Julia Rafferty’s practice is focused in the areas of product liability and mass tort litigation, life sciences, and insurance defense and coverage.
Admissions
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- U.S. District Court Eastern Western and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania
- Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
- Supreme Court of New Jersey
Memberships
- Hiring Committee, GRSM Philadelphia Office
- Merit Selection Panel for U.S. Magistrate Judge Position, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2026-2028
- Supreme Court Historical Society
- Historical Society of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- Board of Directors
Education
- J.D., Villanova University School of Law, 2002
- B.S., Human Resource Management, Boston College, 1995
Honors
- Best Lawyers in America® distinction in Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, 2026, Product Liability Litigation, 2025-2026
- Recognized by The Legal Intelligencer as one of Pennsylvania’s “Lawyers on the Fast Track”, 2007*
- Super Lawyers® Rising Star, 2006-2008, 2010-2012*
*No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
The Lawyers on the Fast Track list is issued by The Legal Intelligencer. A description of the selection methodologies can be found at: https://www.law.com/thelegalintelligencer/.
*The Super Lawyers® Rising Star list is issued by Thomson Reuters. A description of the selection methodologies can be found at: https://www.superlawyers.com/about/selection_process.html.