Julie R. Johnstone

Julie Johnstone is Managing Director of Bates Group's Retail Litigation practice, where she uses her experience in accounting and finance to provide consulting and manage forensic investigatory engagements primarily related to financial litigation cases.

Before joining the Bates Group, Ms. Johnstone was a senior manager/consultant with LECG and Bates Private Capital Incorporated, a firm that provided litigation consulting, financial analysis, market trend research, and expert witness testimony for securities and other financial-related matters.

Ms. Johnstone also provided contract accounting services through Johnstone Accounting Solutions, Inc. where she served as controller for various clients, as well as provided monthly bookkeeping and tax services to small businesses and individuals. Ms. Johnstone began her accounting career in the audit department at Ernst & Young, and then continued her career at Symonds, Evans & Company (formerly Symonds, Evans & Larson, P.C.), performing financial statement audits and reviews in a variety of industries.