Julia Zoë Beckerman
J. Zoë Beckerman practices in the areas of government grants, corporate and business law, and health care law, with a special emphasis on federally funded programs. She assists organizations across the country who receive federal grants and operate in highly regulated industries. In addition, she has extensive policy experience in Head Start and helps the Head Start community strategize about grants issues, compliance, and legislative affairs. She joined Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell LLP in September 2005 and became a partner in January of 2010 when she assumed the role of Managing Principal of FT Solutions, LLC, the firm’s consulting arm.
Prior to her legal career, Ms. Beckerman worked for the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation as a Senior Policy Analyst in women’s health policy where she specialized in low-income women’s health insurance coverage and access to care. She was also a Presidential Management Intern at the National Institutes of Health and worked on science policy issues. As a part of her PMI, Ms. Beckerman worked for the Senate HELP Subcommittee on Public Health and Safety on women’s health, genetic anti-discrimination, and HIV policy.
In addition to regularly leading trainings for grantee audiences across the country and publishing, Ms. Beckerman leads the Dean's Advisory Council for the George Washington University School of Public Health & Health Services.
- The George Washington University Law School, Washington, District of Columbia, 2005 J.D., With Honors
- The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, Washington, District of Columbia, 2005 Hirsh Certificate in Health Law & Policy
- University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1997 M.P.H. in Health Management and Policy
- University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, 1993 B.A. with Honors, Phi Beta Kappa
- Alumni Outstanding Service Award, The George Washington University, 2010
- Award for Excellence in the Study of Health Law, American Bar Association, Health Law Section & the Bureau of National Affairs, Inc., 2005
- Helen C. White Prize, Awarded to Two Undergraduate Women for Academic Excellence, Leadership, and Commitment to Community, 1993
- Elected to Phi Beta Kappa, 1992
- George Washington School of Public Health and Health Services, Dean's Advisory Council, Chair (2011-present)
- George Washington University Alumni Association, President’s Advisory Council (2010)
- Griffith Leadership Center at the University of Michigan, Advisory Board (2009 - 2011)
- George Washington University Board of Trustees, Recent Alumni Trustee (2006 - 2010)
- DC Bar Association, Health Law Section, Member
- Virginia State Bar, Member
- American Bar Association, Member
Topics Include:
- Conducting Internal Investigations
- Common Audit Findings and Cost Disallowances
- Head Start Governance
- Head Start Reauthorization Issues
- Head Start Monitoring
- Re-Competition of Head Start Grants
- Advocacy
- Grants Management
- Non-Federal Share Issues
- Crisis Management.
- Julia Z. Beckerman (Co-Author), A Delicate Balance: Behavioral Health, Patient Privacy, and the Need to Know, Cal. Healthcare Found. (2008).
- Julia Z. Beckerman (Co-Author), Health Information Privacy, Patient Safety, and Health Care Quality: Issues and Challenges in the Context of Treatment for Mental Health and Substance Use, Bureau of Nat’l Affairs Health Care Policy Report, Vol. 16, No. 2. (Jan. 14, 2008).
- Julia Z. Beckerman (Co-Author), Clinical Research Compliance Manual, Chapter 6 Administration of NIH-Supported Clinical Research (Aspen Publishers, 2006).
- Julia Z. Beckerman (Co-Author), Clinical Research Compliance Manual, Chapter 5 Overview of Federal Grants Administration (Aspen Publishers, 2006).
- Julia Z. Beckerman (Co-Author), Women's Access to Care: A State Level Analysis of Key Health Policies, The Nat’l Women's Law Center & The Henry J. Kaiser Family Found., (2003).
- Julia Z. Beckerman (Co-Author), Access, Utilization and Quality of Health Care, The Women's Health Data Book, Jacobs Inst. of Women's Health & The Henry J. Kaiser Family Found., (December 2001).
- Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Senior Policy Analyst (2001 - 2002)
- Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Policy Analyst (1999 - 2001)
- National Institutes of Health, Presidential Management Intern (1997 - 1999)
- The Family Health Center of the Marshfield Clinic, Extern (1996)
- London, England
