Julia Lynch Bond

Julia Bond chairs Meyers Nave's Writs and Appeals Practice Group and has experience in trial and appellate litigation. With a background in complex environmental and land use litigation, she represents clients in lawsuits involving the CEQA, NEPA, state planning and zoning Law, Coastal Act, Subdivision Map Act, Mitigation Fee Act, Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Act, and civil rights claims in land use law. As a member of the bar in many federal courts, Ms. Bond is admitted to practice in the Supreme Court; U.S. Courts of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; U.S. Central, Southern, and Northern district courts in California; and all California state courts.

Ms. Bond has represented large institutional clients in litigation involving significant infrastructure projects. Aside from the LAX expansion, she has also defended the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority's challenge to expand BART from Fremont to Santa Clara; San Leandro's challenge to build a new Kaiser Hospital; and the University of California's challenge to build multiple campus expansion projects. Ms. Bond has also handled multiple CEQA proceedings for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, as well as the Port of Los Angeles.

In collaboration with CEB, Ms. Bond co-authored the "Land Use Litigation" chapter of the “California Land Use Practice.” She has also been recognized in a number of categories in Super Lawyers Magazine for her leadership and authority.