Heather D. Johnson
Associate
Practice Emphasis
Heather Johnson is involved in all aspects of litigation. Her practice is focused in the areas of eminent domain and employment litigation. Ms. Johnson's experience includes commissioner's hearings, employment discrimination and defamation cases and extensive pre-trial litigation motions and discovery. She represents utility companies as well as clients in the oil and gas industry. In addition, Ms. Johnson handles employment concerns for a number of clients from a variety of hospital systems.
Professional Memberships and Involvement
- Dallas Bar Association
- Dallas Association of Young Lawyers
- J. L. Turner Association
- Board of Directors, National Multicultural Western Heritage Museum (formerly known as the National Cowboys of Color Museum and Hall of Fame)
Honors and Awards
- Finalist, Robert F. Wagner National Labor & Employment Law Moot Court Competition
- Selected by the Dallas Bar Association's Labor & Employment Law Section for an internship at the Regional Office of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in Dallas, Texas
- SMU Law School Moot Court Coach, 2009
Publications and Speeches
- Eminent Domain - Oil & Gas Industry Issues (co-author), presented at The Center for American and International Law's Annual Program on Planning, Zoning, and Eminent Domain, December 10-12, 2008
- Contributor to the quarterly segment of "Ask the Lawyer" for the International Right of Way Association
Education and Professional Background
- J.D., Southern Methodist University School of Law, 2007
- Comparative Law and Intellectual Property, University College, Oxford England, 2005
- B.S. in Economics, Texas A & M University, 2004
Court Admissions
- Licensed by the Supreme Court of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas