Julie K. Phillips is the Chief Legal Counsel for the Ohio Department of Agriculture.  She is an accomplished attorney with transactional and litigation experience focused on advising ODA senior staff and ODA divisions in employment and labor law & administrative law issues, including compliance and enforcement of regulatory programs, human resource policies and procedures, negotiation of contracts and agreements in the acquisition of services and goods, real estate purchases, title review and opinions, and drafting & revision of administrative rules and statutes.