Julia A. Clayton
Affiliated Counsel, Law Office of Julia A. Clayton, P.C.
Ms. Clayton is an associating attorney with Marashlian & Donahue, PLLC. She is the founder of The Law Office of Julia A. Clayton, P.C., a California-based practice focused on providing legal services to small and mid-sized businesses.
Biography
Ms. Clayton is an associating attorney with Marashlian & Donahue, PLLC. She is the founder of The Law Office of Julia A. Clayton, P.C., a California-based practice focused on providing legal services to small and mid-sized businesses.
Ms. Clayton brings a wealth of state court and government experience from her nearly two-decade career with the California Department of Justice. During her time as a Deputy Attorney General, she served as trial counsel for state agencies, handling evidentiary proceedings, bench trials, and appeals. Representative matters included health-facility regulatory compliance, federal and state constitutional challenges to administration of child support enforcement services, and ADA accessibility cases involving websites and written communications.
Ms. Clayton also led team of attorneys and auditors in investigations of potential California False Claims Act violations, several of which culminated in multi-million dollar recoveries of state funds.
Ms. Clayton currently assists firm clients facing litigation in California regarding using of cookies and web-tracking technologies under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (“CIPA”) and related statutes.
Education
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J.D.: University of California, Berkeley School of Law, 2004
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B.A.: University of California, Davis, 2001, Sociology, with highest honors
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A.A.: American River College, 1999
Admissions
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California, 2004
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Northern District of California, 2005
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Central District of California, 2020
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Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, 2021
Speaking Engagements
- Branching Out: Introduction to State & Local False Claims Act Practice, A.B.A. State & Local Government Section, co-sponsored by the National Association of Attorneys General, webinar (June 2024).
- Amendments to State False Claims Act Statutes May Signal Increased Enforcement, A.B.A. State & Local Law News, Spring 2024, Vol. 47, 3-4.
- Subpoenas for Tech Startups: Essentials for Lawyers, TRTCLE, webinar (January 2024)
- False Claims Act Overview: State and Federal Developments, A.B.A. State & Local Government Section, webinar (December 2023)
- False Claims Act Enforcement: Exploring Recent Trends and Developments, The Knowledge Group, webinar (October 2023)
- Understanding eDiscovery – How to Get It Right the First Time, CJK E-Discovery & IG Retreat (July 2023)
