Julie Jarrell Gresham is a Member in the Firm's Gulf Coast office. Julie concentrates her practice on litigation matters, including complex commercial litigation, contract disputes, personal injury, wrongful death and premises liability lawsuits.  Julie has experience in handling employment cases involving alleged wrongful discharge, breach of employment contracts and non-competition agreements.  Julie has been recognized by Best Lawyers® in America in the field of Commercial Litigation and as a Mid-South Rising Star in Business Litigation.

Julie also has experience with administrative law matters.  After Hurricane Katrina, Julie represented the Office of Governor Haley Barbour and the Mississippi Development Authority in the planning, implementation and operation of the Community Development Block Grant Homeowners' Assistance Program. 

Julie currently serves on the board of directors for the Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce, Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce Foundation, University of Southern Mississippi Alumni Association and University of Southern Mississippi Foundation.  Julie is also a member of the American Red Cross Board of Directors and serves as the Vice Chair and Philanthropy Chair for the organization.  Julie is also active in the Mississippi Bar.  She has served as Secretary of the Young Lawyers' Division, as a member of its Board of Directors and chaired several committees. 

Speeches & Publications

Speeches

• Mississippi Bar Convention Summer School, Sandestin, Florida, "Come Hell or Highwater -An Overview of Legal Issues Involved in the Hurricane Katrina Homeowner's Assistance Program" (July 2007)
• Mississippi Girls’ State Delegation, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, "Why Every Young Woman Should Vote" (June 2001 and June 2002)

Publications

• Who Will Be Responsible for Damages Caused by Chinese Drywall? The MDLA Quarterly, The Publication of the Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association, Vol. 34, No. 1, 2010
• 2005 Product Liability Warnings Monograph, Contributing Author, American Bar Association, 2005
• An Easy Cause of Action for Spam Faxes – The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991, in Birmingham Bar Bulletin 20-22 (Issue 2), Vol. 24, 2003

Community & Professional Activities

• Communication Consultant, Communications Counsel of America, Inc.
• Leadership Gulf Coast, Class of 2009-10
• American Red Cross, Gulf Coast Chapter Board of Directors; Vice Chair and Philanthropy Chair
• Boys & Girls Clubs of the Gulf Coast, East Harrison County Unit Board (2008-10)
• Leadership Mississippi, Class of 2008-09
• Biloxi Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors (2009-11)
• Coast Young Professionals, Board of Directors (2007-09)
• University of Southern Mississippi Alumni Association, Board of Directors
• University of Southern Mississippi Foundation, Board of Directors
• Lamar Order, University of Mississippi School of Law
• Juris Sodalitas Fellowship of Law, University of Southern Mississippi
• Defense Research Institute, Professionalism Committee
• Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association
• Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit
• The Mississippi Bar Association: Young Lawyer's Division, President (2012); Secretary (2010-11); Chair of Nominations and Awards Committee (2010-11); Board of Directors (2008-10); Co-chair of Bridge the Gap Seminar Committee (2009-10)
• The Mississippi Bar Association, Chair of Public Information Committee (2010-11); Women in the Profession Committee (2008-10)
• The American Bar Association (Advisory Panel Member; Young Lawyers Section; Litigation Section)
• The Harrison County Bar Association
• The Alabama Bar Association
• Alabama Board of Directors for Arthritis Foundation (2003-04)
• Exceptional Foundation, Junior Board of Directors, Birmingham, Alabama (2003-04)