Julia S. Hooten

Associate
jhooten@tcdg.com
Telephone: (828) 254-4515
Facsimile: (828) 254-4516

Areas of Practice:
Employment Law
Insurance Law and Coverage
Workers' Compensation

Julie graduated from Appalachian State University in 1994 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy. She received a Master of Arts degree in American History from Western Carolina University in 2000 and her Juris Doctor degree from Campbell University in May 2003. While in law school, Julie was Notes & Comments Editor for the Campbell Law Review. Her article "Caught Between a Rock and a Hard Place, Fringe Landowners Can't Get No Satisfaction; Is it Time to Re-Think Annexation Policy in North Carolina?" appeared in the Spring 2002 edition of the Campbell Law Review. She also traveled to Vienna, Austria when her team advanced in the Wilem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Court competition. Julia was President of Women in Law, a member of the Lonestar Trial Team, and received several awards upon graduation, including one from the National Association of Women Lawyers.

Julie joined our firm in September 2003 and, in April 2008, became part of the firm's Asheville office. She is a member of the North Carolina Bar Association's Workers' Compensation Section Council, the North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys, North Carolina State Bar, North Carolina Bar Association and Buncombe County Bar Association. Julia is licensed to appear in all of our state courts and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina.