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Julie Houth

Julie T. Houth received her Bachelor of Arts degree in History with a minor in Sociology from the University of California, Irvine. She received her Juris Doctor degree from Thomas Jefferson School of Law and Masters of Law (LL.M) degree in taxation from the University of San Diego School of Law.

She is an associate attorney with Thomas Quinn LLP. Her practice focuses on the representation of employers and carriers in cases brought under the United States Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act and its extensions, including the Defense Base Act. Prior to joining the firm, she practiced plaintiffs’ complex litigation including the multi-state district opioids cases.

She is admitted to practice in New York. She was nominated and selected as one of the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Young Lawyers Division’s (YLD) 2021 On the Rise Top 40 Young Lawyer Honorees.

She is an active leader in several bar associations including the ABA Standing Committee of Publishing Oversight (SCOPO), ABA YLD and Solo, Small Firm & General Practice (GPSolo) Division, the New York State Bar Association’s (NYSBA) Young Lawyers Section (YLS), San Diego County Bar Association (SDCBA), and Pan Asian Lawyers of San Diego (PALSD). She currently serves as a member of the ABA SCOPO, managing editor of the ABA YLD’s publications, editor in chief of the ABA GPSolo Division’s magazine, Chair for the NYSBA YLS, past co-editor in chief and member of the SDCBA’s San Diego Lawyer Magazine, and director for PALSD.