Carlson, Juanita

Julia Carabillo is a senior staff attorney in the Litigation/Controversy Department. She joined the firm in 2004.

Practice

Ms. Carabillo focuses her practice on issues of e-discovery. Specifically, she works with other attorneys, litigation technology project managers, and paralegals on teams that manage electronic and other documents in large cases and investigations. Attorneys on these teams take a leadership role in the document control process, systematically tracking documents from preservation to collection and through review and production. They work with e-discovery vendors and their review and analytical tools; review documents; train and oversee other firm and contract attorneys who review documents; and partner with project managers to perform production quality control.

Ms. Carabillo has direct experience with the defense of large government investigations, patent infringement, and contract disputes. She has also performed successful pro bono work with the Terrapin Institute of Maryland.

Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Carabillo interned at the Massachusetts Attorney General's office where she worked on various issues, including international environmental law, civil procedure, housing discrimination and clergy abuse legislation. Ms. Carabillo has experience researching and drafting petitions for writ of certiorari to the US Supreme Court and has conducted legal research in the areas of enforcement of foreign arbitration rewards, transportation, medical malpractice and workplace harassment law. She has also worked for the Connecticut state legislature as an assistant committee clerk and legislative aide.

Professional Activities

Since 2003, Ms. Carabillo has been a member of the American Bar Association, the Massachusetts Bar Association and the Massachusetts Women's Bar Association, where she is also a member of the Amicus Curiae Committee. Since 2006, she has been a member of the District of Columbia Women's Bar Association, where she serves on the International Law Forum committee.

Publications

• "The Habeas Corpus Petition as Immigration Appeal: First, Last, Only?" New England Journal of International and Comparative Law 8, no. 2 (Spring 2002).