Experience
Mr. Johnson represents a variety of clients in a wide range of business disputes involving litigation, arbitration, appellate work and Alternative Dispute Resolution. His experience includes representation of clients in disputes involving Business Relationships (Contracts, Mergers & Acquisitions, Class Actions, Financing and Lender Liability); Business Competition (Unfair Competition, Interference with Contract, Fraud, Defamation, Conversion and Trespass); Intellectual Property (Trademark, Copyright and Trade Secrets); Bankruptcy (Creditors' Claims and Defense of Preference Actions); Employee Relations (Restrictive Covenants, Labor Disputes, Proceedings under the National Labor Relations Act, Wrongful Termination Claims and Compliance with Federal and State Statutes); Corporate Governance (Director & Officer Liability, Stockholder Rights, Corporate Structure, Securities Disputes, and Partnership Disputes); Business Regulation (Securities Regulation, Anti Trust Regulation and Truth In Lending Regulation); Estate and Trusts; and Maritime Issues.
Mr. Johnson achieved an A/V� rating from Martindale Hubbell�, the highest possible peer review rating for ethics and legal ability.
Admitted
2006, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
1994, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
1991, United States District Court for the District of Arizona
1986, Supreme Court of the United States
1985, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
1985, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
1985, United States District Court for the District of Columbia
1982, United States District Court for the District of Maryland
1982, Court of Appeals of Maryland
Education
University of Maryland (J.D., 1982), Order of The Coif
Loyola College (M.Ed., 1973)
Catholic University of America (B.A., cum laude, 1969; M.A., 1970)
Affiliations, Associations & Special Achievements
District of Columbia Bar Association
Maryland State Bar Association
Federal Bar Association
American Bar Association
American Intellectual Property Association
Maritime Law Association of the United States
The Defense Research Institute (Business Litigation Committee)
Business Litigation Committee of ALFA International
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