Julia S. Hooten

Julia HootenPartner
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. Julie 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 became a partner in January 2011. 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. Julie was the co-planner of the North Carolina Bar Association's annual Workers' Compensation Section Meeting and CLE for 2010 and 2011. She has presented at numerous seminars for safety managers and adjusters on a variety of topics, including Ethics for North Carolina Adjusters, Retaliatory Discharge, Anatomy for Adjusters, Enforcement of Settlement Agreements, and Handling a Workers' Compensation Claim. Julie is licensed to appear in all of our state courts and the United States District Court for the Western and Eastern Districts of North Carolina. She has also been recognized as a "Rising Star" by her peers in the 2011 and 2012 North Carolina editions of Super Lawyers.