Juli M. Porto

Principal

jporto@bklawva.com

o. 703-691-1235
f. 703-691-3913

Juli M. Porto

Juli Porto represents clients in civil appeals before the Court of Appeals of Virginia and the Supreme Court of Virginia.

She also works with trial lawyers before an appeal is filed, helping with preservation issues, significant motions, post-trial matters, and other issues that may affect the record on appeal. Her appellate work has included commercial disputes, family law, personal injury, property disputes, and other civil matters. She handles petitions, briefs, oral argument, and post-decision proceedings.

Juli also maintains an active personal injury practice, with a focus on crime victim litigation and cases with complex liability issues. Her trial experience also gives her firsthand insight into how issues arise in the trial court, and which issues ultimately prove significant on appeal.

Juli serves on the Virginia Bar Association’s Appellate Section Council and the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association’s Amicus and Judicial Relations Committees. She regularly teaches appellate advocacy and procedure and has written for Law360, VTLAppeal, and the Journal of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association. Her work has been recognized by Virginia Lawyers Weekly, Best Lawyers, Super Lawyers, Virginia Business, Washingtonian, Northern Virginia Magazine, and Arlington Magazine.

Credentials

Education
  • George Mason University School of Law (J.D.)
  • New York University (B.A, Honors Scholar)
  • United States Military Academy National Defense Service Medal Air Assault (Honorable Discharge)
Bar Admissions
  • Virginia State Bar
  • District of Columbia
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  • Supreme Court of the United States

Professional Honors & Activities

Professional Honors

  • Virginia Lawyers Weekly (Leader of the Year 2024)
  • Virginia Lawyers Weekly (Leaders in LawClass of 2024)
  • Virginia Lawyers Weekly (Influential Women of Law - Class of 2026)
  • Virginia Lawyers Weekly (Go To Lawyer, Appellate Litigation)
  • Washingtonian's Top Lawyers (Personal Injury)
  • Super Lawyers (Appeals)
  • Northern Virginia Magazine (Personal Injury)
  • U.S. News - Best Lawyers in America, (Personal Injury)
  • U.S. News - Best Lawyers in America, (Appellate Practice)
  • The National Trial Lawyers "Top 40 Under 40" (Personal Injury)
  • Virginia Business Magazine "Legal Elite" (Appeals)
  • Arlington Magazine’s Top Attorneys (Personal Injury & Appeals)
  • American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys “10 Best in Client Satisfaction" (Personal Injury)



Presentations and Lectures

  • Case Law Update (VTLA Annual Convention 2024)
  • Faculty, Appellate Practice: Building and Perfecting Appellate Skills (Virginia CLE 2024)
  • Case Law Update (VTLA Annual Convention 2023)
  • 5 Things Every Trial Attorney Should Know About Appeals (Fairfax Bar Association 2023)
  • Appellate Bonds (VBA Appellate Summit 2023)
  • What To Do When Things Go Wrong on Appeal (Fairfax Bar Association 2022)
  • Faculty, Appellate Advocacy Academy (Virginia CLE 2022)
  • Convention Committee, VTLA Annual Convention (VTLA Annual Convention 2022)
  • Ethics in Appellate Practice (VBA 5th Appellate Summit 2021)
  • Chair, VTLA Annual Tort Law Seminar (VTLA Tort Law Seminar 2021)
  • Appellate Analysis: The Law of Duty (VTLA Annual Convention 2021)
  • Obtaining Neuropsychological Raw Data (VTLA Traumatic Brain Injury Retreat 2021)
  • Ridehail Seminar (VTLA Annual Convention 2020)
  • Technology & Advocacy (VTLA Advocacy Summit 2019)
  • Litigating the Pressure Injury Case (VTLA Nursing Home Litigation Retreat 2019)
  • Proving Damages (National Business Institute 2016)
  • Getting the Most Out of Medical Experts and Records (National Business Institute 2016)
  • Microsoft PowerPoint for Courtroom and Client Presentations (National Business Institute 2015)
  • The Many Uses of Microsoft Excel in Legal Practice (National Business Institute 2015)

 

Professional Memberships

  • Virginia Law Foundation, Committee on Continuing Legal Education
  • Ridehail Crime Victim Litigation Group, National Chair
  • Virginia Bar Association, Appellate Section Council
  • Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Amicus Committee and Judicial Relations Committee
  • American Association of Justice
  • Fairfax County Bar Association
  • Prince William County Bar Association

Published Articles & Podcasts

 

Podcasts

 

Published Articles

  • Quoted, What’s next after Supreme Court of Virginia’s redistricting decision?, Virginia Lawyers Weekly (May 13, 2026)
  • Quoted, Virginia appeals court rules judge wrongly dismissed asset forfeiture challenge, Virginia Mercury (July 25, 2024).
  • Court Clerk Error Is No Excuse For A Missed Deadline, Law360 (April 29, 2024).
  • Quoted, ‘We need the cases’: Virginia’s high court issuing fewer opinions, Virginia Lawyers Weekly (September 25, 2023).
  • Quoted, How Va. Appellate Overhaul is Shaking Up the Old Dominion, Law360 (February 8, 2023). sub. req.
  • Co-author, Essential Strategies for Representing Brain Injury Plaintiffs, Law360 (February 25, 2021). sub. req.
  • Quoted, Uber's Challenge to Balance Driver Safety With Customer Privacy, New York Times (March 10, 2020), available at: tinyurl.com/PortoNYT.
  • Is There a New Sheriff in Town Named "A.H. Tingler?", VTLAppeal, Vol. 3, No. 2, at 6 (2020).
  • Be Careful What You Ask For: Cashion v. Smith May Not Keep You From Getting It, VTLAppeal, Vol. 3, No. 1, at 10 (2020).
  • Co-author, Itemizing Intangible Damages in Closing Argument, The Journal of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Vol. 23, No. 3, at 8 (2012).

Representative Cases

Appellate and Trial Consulting Practice

Personal Injury

Community Service

  • Service2School: Helping Veterans Apply to School, 2011 – present