Lawyers
Julie Gonzi Dreher

Julie Gonzi Dreher

  • Associate

Julie.Dreher@ThompsonHine.com

  • Direct 614.469.3222
  • Office 614.469.3200
  • Fax 614.469.3361
  • 41 South High Street
  • Suite 1700
  • Columbus, Ohio 43215-6101

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Professional Experience

Julie is a member of the firm's Business Litigation and Product Liability Litigation practice groups. She handles a variety of matters, including commercial litigation, product liability claims, electric utility liability claims, and tort litigation involving personal injury and death.

While working toward her law degree, Julie served as an extern for Chief Justice Thomas J. Moyer of the Supreme Court of Ohio, and Judge Michael H. Watson of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.

Julie is admitted to practice in Ohio, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.

Education

  • Capital University Law School, J.D., 2007, summa cum laude
  • The Ohio State University, B.A., 2002

Representative Matters

  • Representation of businesses and individuals in complex business and contractual negotiations and disputes.
  • Representation of Ohio rural electric cooperatives in tort litigation involving personal injury and death.
  • Representation of national trucking company in tort litigation involving personal injury.
  • Representation of national commercial property manager in breach of lease disputes.
  • Representation of automobile manufacturer in insurance subrogation actions alleging design, manufacturing, and warning defects.

Professional & Civic Involvement

Professional Activities

Music Loves Ohio, Board Member
Make-A-Wish Foundation, Volunteer
Columbus Bar Association's Lawyers for Justice, Volunteer
Ohio State Bar Association, Member
Ohio Women's Bar Association, Member
Women Lawyers of Franklin County, Member
Columbus Bar Association, Member
Electric Cooperative Bar Association, Member
Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys, Member

Awards & Honors

  • CALI Awards for Excellence in Professional Responsibility, Interviewing and Counseling, and Criminal Procedure.
  • Staff member, Capital University Law School Law Review, 2006-2007
  • Law Presidential Merit Scholarship, 2005-2007
  • Ohio Women's Bar Association's Hultin, Hemann and Resnick Scholarship Recipient, 2006