JULIA E. TARVIN is a partner in the Private Client practice group of Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP. She focuses her practice on estate planning and probate and trust administration, advising clients on lifetime gifts and transfers at death and resulting tax issues. Prior to attending law school, Julie worked with adults with chronic mental illness in Hamilton County, Ohio, and continues to help meet the needs of those with special needs through estate planning for families with children with disabilities.

Ms. Tarvin currently serves on the Cincinnati Bar Association's Advanced Estate Planning Seminar Steering Committee, and she is a member of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Section of the Florida Bar. She is also a member of Taft’s Professional Women's Resource Group (PWRG).

Ms. Tarvin received her undergraduate degree from Northern Kentucky University, graduating magna cum laude, and her law degree from Salmon P. Chase College of Law at Northern Kentucky University, graduating summa cum laude and Order of the Curia. While in law school, she served as executive editor of the Northern Kentucky Law Review.