604.581.7001 Central City Tower, Ste. 1500, Surrey, BC

Julie J. Johal

Associate

T: 604.580.7026
E: jjohal@mcquarrie.com


Assistant: Tracey Tillapaugh
T: 604.580.7067
E: ttillapaugh@mcquarrie.com

Julie's practice is primarily litigation based, with an emphasis on general insurance defence litigation and personal injury law.

Julie has experience with a spectrum of insurance litigation, including products liability, occupiers’ liability and motor vehicle litigation. She has successfully defended and resolved personal injury actions, including defence by summary trial and mediation, and settlement of a variety of disputes. She has also defended sexual abuse claims.

She appears frequently before the BC Provincial Court and Supreme Court. She has also appeared before various administrative tribunals such as the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal.

Julie is fluent in Punjabi.

  • Memberships & Professional Affiliations
    • Canadian Bar Association
    • Vancouver Bar Association
    • Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia 
    • Canadian Corporate Counsel Association (CCCA)
  • Positions / Community Involvement
  • College of Dental Surgeons of British Columbia, board member 

  • Representative Work
    • prosecuting criminal offences as provincial Crown
    • extensive litigation experience in BC Provincial Court
    • numerous settlement conferences
    • appearing in BC Supreme Court Chambers on a variety of matters
    • assisting senior counsel with trials in BC Supreme Court
    • preparing documentation for the appellate court level
    • resolving actions through various forms of alternative dispute resolution including mediation
  • Hobbies / Interests
    • reading
    • outdoor activities such as hiking, running marathons and spending time with her dog
  • Education
  • Bachelor of Laws, University of Calgary, 2006

  • Years of Call & Jurisdiction
  • Called to the BC Bar in 2007

Memberships & Professional Affiliations

  • Canadian Bar Association
  • Vancouver Bar Association
  • Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia 
  • Canadian Corporate Counsel Association (CCCA)

Positions / Community Involvement

College of Dental Surgeons of British Columbia, board member 

Representative Work

  • prosecuting criminal offences as provincial Crown
  • extensive litigation experience in BC Provincial Court
  • numerous settlement conferences
  • appearing in BC Supreme Court Chambers on a variety of matters
  • assisting senior counsel with trials in BC Supreme Court
  • preparing documentation for the appellate court level
  • resolving actions through various forms of alternative dispute resolution including mediation

Hobbies / Interests

  • reading
  • outdoor activities such as hiking, running marathons and spending time with her dog

Education

Bachelor of Laws, University of Calgary, 2006

Years of Call & Jurisdiction

Called to the BC Bar in 2007

 
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