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Gerald M. Johnson, Jr.
Mr. Johnson, a native of Louisiana, grew up in Baton Rouge, New Orleans, and Lafayette before his family moved to Shreveport in 1975. He attended LSU in Shreveport from 1977 to 1981 and earned his undergraduate degree in Business Administration. In 1984, he received his law degree from Louisiana State University’s Paul M. Hebert Law Center in Baton Rouge. While in law school, he earned an appointment to the Robert Lee Tullis Moot Court Board. He then served a two year clerkship with the Louisiana Court of Appeal for the Second Circuit in Shreveport, serving under Chief Judge Charles A. Marvin. He joined the firm as an associate in 1986 and became a member of the firm in 1992. He is admitted to practice in all courts of the State of Louisiana and in the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. Mr. Johnson, married for 27 years, has two children and is active in local civic groups and activities. He has served on the boards of local institutions including the Caddo Bossier Council on Drug and Alcohol Abuse and McDade House, a local hospice facility. He has also served as the Captain of the Krewe of Justinian, a local Mardi Gras Krewe that is a fundraising arm of the Shreveport Bar Association. Mr. Johnson’s practice covers all areas of the State of Louisiana.
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Education:
Louisiana State University, J.D., 1984 Robert Lee Tullis Moot Court Board Louisiana State University in Shreveport, B.S. 1981 Professional Associations: Shreveport Bar Association Louisiana State Bar Association Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel Defense Research Institute Claims & Litigation Management Alliance Bar Admissions: Louisiana State Bar Association, 1985 U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana, 1986 U.S. Court of Appeal, 5th Circuit, 1986 |
Areas of Practice:
- Insurance Defense
- Premises Liability
- Products Liability
- Commercial Liability
- Construction Litigation
- General Civil Litigation
- Personal Auto Liability
- Commercial Auto Liability
- Professional Liability Claims – Legal
- Professional Liability Claims – Real Estate, Home Inspection
- Professional Liability E & O Claims – Insurance Agents
- Automobile, RV, and Manufactured Housing Redhibition and Lemon Law Claims