About Julie Tamerler, Esq.
Julie’s practice focuses on family law, business, and intellectual property. After graduating from Hofstra University as a triple major in History, Political Science, and Global Studies, she ran her own business in the luxury goods space. Julie then attended Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law, focusing on trial advocacy and general litigation. After graduating, Julie served as a law clerk with The Honorable President Judge Michael J. Koury, Jr. of the Court of Common Pleas of Northampton County.
Julie is a Special Master in Divorce with the Court of Common Pleas of Northampton County, holding conferences and hearings on issues such as equitable distribution, alimony, and counsel fees. She takes a practical, common-sense approach to help parties reach agreements during difficult times in their lives.
She lives in the Lehigh Valley with her husband, Kevin, and their rescue racing Greyhound. In her spare time, Julie publishes legal scholarship and restores her period authentic midcentury modern home.
Bar Admission
Pennsylvania
Education
Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law, J.D.
Dean’s Merit Scholarship
Villanova Law National Trial Team
Semifinalist - AAJ Student Trial Advocacy Competition
Villanova Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Journal - Staff Writer, Managing Editor of Outside Articles
Clinic for Asylum, Refugee & Emigrant Services (CARES) - Student Attorney
Hofstra University, B.A., Triple Major in History, Political Science, and Global Studies, Minor in Geography
Presidential Merit Scholarship
Dean Bernard J. Firestone Fellowship in the Liberal Arts Research Grant
Theodore Roosevelt Association John Allen Gable Award
Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society
Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honor Society
Gamma Theta Upsilon Geography Honor Society
Phi Alpha Delta Society of Scholars Honor Society
Phi Alpha Delta Fraternity
Clerkship
Law Clerk – The Honorable President Judge Michael J. Koury, Jr. (Northampton County Court of Common Pleas, 2020-2022)
Professional Associations
The Federalist Society
The American Constitution Society
The Pennsylvania Bar Association
The American Association for Justice
The Bar Association of Lehigh County
The Bar Association of Northampton County
The Judge Donald E. Wieand Barristers’ Inn of Court
Publications
In progress: Omega SA v. 375 Canal, LLC: Trademark Holders as Landlord, Judge, and Jury
If Resale Companies Go Bankrupt, Who Is Left Holding the Bag?, The Fashion Law (Feb. 2, 2023)
The Ship of Theseus: The Lanham Act, Chanel, and the Secondhand Luxury Goods Market, 32 Fordham Intell. Prop. Media & Ent. L.J. (2022)
A Case Over Canal Street Fakes Raises Questions About the Potential Bounds of Landlord Liability, The Fashion Law (Sept. 24, 2021)
Everything isn’t Gucci: Trademark law and the secondhand luxury goods market, Reuters (June 18, 2021)
Indoor Rock Climbing: The Nuts and Bolts of Routesetting Copyright Protection Post-Star Athletica, 28 Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports L.J. 1 (2021)
Media
Julie Tamerler on Copyright in Rock Climbing Routes, Ipse Dixit Podcast, Season 1 Ep. 602 (2020)