Practice Areas
- Appellate Practice
- Medical Malpractice Defense
- Premises Liability
- Products Liability
Julye has been defending professional liability lawsuits involving hospitals, physicians, physician extenders, and nurses since 1999. Since joining Huff, Powell & Bailey in 2004, she successfully has tried numerous cases involving death and catastrophic injury. She has defended allegations of medical negligence, ordinary negligence, assault and battery, fraud, and premises liability, in federal and state courts, at trial and on appeal. She has represented primary care providers for both pediatric and adult patients, and specialists in fields including cardiology, emergency medicine, gastroenterology, neurosurgery, obstetrics and gynecology, psychiatry, pulmonology/critical care, radiology, surgery, and urology. In addition to representing clients in civil litigation, Julye represents physicians in hearings before the Georgia Composite Medical Board, hospital credentialing committees, and insurance companies. Julye has given lectures regarding risk management topics to physician, physician assistant, and nursing organizations.
- Defense of pediatric hospitals and pediatric urgent care centers in lawsuits involving conditions including genetic anomalies, meningitis and other infections, neurosurgical complications, and sudden cardiac death
- Defense of hospitals, surgical centers, urgent care centers, and emergency medical service providers in lawsuits involving misdiagnoses, failures to diagnose, medication errors, surgical errors, and decubitus ulcers
- Defense of pediatricians and pediatric subspecialists in lawsuits involving conditions including adverse medication reactions, genetic and metabolic diseases, and surgical procedures
- Defense of obstetricians, certified nurse midwives, and nurses in lawsuits involving maternal and fetal death and injuries
- Defense of plastic surgeons, dermatologists, physician extenders, and aestheticians in lawsuits involving cosmetic and reconstructive surgery and clinical medical aesthetic procedures
- Representation of physicians in investigations conducted by the Georgia Composite Medical Board
- Representation of physicians and other healthcare providers in hospital investigations and actions to limit or terminate credentials and privileges
- Representation of physicians in investigations and audits conducted by federal and state agencies and county health departments
- Representation of physicians in disputes with insurance companies, such as Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- Defense of corporations in cases involving death and catastrophic injuries resulting from motor vehicle, trucking, and workplace accidents
- General risk management and advice for the development of hospital and physician practice policies and procedures
- AV Preeminent Rating, Martindale Hubbell
- Routinely selected by her peers as a Rising Star and a Georgia Super Lawyer
- Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Phi Delta Phi
- State Bar of Georgia
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
- Supreme Court of Georgia
- Court of Appeals of Georgia
- American Bar Association
- State Bar of Georgia
- Atlanta Bar Association
- Defense Research Institute
- International Association of Defense Counsel
- Barrister, Joseph Henry Lumpkin Inn of Court
- B.Ar.Sc., Honors College, magna cum laude, University of South Carolina (1996)
- J.D., Vanderbilt University (1999)
- Lessons from Lawsuits: Supervision and Documentation of Services by Non-Physician Professionals,OBNet Risk Management Presentation
- Advanced Expert Witness Deposition Tactics, National Business Institute CLE
- Medical Malpractice Litigation for Physician Assistant Students, Mercer University Concepts in Healthcare Course
- Greater Augusta AALNC (American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants) Mock Trial
- DefenseNet Can Help You Defend Physicians, MAG Mutual Defense Attorney Seminar