PRESENTER BIO

Julia Weber

Julia Weber, Esq., MSW, is a consultant and expert witness working with national organizations, government agencies, courts, and communities on development and implementation of gun violence prevention policies. Julia was the first Implementation Director at Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, the director of the National Center on Gun Violence in Relationships, and previously worked 17 years with the Judicial Council’s Center for Families, Children & the Courts, where she served as co-counsel to the Family and Juvenile Law Advisory Committee and supervised the Access to Justice Unit. Julia has staffed many task forces and working groups addressing family law, intimate partner violence, and child welfare in California and has drafted and advocated for state policies, including obtaining $40 million in state funding for implementation of firearms relinquishment policies.