Julie Greenberg

Law School
University of Michigan

Professional Background
Julie Greenberg is an internationally recognized expert on the legal issues relating to gender, sex, sexual identity and sexual orientation. Her path-breaking work on gender identity has been cited by a number of state and federal courts, as well as courts in other countries. Her work has been quoted in hundreds of books and articles, and she has been invited to speak at dozens of national and international conferences on the subject. Her book, “Intersexuality and the Law: Why Sex Matters,” published by New York University Press, received the 2013 Bullough Book Award for the most distinguished book written for the professional sexological community published in a given year.

She joined the Thomas Jefferson faculty in 1990 and was the associate dean for faculty development from 2003 to 2005. She serves on a number of nonprofit organizations’ boards of directors and has also been involved in a variety of community service projects relating to the rights of women and sexual minorities. In 2006, the Tom Homann Association recognized Greenberg’s work on behalf of LGBTI rights and presented her with the “Friend of the Community” award. She also was voted by her peers as one of San Diego’s Top Attorneys in academics for 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014.

Professional Affiliations
Greenberg is a member of the San Diego County Bar Association, the American Bar Association, Lawyers Club and California Women Lawyers.