About Julie C.
Julie C. King built a career at the intersection of law and technology. She began her legal education at the University of Illinois College of Law, earning her J.D. in 1999. Years later she returned to the academy to study computer science, completing an M.S. in Computer Science at the University of Illinois Springfield in 2014. That combination of credentials shapes the work she does today.
Her licensing reflects both legal and technical strands. King is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office and holds licenses in Tennessee, Illinois, and Georgia. Those qualifications allow her to handle matters that require technical literacy as well as legal judgment.
King’s career includes sustained involvement in bar and civic organizations. She has been a member of the American Bar Association since 2001 and joined the Illinois State Bar Association in 2017. She serves on local governance bodies, including the Board of Governors of the Champaign County Bar Association and the Board of Directors of the University of Illinois Laboratory High School Alumni Association. Her leadership roles extend to entrepreneurial and women’s business networks: she is a founding lifetime member of the Entreprenista League and a vice president on the board of the E-Brilliance Alliance/Women’s Entrepreneurial Network of Champaign County.
Her professional memberships also reflect an emphasis on intellectual property and small business. She holds membership in the American Intellectual Property Law Association and served as a registered patent lawyer beginning in 2020. In 2023 she joined the National Small Business Association Leadership Council. Those affiliations align with the mix of clients she advises—technology developers, inventors, and small companies building market presence.
King established The Law Office of Julie C. King, PLLC to provide counsel on intellectual property, business formation, and transactional matters. Her practice involves patent preparation and prosecution, trademark filings, and contracts for technology-related ventures. She balances courtroom readiness with quiet, document-intensive work that patents and trademarks require.
Colleagues and clients describe her as practical and thorough. She spends time explaining technical concepts in plain language, an approach that draws on her computer science training and legal experience. King continues to serve on boards and in professional organizations while running her practice. She currently focuses her practice on patent and intellectual property work, and advising small businesses on legal and strategic issues.
