appeals.
Appellate services include:
Litigation support services include:
