Julia C. Risley
Associate
Julia is a litigator who has represented plaintiffs and defendants in class actions and other complex commercial disputes.
Julia clerked for The Honorable Priscilla Richman in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. She graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School, where she was an Executive Editor of the Harvard Business Law Review, an Ames Moot Court Competition Semi-Finalist, and a judicial intern for The Honorable Dabney L. Friedrich of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
Prior to joining Yetter Coleman, Julia practiced with Susman Godfrey in Houston.
Credentials
- Harvard Law School
J.D., cum laude
Dean’s Scholar Prize: Evidence; Civil Procedure; Legal Research and Writing
Executive Editor, Harvard Business Law Review - Colgate University
B.A., Economics and International Relations, magna cum laude
Phi Beta Kappa - Law Clerk to the Hon. Priscilla Richman
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit - Admitted to Practice:
Texas
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
Professional Honors & Affiliations
- “Ones to Watch” in Commercial Litigation, Best Lawyers in America, 2026
- “Texas Rising Star” in Class Action & Mass Torts by Super Lawyers, 2026