Press Release
Duane Morris Welcomes Julie Mebane, Expands Real Estate Practice Group
SAN DIEGO, JANUARY 4 - Duane Morris LLP, one of the nation's 100 largest law firms, has added a new partner to its Real Estate Practice Group. Julie S. Mebane, formerly a partner at Stipanov and Mebane, has joined the Duane Morris San Diego office.
"We are delighted to welcome Julie to the group," said Marc D. Brookman, head of Duane Morris' Real Estate Practice Group. "Her legal experience and community activities will provide substantial benefits to our practice group and firm. I am pleased to welcome her."
"Julie will be a valuable asset to our San Diego office," said Christopher Celentino, managing partner of the office. "Having more than two decades of experience in both real estate and intellectual property, she will be a very welcome addition to the firm."
Julie S. Mebane focuses her real estate practice on commercial real estate purchases, sales, loans and secured lending, commercial, industrial and office leases, and land use issues. She advises clients on a wide variety of real property issues, as well as general business and corporate matters. She also has substantial experience in intellectual property issues, including trademark adoption and registration.
Julie has served such clients as Aviara Land Associates and Daniels Cablevision of San Diego, Adelphia Communications Corp. of Greenwood Village, CO.; and Hillman Properties, based in Pittsburgh, and has handled California transactions for Vanderbilt University of Nashville, TN.
Julie has served as General Counsel to the University of California at Los Angeles Alumni Association, as well as serving on the Board of Directors for the National Association of Women Business Owners.
Julie received her B.A. from UCLA, and her J.D. from the UCLA School of Law.
About Duane Morris
Duane Morris LLP, one of the 100 largest law firms in the United States, is a full-service firm of approximately 550 lawyers. In addition, Duane Morris affiliates have approximately 50 professionals engaged in ancillary service businesses. The firm represents clients across the nation and around the world through a combination of 18 offices and a relationship with an international network of independent law firms.
