Julie Clement, J.D.

     Julie Clement is owner and principal in J. Clement Communications.  She is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus with Western Michigan University Cooley Law School, where she spent 16 years teaching legal research, writing, and drafting before shifting her full-time energy to J. Clement Communications.  
     She has spent the past decade as editor in chief of The Clarity Journal, the international journal promoting plain legal language.  She also serves on the Washington D.C.-based Center for Plain Language board of directors and is a past board member with PLAIN--the Plain Language Association InterNational.
      In her community, Julie serves on the planning commission and economic development corporation.  She is founder and president of the local arts council and has been actively involved in the Main Street organization for over a decade.

Affiliations & Service

• Editor in Chief, The Clarity Journal
• Authored a Center for Plain Language report assessing online privacy notices; featured on TIME.com
• Speaker, Clarity 2016, Wellington NZ, Breaking the legalese barrier
• Drafting consultant to the Sixth Circuit Advisory Committee on Rules
• Treasurer, Center for Plain Language
• Member & former board member, Plain Language Association InterNational (PLAIN)

• Co-author, Environment & Sustainability: The Clean Power Plan, Legal Research Institute
• Distinguished Professor Emeritus, WMU Cooley Law School
• Portland, Michigan, City Council, Planning Commission, Economic Development Corporation, Arts Council, Main Street, Zoning Board of Appeals
• Former supervising attorney, Research Division, Michigan Court of Appeals
• Former law clerk, Michigan Legislative Service Bureau, Legal Research Division
• Former law clerk, The Honorable Stephen J. Markman, Michigan Supreme Court