Faculty

Julie D. Lawton

Julie D. Lawton joined DePaul as a clinical assistant professor of law. She previously served as adjunct professor and senior supervising attorney to the Housing & Community Development Clinic at Georgetown University. She received her JD, cum laude, from Howard University, LL.M. from Georgetown and BS, magna cum laude, from Florida A&M University. Prior to her legal career, she served as a financial analyst in the commercial banking industry, and after graduating from law school, she was an attorney with Morrison & Foerster LLP, where she handled a variety of corporate and transactional matters. Her most current work in progress is "Limited Equity Cooperatives: The Non-Economic Value of Homeownership."

At DePaul, Professor Lawton directs the College of Law’s Affordable Housing Legal Clinic, which works to develop, preserve and expand affordable housing in Chicago.

Education

B.S., Florida A&M University; JD., Howard University; LL.M., Georgetown University