About Julie Weis

Weis received a B.A. degree in biology from Baylor University in 1987, where she was a National Merit Scholar, followed by an M.S. degree in biology from the same institution in 1990. After spending a few years doing doctoral work in ecology at the University of Georgia and its affiliated Savannah River Ecology Lab, where she was the recipient of a University-wide Fellowship, Ms. Weis obtained her J.D. from Northwestern School of Law, Lewis and Clark College, in 1997.

While in law school, Ms. Weis obtained a Certificate in Environmental and Natural Resources Law, earned a spot on the law school’s National Environmental Law Moot Court Team two years in a row (1996 & 1997), served on the Moot Court Board, and held the position of Articles Editor for Environmental Law.  Upon graduation, Ms. Weis was inducted into the Cornelius Honor Society, an honorary organization of Northwestern School of Law, Lewis and Clark College.