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Julie practices in the areas of transportation, commercial litigation and tort defense. She has extensive experience in bench and jury trials as well as public and private-operated arbitrations. She was named to the Southwest Super Lawyers list in the areas of Civil Litigation Defense and Employment Litigation Defense, and is listed in Arizona's Finest Lawyers.. TRANSPORTATION: Julie's transportation expertise extends to all areas of carriage, including representing shippers, motor, rail, air and ocean carriers, brokers and intermediaries. She handles freight loss and damage claims, and litigates issues related to the collection of tariff and transportation charges. Julie also negotiates and advises clients on transportation contracts and insurance issues. She counsels food truck operators on licensure and regulatory issues.. BUSINESS RELATED MATTERS: Julie represents clients in a wide-variety of business disputes, including breach of contract, non-competition, real estate, insurance coverage and bad faith litigation matters. She also represents clients in the defense of toxic tort and wrongful death matters. She was a trial attorney of a toxic tort case named as one of 2007's most significant defense verdicts in Arizona.. Julie serves as Judge Pro Tempore for the Arizona Superior Court of Maricopa County, and regularly conducts settlement conferences and mediations for commercial litigation and family court matters. She also assists clients in adoption petitions and hearings in Arizona Superior Court.. Associations. Conference of Freight Counsel. Transportation Lawyers Association. Defense Research Institute. Arizona Association of Defense Counsel. Awards & Honors. Award of Professional Distinction, Missouri University of Science and Technology (formerly University of Missouri-Rolla). Arizona's Finest Lawyers. 40 Under 40, Phoenix Business Journal. Rising Star, Southwest Super Lawyer, Civil Litigation. Defense and Employment Litigation Defense. International Association of Defense Counsel, Trial Academy, Stanford Law School. Ladder Down, Arizona Association of Defense Counsel. Published Opinions. Pinnacle Pines Cmty Ass'n v. Everest Nat'l Ins. Co., Chartis Specialty Co., et al., No. CV-12-08202-PCT-DGC, 2014 WL 1875166 (D. Ariz. May 9, 2014).. Pacific Indemnity Co. v. Atlas Van Lines, Inc. 642 F. 3d 702 (9th Cir. 2011).. Pacific Indemnity Co. v. Pickens Kane Moving & Storage Co., et al., 655 F. Supp. 2d 1023 (D. Ariz. 2009).. In re Accuride Erie, 125 LA 1061 (Franckiewicz 2008).. Publications. "Implied Waiver of Attorney-Client Privilege in Arizona Bad Faith Cases: Is it a 'Magical Admission' Standard?," Law Blog (2015).. "Post-ICCTA Federal Jurisdiction Over Recovery of Freight Charges," Transportation Law Institute (2007).. "Collection of Freight Charges: A Case for Federal Jurisdiction," The Transportation Lawyer (2006).. Appointments. Judge Pro Tempore for the Arizona Superior Court of Maricopa County.. Mountain States Legal Foundation, Board of Litigation, Arizona Delegate.. Community Activities. Arizona Women's Education and Employment, Board of Directors.. Phoenix ToolBank, Vice-President, Board of Directors.. Suns Charities 88.. Big Brother Big Sisters of Central Arizona.. Education. Juris Doctor, 2004. Solicitation Editor and Symposium Chair for the Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics and Public Policy. Master of Public Administration, Summa Cum Laude, 1998. Bachelor of Arts, Summa Cum Laude, 1996. 2010 Athletic Hall of Fame - 1995 -1996 Women's Basketball Team

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Jason spent the first twenty years of his career defending insurance companies and employers in disputes with injured workers. During this time, he saw firsthand the strategies insurance companies use to try to limit their liability to their injured workers.. After deciding to leave the world of insurance defense litigation, Jason is now ready to use those same strategies and the insight he gained by helping injured workers receive the full extent of the compensation they deserve. Having been both a lawyer and a client, Jason understands firsthand the significant impact the right lawyer can have on someone’s life as an advocate, a counselor, or simply as a caring listener.. The law offices of Mehta & McConnell, PLLC, were formed with those principles in mind.. Jason is a Board Certified Specialist in the area of Workers’ Compensation law, having earned that distinction from the North Carolina State Bar, a designation enjoyed by less than 1% of his peers.. Jason has handled numerous cases before the North Carolina Industrial Commission, North Carolina Court of Appeals, and the North Carolina Supreme Court.. In addition, Jason has participated in hundreds of mediations and arbitrations in workers’ compensation as well as civil litigation disputes over his more than a twenty-year career.. Jason was named a Rising Star by North Carolina SuperLawyers in 2010.. Jason resides in Charlotte, NC, with his three children. In his free time he enjoys playing golf, cooking, traveling and following the UNC Tar Heels and Carolina Panthers. Jason also has an affinity for Appalachian State University athletics due to the fact that his father and brother are both graduates of that institution and are ardent supporters of the Mountaineer football team.

Prior to entering private practice, Brian gained valuable experience in a wide range of cases as a law clerk for the Superior Court of Whitfield and Murray Counties.  Brian specializes in the areas of personal injury, auto accidents, trucking accidents, and premises liability.  In addition to participation in jury and bench trials, he has obtained favorable outcomes prior to trial in a variety of contested matters.  His practice includes trial and appellate litigation in all state and federal courts in Georgia.

I am a full time trial attorney that exclusively represents individuals who have been severely injured or family members of individuals who have been killed as a result of the negligent or wrongful conduct of others.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.