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22 Best Lawyers awards

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Biography

Julie Meaders is a tenacious advocate for her clients and represents investors, bankruptcy trustees, businesses, and employees in a variety of commercial disputes, including bankruptcy-related litigation, matters involving fraudulent conveyances and breaches of fiduciary duties by directors and officers, breach of contract cases, and WARN Act litigation.

Her practice also focuses on environmental litigation, including pipeline right-of-way cases in which she represents landowners, and pollution/nuisance cases in which she represents members of affected communities.

Julie’s prior experience with insurance and personal injury defense also helps support strategy in a variety of disputes.

While in law school at Tulane, Julie interned for the Honorable James L. Dennis of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. She also served as editor in chief of the Tulane Environmental Law Journal. As a student attorney in the Tulane Environmental Law Clinic, Julie successfully argued a motion against Formosa and LDEQ, resulting in a court order compelling LDEQ to redo its environmental justice analysis of Formosa’s proposed project.

Works at
Fishman Haygood LLP

22 Best Lawyers awards

Fishman Haygood LLP logo

Locations

Education

  • Tulane University, J.D., graduated 2021

Bar Admissions

  • Louisiana, Louisiana State Bar Association, 2021

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Louisiana
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Affiliations

  • American Association for Justice - Member
  • Association for Women Attorneys, New Orleans - Member
  • Federal Bar Association - Member
  • International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation, Louisiana Network - Member
  • Louisiana Bar Foundation - Member and Grants Committee
  • New Orleans Bar Association - Member
  • The Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit - Member

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 2026 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Environmental Law
  • Insurance Law

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