Julie H. Littky-Rubin

Julie H. Littky-Rubin is in charge of the appellate practice at LRCFW. She handles appeals arising out of all areas of civil trial law and provides trial support for the firm. In addition to the appeals she handles in-house, Ms. Littky-Rubin also assists outside firms and attorneys with their appellate and trial support matters. She is admitted to practice in Florida State Courts; the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida; and, the U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit.

Ms. Littky-Rubin joined the firm in 1994. Prior to that, she served as Staff Attorney to the Honorable George W. Hersey, III, in the Fourth District Court of Appeal in West Palm Beach.

Ms. Littky-Rubin frequently speaks at legal seminars throughout Florida and has had several articles published in the Florida Bar Journal. In the fall of 2003, she was awarded the S. Victor Tipton Award for Superior Achievement in Legal Writing by the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers in recognition of her advocacy for injured victims’ rights through legal writing and oral arguments she has presented before Florida’s courts. In the spring of 2004, she received the Palm Beach County Legal Aid Society Pro Bono Award in Appellate Practice. She was appointed by the Florida Supreme Court to serve on the Standard Jury Instruction (Civil) Committee and was awarded the Florida Bar President’s Pro Bono Service Award for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit in 2008.

She participates in numerous legal organizations including The Florida and Palm Beach County Bar Associations, the Women’s Caucus Board of Directors for the Florida Justice Association, the Florida Association of Women Lawyers, for which she has served as President and Treasurer of the Palm Beach County Chapter. She has also volunteered in Palm Beach County’s attorney ad litem program, assisting with expediting adoptions. Ms. Littky-Rubin also volunteers as a judge in the Palm Beach Post’s Pathfinder Scholarship program in the Forensic category. She also currently serves as President of the Timber Trace Elementary School PTA.

Ms. Littky-Rubin lives in Palm Beach Gardens with her husband, attorney Len Rubin and their two children, Hannah and Matthew.

Education:

J.D., University of Florida College of Law, 1993
B.A., Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude, Brown University, 1989

Areas of Practice:

Appellate Practice

Certifications Specialties:

Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education

Published Works:

”Proposals for Settlement: Minding Your P’s & Q’s Under Rule 1.442”, Florida Bar Journal, February 2002
”So I Finally Understand the ‘Impact Rule’…But Why Does it Still Exist?”, Florida Bar Journal, February 2008

Classes/Seminars Taught:

“Hot Appellate Issues for the Trial Lawyer”, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers Annual Convention: General Session, June 2003
“The Basics of Appellate Practice”, The Florida Bar Practicing With Professionalism Course, December 2002
“Preserving the Record on Appeal”, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyer Al J. Cone Trial Advocacy Institute, August 2002
“Evidence Code and Civil Procedure Rules Update”, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyer Legislative and Case Law Update Seminar, June 2002
“PIP and Med Pay Setoffs”, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers Collateral Source Seminar, January 2002
“Auto Case Law & Statutory Update”, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers Auto Negligence Seminar, July 2001
“Proposals for Settlement”, The Florida Bar “Staying Out of Trouble Through Legal Drafting” Seminar, June 2001
“Appellate Practice”, The Florida Bar “Bridge the Gap” Seminar, February 2000

Awards and Honors:

Florida Justice Association- S. Victor Tipton Award for Superior Achievement in Legal Writing (2003)
Florida Super Lawyers –Top 50 Female Florida Super Lawyers
Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County – Pro Bono Award in Appellate Practice (2004)
Florida Bar President Pro Bono Service Award, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit (2008)
Martindale Hubbell - AV Rating

Professional Associations and Leadership Activities:

Member: American Bar Association
Member: Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers
Member: American Bar Association
Member: Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Member: Florida Association of Women Lawyers
Member: Palm Beach County Bar Association
Member: Palm Beach County Trial Lawyers Association
Former President: Florida Association of Women Lawyers (2000)

Community Associations and Leadership Activities:

President, Timber Trace Elementary School, PTA
Volunteer: Temple Beth Am

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