Lead Senior Staff Attorney for National Technical Assistance, Commercial Tobacco Control Programs, Public Health Law Center
Julie Amajuoyi leads the national technical assistance work in commercial tobacco control for the Public Health Law Center, which provides legal technical assistance on commercial tobacco control issues to public health professionals and organizations, legal professionals, and advocates throughout the United States.
Julie worked as a litigation associate at Winston & Strawn in Chicago where she engaged in complex commercial and civil litigation, including trademark, trade secrets, patent, and insurance coverage cases. She also engaged extensively in pro bono work, including representing immigrants seeking asylum in the United States. In addition, she gained experience in public interest law working at Catholic Charities Legal assistance, where she provided legal advice and referrals to low income clients with legal issues involving family law, bankruptcy, land-lord tenant law, foreclosure, criminal law, and personal injury. Julie served as an intern with the County’s District Attorney’s Office during law school. She represented clients seeking disability and unemployment insurance benefitsas an intern with Cornell’s Legal Aid Clinic. Julie has significant experience in the health care setting working as a nurse and holds a graduate degree in theological ethics.
Education
B.S., University of Minnesota, Twin Cities summa cum laude
J.D., Cornell University Law School, Managing Editor, Cornell Journal of Law & Public Policy
M.T.S., University of Notre Dame