Attorney Profile

Julia H. Powell

Practice Areas

Ms. Powell counsels and represents employees in all types of discrimination and retaliation matters. Her practice has focused particularly in disability discrimination/accommodation and FMLA. Ms. Powell has appeared before the Wisconsin Equal Rights Division, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Eastern District of Wisconsin and the Unemployment Insurance Division. Ms. Powell has also represented Federal employees in the Equal Employment Opportunity Arena. Ms. Powell chairs the Firm’s Medical Discrimination Practice Group and general Discrimination Practice Group.

Bar and Court Admissions

Wisconsin
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin

Education

The University of Michigan law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Juris Doctor, 2001

Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota
Bachelor of Arts, International Relations, Cum Laude, 1997

Professional Associations and Memberships

Wisconsin Employment Lawyers Association, Member
State Bar of Wisconsin, Member

Past Employment Positions

Seyfarth Shaw, Chicago, Illinois
Clerk

Land of Lincoln Legal Aid Foundation, Decatur, Illinois
Clerk