Julie Maurer is a civil trial attorney and litigator with extensive experience in bench and jury trials as well as public and private-operated arbitrations.
Julie’s commercial litigation practice includes all types of business disputes, including breach of contract and insurance coverage matters. She recently represented an international client in a jury trial with claims in excess of $100 million. Julie also defends all areas of tort liability claims, including toxic tort and wrongful death claims. She was a trial attorney of a multi-million dollar toxic tort case named as one of 2007’s most significant defense verdicts in Arizona.
Julie’s transportation practice extends to all areas of carriage, including representing carriers, brokers and intermediaries, handling freight loss and damage claims as well as ensuring the collection of tariff and transportation charges.
Julie has successfully arbitrated numerous labor disputes throughout the country arising out of collective bargaining agreements, including contract interpretation and employee discipline and termination matters.
Representative Litigation
- Pacific Indemnity Co. v. Atlas Van Lines, Inc., --- F.3d ---, 2011 WL 1486069 (9th Cir., 2011)
- Pacific Indemnity Co. v. Pickens Kane Moving & Storage Co., et al., 655 F.Supp.2d 1023 (D. Ariz. 2009)
Education
- University of Notre Dame Law School (J.D., 2004)
- Solicitation Editor and Symposium Chair, Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy
- Arizona State University (M.P.A., summa cum laude, 1998)
- University of Missouri-Rolla (B.A., History, summa cum laude, 1996)
- Blue Key National Honor Society
- University Fulbright and Rhodes Scholar nominee
Court Admissions
- Supreme Court of Arizona
- United States District Court, District of Arizona
- United States District Court, District of Colorado
- United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Professional Memberships & Activities
- International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC), 2010 Trial Academy
- Conference of Freight Counsel, Member and Conference Presenter
- Transportation Lawyers Association, Member and Conference Presenter
- Federal Bar Association, Member
Representative Presentations & Publications
- Post-ICCTA Federal Jurisdiction Over Recovery of Interstate Freight Charges, Presenter, Transportation Law Institute, Arlington, Virginia (2007)
- Collection of Freight Charges: A Case for Federal Jurisdiction, Co-Author, The Transportation Lawyer (December 2006)
Professional Recognition & Awards
- Southwest Super Lawyers® - Rising Stars Edition, Employment Litigation: Defense (2012)
Community Involvement
- Big Brothers Big Sisters, Volunteer Big Sister
- University of Missouri-Rolla, College of Arts and Sciences, Advisory Board
- Notre Dame Club of Phoenix
- Executive Women’s Golf Association
- Volunteer Lawyers Program
Other Professional Experience
- Ryley Carlock & Applewhite, Associate (2004-2011)
- State of Arizona Auditor General’s Office, Performance Analyst (1998-2001)
