Before joining Strobo Barkley PLLC, Julia was the Senior Staff Attorney for the Honorable Phillip J. Shepherd, Chief Judge of the Franklin Circuit Court. She is a member of the Kentucky Bar Association and also serves on the board of the Kentucky Natural Lands Trust. Julia attended Hanover College and graduated cum laude in 2009 with a B.A. in Political Science and an emphasis in Business. While at Hanover, she played soccer, was active in political campaigns, and worked a semester in Washington D.C. for Senator Evan Bayh’s communication office. In 2012, she received her J.D. from the University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law where she was a Notes Editor for the Journal of Animal and Environmental Law.