Julie D. Lawton joined DePaul in 2011. She previously taught in the Housing & Community Development Clinic at Georgetown University Law Center. She received her JD, cum laude, from Howard University, LLM from Georgetown and BS in Finance, magna cum laude, from Florida A&M University. She also worked as an attorney and development consultant in residential real estate development in Washington, D.C., including owning a real estate development company. Prior to her career in real estate, she practiced for a number of years in the Financial Services group at Morrison & Foerster in Washington, D.C. providing legal counsel on consumer credit issues to large banks and credit card issuers. Prior to her legal career, she worked as a financial analyst in the Commercial Banking group at Bank of America in Atlanta, GA.
Education
B.S., Florida A&M University (magna cum laude); J.D., Howard University (cum laude); LL.M., Georgetown University
Areas of Expertise
- Real Estate
- Affordable Housing
- Consumer Law
- Clinical Legal Education
Courses Taught
- Accounting for Lawyers
- Business Fundamentals for Lawyers
- Business Law Clinic
- Housing & Community Development Legal Clinic
- Real Estate Transactions
Selected Works