Julia B. Judkins

Principal
3920 University Drive
Fairfax, Virginia 22030
(703) 385-1000 Telephone
(703) 385-1555 Facsimile
jjudkins@vadctriallaw.com

Areas of Practice

Civil litigation and trial practice in Federal and State Courts throughout Virginia, with emphasis in the areas of:

• Government and municipality law
• Employment law
• School Board Law
• Civil Litigation Defense

Education

• Undergraduate: George Mason University
  B.S., 1979
• Graduate: George Mason University School of Law
  J.D., with distinction, 1983
  Law Review, 1980-1983; Phi Delta Phi

Employment

• Principal
  Bancroft, McGavin, Horvath & Judkins, P.C.
  1991-present
• Associate
  Lewis, Trichilo, & Bancroft, P.C.
  1984-1990
• Law Clerk to the Judges of the 19th Judicial Circuit, Virginia
  1983-1984

Bar Memberships

• Virginia (1983)

Court Admissions

• Virginia Supreme Court, 1983
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, 1985
• U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia, 1991
• United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 1985
• United States Supreme Court, 1992

Reported or Published Cases

• Wolf v. Fauquier County Bd. of Supervisors, No. 1:06cv945 (JCC), 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 67362 (September 12, 2007).
• Wolf v. Fauquier County Bd. of Supervisors, No. 1:06cv945 (JCC), 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 50063 (July 10, 2007).
• Cilman v. Reeves, No. 06-1099, 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 45165 (June 20, 2007).
• Wolf v. Fauquier County Bd. of Supervisors, No. 1:06cv945 (JCC), 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 90221 (December 12, 2006).
• Wolf v. Fauquier County Bd. of Supervisors, No. 1:06cv945 (JCC), 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 75354 (October 17, 2006).
• Chavez v. McIntyre, No. 5:05CV00034, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 38603 (June 12, 2006).
• Chavez v. McIntyre, No. 5:05CV00034, 424 F. Supp. 2d 858, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 7689 (February 28, 2006).
• Lyren v. Ohr, No. 050768, 271 Va. 155, 623 S.E.2d 883, 2006 Va. LEXIS 13 (January 13, 2006).
• Nerri v. Adu-Gyamfi, No. 04234, 270 Va. 28, 613 S.E.2d 429, 2005 Va. LEXIS 59 (June 9, 2005).
• Belshe v. Pinecrest Cluster Ass'n, No. 213425, 68 Va. Cir. 89, 2005 Va. Cir. LEXIS 56 (May 4, 2005).
• Veney v. Ojeda, No. 1:03cv1410, 321 F. Supp. 2d 733, 2004 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11259 (June 15, 2004).
• Russ v. Destival, No. 030892, 267 Va. 458, 593 S.E.2d 201, 2004 Va. LEXIS 29 (March 5, 2004).
• Clean Sweep Prof'l Parking Lot Maint., Inc. v. Talley, No. 030058, 267 Va. 210, 591 S.E.2d 79, 2004 Va. LEXIS 17 (January 16, 2004).
• Va. Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co. v. Beach, No. 03-182, Chan. No. 03-197, 65 Va. Cir. 537, 2004 Va. Cir. LEXIS 98 (January 5, 2004).
• Veney v. Ojeda, 321 F. Supp.2d 733 (E.D. Va. 2004).
• Echtenkamp v. Loudoun County Public Schools, 263 F. Supp.2d 1043 (E.D. Va. 2003).
• Berczek v. Erie Ins. Group, 259 Va. 795, 529 S.E.2d 89 (2000).
• Roe v. Spotsylvania Mall Co., No. 96-2403, 1998 U.S. App. LEXIS 7806 (4th Cir. 1998).
• Williams v. United States, 50 F.3d 299 (4th Cir. 1995).
• Kouri v. Todd Liberian Servs., 743 F.Supp. 448 (E.D. Va. 1990), aff'd, 960 F.2d 146 (4thCir.), cert. denied, 506 U.S. 865 (1992).
• Amtrak v. Catless Volunteer Fire Co., No. 90-2409, 1991 U.S. App. LEXIS 253867 (4th Cir. 1991).
• National R. Passenger Corp. v. Catlett Volunteer Fire Co., 241 Va. 402, 404 S.E.2d 216 (1991).
• Willilamson v. Old Brogue, Inc., 232 Va. 350, 350 S.E.2d 621 (1986).
• McDaniel v. Colonial Mechanical Corp., 3 Va. App. 408 (1986).

Professional Associations

• Virginia State Bar
• Fairfax Bar Association
• Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys
  • Board of Directors, 1995-1998
• Virginia Women Attorneys Association
  • Past President, Northern Virginia Chapter, 1996
• Local Government Attorneys of Virginia
• Defense Research Institute
• Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
• Member, Character Fitness Committee of the
  • Virginia Board of Bar Examiners, 1995-present
• Magistrate Selection Committee, U.S. District Court
  • Eastern District of Virginia, 1994-1998
• George Mason University Inns of Court,
  • Master, Litigation Inn, 1997-present

Professional Activities

• Past Member, Professionalism Committee of the Virginia State Bar
• Past Chairman, Law Day Committee, Fairfax Bar Association
• Past Member, Judicial Screening Committee, Committee, Fairfax Bar Association

Lectures and Seminars

• Lecturer, Fairfax Bar Association Seminars, Trial Practice, Personal Injury, Premises Liability
• Lecturer, Virginia Continuing Legal Education Seminars, Trial Practice and Jury Selection, Personal Injury
• Lecturer, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Personal Injury Cases
• Lecturer, Professional Educational Systems, Insurance and Tort Law
• Lecturer, Local Government Attorneys of Virginia, Sovereign Immunity, Electronic Discovery
• Lecturer, Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys, Insurance Law Update, Sovereign Immunity, Trial Practice
• Lecturer, Virginia Claims Association, Property Damage
• Lecturer, George Mason University School of Law, the Character and Fitness Application and Admission to the Virginia State Bar

Bancroft, McGavin, Horvath, & Judkins, P.C., handle  civil and business litigation defense, insurance law and defense, government and municipal law, workers' compensation, and DUI/traffic defense  cases throughout the  Commonwealth of Virginia and in the District of Columbia. Call (703) 385-1000 today for a free consultation or fill out our free case review form.