Brian C. Johnson

Brian has over 35 years of experience handling commercial litigation issues including antitrust and unfair competition matters, false advertising claims, product marketing and distribution issues, non-competition claims, business disputes, and contract problems. He has successfully tried substantial jury and bench cases in federal and state courts.

Brian also has substantial experience handling employment issues such as negotiating collective bargaining agreements, resisting union organization efforts, dealing with unfair labor practice charges, solving labor disputes, and litigating wrongful termination, wage disputes, sexual harassment, employer practices, Title VII employment discrimination, employee discipline issues, and contract cases.

Brian additionally has represented criminal defendants in major crimes, including murder, kidnapping, armed robbery, felony drug distribution, and various white-collar criminal activity. He has not only plea bargained such cases but also tried them to conclusion before juries.

Experience

• President and CEO, Verisen Oil & Gas Company, 1996–2001
• Visiting Professor of Law at the University of Tulsa and adjunct faculty member at the University of Oklahoma College of Law, 1996–2005
• Law Clerk, Honorable Stephanie K. Seymour, United States Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1981–1982
• Director, The First National Bank & Trust Co. of Okmulgee, 1996–present
• Director, Okmulgee Ready Mix, Inc., 1996–present
• Trustee, The Sam Viersen Family Charitable Foundation, 1996–present
• Trustee, The University of California Hastings Law School 1066 Society, 2008–present

Professional Recognitions

• Recognized in “Best Lawyers in America”
• Recognized in Utah Business Magazine’s “Utah Legal Elite”
• “AV” rated with Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating awarded to attorneys for professional competence and ethics
• Recognized in “American Lawyers of Distinction”

Publications

• Author, “Declaring Same Sex Public Education and Advancing the Equality of the Sexes,” 25 Thomas Jefferson Law Review 53 (2002)
• Co-Author, “Wage and Hour Laws in Utah,” Utah Bar Journal (1997)
• Author, “More Owners Using ‘No Damages for Delay Clauses’,” Journal of Associated General Contractors of Colorado (1987)
• Co-Author, “Inverse Condemnation in the Land Planning Process,” 10-2 Utah Planner 3 (February 1984)
• Co-Author, “Vested Rights in the Land Planning Process,” 9-7 Utah Planner 3 (November 1983)