Julia R. Brouhard

jbrouhard@rayrobcle.com

Education:

·          University of Houston College of Law - Houston, Texas

            Juris Doctor, 1981

·          Butler University - Indianapolis, Indiana

            Master of Science in Education, 1972

·          Ball State University - Muncie, Indiana

            Bachelor of Science in Education, 1969

Licensed to Practice:           

·          State of Ohio, 1989 - All Courts

·          State of Texas, 1981 (currently inactive status)

·          U.S. District Courts: Northern District of Ohio,

            Southern District of Ohio, Eastern District of Michigan,

            Western District of Michigan, Northern District of Illinois,

            Western District of Pennsylvania

·          U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Professional Experience:

·          Ray, Robinson, Carle, & Davies P.L.L. - Cleveland, Ohio

            Partner - January 1991 to present

            Associate - July 1989 to December 1990

·          Royston, Rayzor, Vickery & Williams - Galveston, Texas

            Partner - 1987 to 1988

            Associate - 1981 to 1986

            Law Clerk - 1981

·          Barker & Lain - Galveston and Hitchcock, Texas

            Law Clerk - Summer, 1979

Pre-Legal Experience:

·          Dibrell, Dibrell, Greer & Brown, Barker & Lain, and Markwell, Stubbs, Dalehite, Youngblood & Blair -            Galveston, Texas

            Legal Secretary - 1974 to 1978

·          Kelly Services - Durham, North Carolina

            Temporary Secretarial Services - 1973 to 1974

·          Durham County Schools - Durham, North Carolina

            Developed and taught remedial reading program for grades 1 through 6 - 1972 to 1973

·          Metropolitan School District of Washington Twp. - Indianapolis, Indiana

            Elementary school teacher for 3rd grade - 1969 to 1972

Professional Associations:

·          American Bar Association

            Litigation Section - Admiralty & Maritime Committee

·          Maritime Law Association of the United States - Proctor Member

            Maritime Personnel and Cruise Line Committees

·          Defense Research Institute

            Admiralty Law Committee

·          Ohio State Bar Association

·          State Bar of Texas

·          Cleveland Bar Association

            Trustee 2002-2005

            Court Rules Committee, Chair 2004-2005

            Commission on Women in the Law, Chair 1995-1996

            Bar Admissions Committee

            Certified Grievance Committee, Chair 2001-2002

            Litigation Section

Publications:

·          Brouhard, Admiralty Law, Texas Law Office Handbook, Second Edition (Bancroft-Whitney, 1982)

Invited Speaker:

·          Passenger Vessel Association

            Great Lakes Annual Meetings - 1998, 1999

Selected Cases:

Lead and second-chair defense attorney in jury and non-jury cases involving a variety of issues, including Jones Act seaman claims, longshore third-party claims, Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act claims, collision cases, salvage cases, cruise line passenger cases and product liability cases. Representative cases include:

·          Dismissals for lack of personal jurisdiction granted by various state and federal courts to clients  

            Carnival Cruise Lines, Norwegian Cruise Lines and Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines.

·          Union Pacific RR Co. v. Inchcape Shipping Services, et al., U.S. District Court for Eastern District of

            Missouri, 2004. Court granted summary judgment for client in train derailment case.

·          Fisher International Freight Forwarders v. Hyundai Merchant Marine (America) Inc., U.S. District

            Court for Northern District of Illinois, 2001. Client dismissed on time bar issue.

·          Lindle v. Inland Lakes Management, Inc., Court of Common Pleas for Cuyahoga County, Ohio, 1997.

            Judgment for client at conclusion of plaintiff's case. Appeal by plaintiff dismissed for late filing.

·          Whyte v. Canada Steamship Lines, Court of Common Pleas for Cuyahoga County, Ohio, 1996. Death

            of Canadian seaman on Canadian vessel in U.S. waters. Verdict against client reversed on

            appeal, finding U.S. law did not apply - 1997. Ohio Supreme Court refused to hear plaintiff's

            appeal.

·          Perpich v. The Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Co. and The Interlake Steamship Co., U.S. District Court for

            Eastern District of Michigan, 1996. Summary judgment for clients in seaman's hearing loss

            case on statute of limitations issue.   Issue of judge's recusal reported at 927 F.Supp. 226 (E.D.

            Mich., 1996).

·          Ahmed v. Inland Lakes Management, Inc., U.S. District Court for Eastern District of Michigan, 1993.

            Defense verdict in Jones Act seaman's case.

·          Kurczewski v. Inland Lakes Management, Inc., U.S. District Court for Eastern District of Michigan,

            1992. Verdict in favor of Jones Act plaintiff, damages held to $50,000. (2nd chair)

·          Hawkins v. The Interlake Steamship Company, U.S. District Court for Eastern District of Michigan,

            1992. Verdict in favor of Jones Act plaintiff, damages held to $50,000.

·          Mowles v. Digicon, U.S. District Court for Southern District of Texas, 1987. Judgment for client

            when plaintiff failed to prove the spud which plaintiff's vessel struck came from client's vessel.

·          Pellerin v. Lykes Bros. SS. Co., Inc., U.S. District Court for Southern District of Texas, 1985. Defense

            verdict in Jones Act seaman's case.

·          Andress v. Sun Line Cruises, 101st District Court of Dallas County, Texas, 1984. Judgment for client

            on passengers' claim that accommodations on cruise ship were not what they had been

            promised.

·          Empacadora del Norte, S.A. v. M/V Finnco Victoria, 1983 A.M.C. 1235 (S.D. Tex. 1982). Represented

            plaintiff seeking salvage award for assisting burning cargo vessel.