ABOUT ME

I graduated from Villanova University, Villanova, PA with four degrees including law. I founded Chovanes Law after I left my partnership in the largest law firm in the world, DLA Piper, in order to better serve my clients.

I practices civil rights law and advocacy and has practiced in commercial areas, ranging from business law and litigation to patent law.

Julie is one of the few trans women to have her own firm and engage in impact litigation matters for trans and other people. She has changed the law to force recognition of the rights of trans people:

- Doe v. Romberger, et. al. Providing Pennsylvanians with gender accurate birth certificates.

- Doe v. Arrisi, et. al. Providing New Jerseyans with gender accurate birth certificates, and obtaining the first and pioneering Declaration from the Trump Administration declaring it is the Policy of the United States to support trans people with gender dysphoria under the ADA.

- Doe v. Dallas, et. al., Pennsylvania’s ban on trans Medicaid care. Prior to this case, the poorest and most disadvantaged trans people had no ability to pay for trans medical care through Medicaid.

Julie also practices employment and other law on behalf of trans people. Pending matters include:

- Doe v. University Of Pennsylvania et. al., a gender rights employment discrimination case against the University of Pennsylvania, the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and others. (pending)

- Chovanes v. Philadelphia District Attorney's office, seeking the truth about the murder of a trans woman in Philadelphia custody. (pending)

Julie Chovanes

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I practiced Commercial law for years.
I've litigated, and won, lawsuits involving hundreds of millions of dollars; obtained before the Patent Office, and retained in reexamination, many patents; and negotiated and secured valuable licenses.
I did patent prosecution, including reexamination, appellate and post grant practice, in high technology fields; patent and intellectual property (trade secret, copyright and Lanham Act) litigation as well as ADR in patent, business and licensing matters; licensing and transactional work including licensing and cross licensing, corporate and joint venture structure and operating matters, corporate strategy counseling, due diligence, negotiations and other activities surrounding acquisition and divestment of high technology intellectual property and other corporate assets and other associated intellectual property and business matters.
And I wrote and taught too including adjunct professorships at Villanova Law School in Litigation and at Villanova University School of Commerce and Finance, Entrepreneurship

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