Julie A. Smith

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 record
• Identifying appeal-worthy issues
• Evaluating the merits of a potential appeal
• Participating in appellate mediation
• Developing a strategy for an appeal
• Writing appellate briefs, including amicus briefs
• Presenting oral argument

Litigation support services include:

• Identifying and analyzing complex legal issues
• Consulting on litigation strategy
• Drafting and arguing dispositive motions
• Drafting and arguing trial submissions, including trial memoranda, jury instructions, motions in limine, verdict forms, and directed-verdict motions
• Drafting and arguing post-trial motions, including motions for new trial
• Attending trial to ensure that a proper trial court record is made and that specific issues are properly preserved for appeal