Julia C. Walker

Julia C. Walker joined Guin Martin & Mundorf in 2011. She practices in the areas of education law, labor and employment law, litigation, and insurance defense. Before joining the firm, Ms. Walker practiced with a Kansas City civil litigation firm where she gained experience in complex litigation, focusing primarily on defense of Fortune 500 companies in products liability lawsuits.

Ms. Walker earned her undergraduate degree in psychology from the University of Missouri-Columbia, where she also earned her law degree. In law school, Ms. Walker was among the Top Ten Oralists in her class, and served as Lead Articles Editor on the Missouri Law Review. She was also elected to the Order of the Coif. After law school, Ms. Walker served as a Law Clerk to the Honorable Mary Rhodes Russell on the Missouri Court of Appeals. Before returning to Kansas City, Ms. Walker spent three years practicing commercial litigation at a top St. Louis defense firm.

Current Employment Position(s): Associate Attorney

Areas of Practice:
Education Law
Labor and Employment Law
Litigation
Insurance Defense

Bar Admissions:
Missouri, 2003
Illinois, 2004
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri

Education:
University of Missouri – Columbia School of Law, 2003 J.D.
Honors: Order of the Coif; Missouri Law Review

University of Missouri – Columbia, 2000
B.A. with Honors in Psychology

Professional Associations and Memberships:
Missouri School Boards Association Council of School Attorneys
National School Boards Association Council of School Attorneys


Past Employment Positions:
Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, 2003-2004
Sandberg, Phoenix & von Gontard P.C. 2004-2007
Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP, 2007-2011

Publications:
“Get Your Dead Hands Off Me: Beneficiaries’ Rights to Terminate or Modify a Trust Under the Uniform Trust Code,” (Mo. Law Rev. vol. 67-2).
“Freedom is to Confinement as Twilight is to Dusk: The Unfortunate Logic of Sexual Predator Statutes,” (Mo. Law Rev. vol. 67-4).