Julie Schumer
Personal Statement:
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For over 30 years, I have dedicated my career to defending those already convicted of a crime, knowing that I was the last hope for a client=s freedom or life time in prison. To fulfil this awesome responsibility, I have put all of my energies into convincing the appellate courts to overturn my clients= convictions. I know what it takes to maximize your chances of prevailing on appeal or in a writ proceeding. The most satisfying and exciting moments of my many years in practice have been the times I have been able to meet my newly freed client at the prison gate, celebrate his freedom and return him to his life and family.
Certification/Specialties:
- Appellate Law, State Bar Board of Legal Specialization, 1996
Bar Admissions:
- California, 1978
- U.S. District Court Central District of California
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of California
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
Education:
- Loyola-Marymount Law School 1978, Juris Doctorate
- UCLA Los Angeles CA 1975, B.A. English, Honors: Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Published Works:
- A Procedural Roadmap to Civil & Criminal Appeals (Co-Author), Contra Costa Lawyer, 1996
- Appellate Procedure Simplified, Contra Costa Lawyer, 1993
Representative Cases:
- Myers v. Trendwest, 148 CA 41403 (California Court of Appeal 2007)
- People v. Houston, 130 CA 4279 (California Court of Appeal 2005)
- People v. Johnson, 121 CA 41409 (2004)
- People v. Tucker, 37 CA 41 (1995)
- People v. King, 30 CA 4328 (1994)
- People v. Araujo, 10 CA 4700 (1992)
- People v. Runge, 3 CA 4436 (1992)
- People v. Spears, 228 CA 3d1 (1991)
- People v. Seibel, 219 CA 3d 1279 (1990)
- People v. Coston, 221 CA 3d 898 (1990)
- People v. Brown, 201 CA 3d 1296 (1988)
- People v. Jarrell, 196 CA 3d 604 (1987)
Continuing Education Classes and Seminars Taught:
- Appellate Procedure, Contra Costa Bar Association, 2002
- Appellate Procedure, Contra Costa Bar Association, 1996
- Appellate Procedure, Contra Costa Bar Association, 1995
Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Appellate Law Advisory Commission, 1998 - 2000 Co-Chair
- CACJ Prisons/Post-Conviction Law Committee, 1994 - 1996 Co-Chair
- Appellate Section of Contra Costa County Bar Association, 1991 - 1996
President and Secretary as well as co-founder of the section
Employment Positions:
- Innocence Legal Team, 2009 to Present
- Solo practitioner handling crime appeals exclusively with emphasis in sex crimes, 1982-2009
- Mink, Alpert & Barr, Associate Attorney, 1978-1982
