G. Julie Oktanyan

Julie Oktanyan is the founder and lead trial attorney at Oktanyan Law, APC.

With over 23 years’ experience as a litigator in Workers’ Compensation and Personal Injury matters, Julie started her independent firm in January 2022 to help traumatically injured workers. Her current practice at Oktanyan Law, APC focuses 100% of its time on work injuries, both general and catastrophic in nature.

While at her first firm, ODG Law Group, Julie served as Managing Partner from May 2011 through December 2021, specializing in Workers’ Compensation and Motor Vehicle Accident/Slip and Fall Accident claims. With Julie’s contribution and zealous representation at the firm, ODG Law Group secured over $30 million in settlements for its clients in under 10 years.

Prior to her experience at Oktanyan Der-Grigorian Law Group, Julie practiced as a civil defense attorney for two prestigious law firms in Downtown, Los Angeles and Woodland Hills. Her prior legal experience at these firms encompassed defending insurance companies in serious and high exposure matters ranging from product liability, premises liability, construction defect, and automobile and truck accidents.

MORE THAN AN ATTORNEY - YOUR PERSONAL ADVOCATE

Her passion to help others fuels every step she takes. Her unwavering leadership and fierce litigation style has resulted in countless victories for her clients in acquired medical benefits, treatment, future medical care, and top six-figure settlements. She was selected to the 2020 and 2026 Super Lawyers List of Southern California.  

MAKING AN IMPACT EVEN IN THE EARLY YEARS

Prior to defense work and private practice, Julie served as a summer clerk for the Law Offices of Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr. in their civil rights department working side by side with extraordinary attorneys in the representation of severely injured clients in police brutality matters. Prior to that, she completed an internship at the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office assisting attorneys in public entity premises liability cases.

Julie earned her Juris Doctor from Southwestern Law School, in Los Angeles, in May of 2002, claiming “Exceptional Achievement Awards” in Torts Law, Products Liability, and Intellectual Property. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from UCLA in June of 1998. She is fluent in Armenian.