David L. Johnson
Attorney at Butler Snow LLP
Top Rated Family Law Attorney in Nashville, TN
Commercial Law, Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Construction, Corporate Law, Environment, Financial, Litigation, Government, Immigration, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Employment, Mergers & Acquisitions, Premises Liability, Product Liability, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Tax, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Admiralty & Maritime Law, Aviation & Aerospace, Class Actions, Health Care Law, Energy, Oil & Gas Law
The Pinnacle at Symphony Place, 150 3rd Avenue South, Suite 1600, Nashville, TN 37201
About David L. Johnson
Practice Areas
- Commercial Law
- Administrative Law
- Civil Rights
- Construction
- Corporate Law
- Environment
- Financial
- Litigation
- Government
- Immigration
- Insurance
- Intellectual Property
- Employment
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Premises Liability
- Product Liability
- Ethics & Professional Responsibility
- Tax
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Admiralty & Maritime Law
- Aviation & Aerospace
- Class Actions
- Health Care Law
- Energy, Oil & Gas Law
Education
- Vanderbilt University School of Law, Nashville, Tennessee, 1997J.D.
- Law Review: Vanderbilt Law Review, Associate Managing Editor
- Wake Forest University, 1993B.A.
Classes and Seminars
- The Basics: Noncompete Covenants and Trade Secrets, 2006 - Present
- The Basics: Noncompete Covenants and Trade Secrets, 2003 - Present
- The U.S. Supreme Court Year in Review, 2005 - Present
- The ADA/FMLA/Workers' Compensation Bermuda Triangle, 2004 - Present
- Enforceability of Non-Compete Agreements, 2005 - Present
- Responsibility for Workplace Subpoenas, 2005 - Present
- Enhancing Your Legal Writing Skills, Tennessee Bar Association, Nashville, TN, 2006 - Present
- Appellate Advocacy, Tennessee Bar Association, Nashville, TN, 2003 - Present
- Retaliatory Dishcarge in Tennessee, Tennessee Bar Association Webcast, March 17, - 2011
- Defending a Retaliatory Discharge Claim in Tennessee in Light of Gossett, Tennessee Attorneys Memo, December, - 2010
- Employment Law Risk Management, 2010 Nashville HR/Finance Conference, November, - 2010
- Lee Medical, Inc. v. Beecher, Tennessee Hospital Association, June, - 2010
- Tennessee Non-Competes and Non-Solicitations: Latest From the Appellate Courts and Practical Drafting Tips, M. Lee Smith Publishers, May, - 2010
- Workplace Investigations: Tips to Investigate Employee Complaints, Address Employee Concerns and Mitigate Liability, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, April, - 2010
- Exploring Retaliatory Discharge: Answers for Tennessee Attorneys, Tennessee Attorneys Memo, October, - 2009
- From Union Arbitration to Discrimination Rulings: The Latest on Employment Law from the U.S. Supreme Court, Tennessee Attorneys Memo, July, - 2009
- Presenter,To Depose or Not to Depose,, American Bar Association Labor & Employment Annual Conference, Seattle,, 2011 - Present
- Presenter, Hot Topics in Tennessee Employment Law,, Nashville Bar Association Annual Conference, 2011 - Present
- Presenter, Tennessee Supreme Court Boot Camp,, Tennessee Bar Association, 2011 - Present
- Presenter, State of the Union: Rule 56 and Rule 12 Motions in Tennessee,, Tennessee Farmers Mutual Insurance Company Attorney's Day, 2011 - Present
- Presenter, Immigration Reform Law/Summary Judgment,, Tennessee Chamber of Commerce Webinar, 2011 - Present
- Presenter, Tennessee Non-Compete and Non-Solicitation Agreements,, M. Lee Smith Publishers Webinar, 2011 - Present
- Presenter, Exploiting Pleading Pitfalls,, American Bar Association Labor & Employment Section, 2011 - Present
- Presenter, Retaliatory Discharge in Tennessee,, Tennessee Bar Association Webcast, 2011 - Present
- Presenter, Employment Contracts in Tennessee, Lorman, 2011 - Present
- Presenter, Defending a Retaliatory Discharge Claim in Tennessee in Light of Gossett,, Tennessee Attorneys Memo, 2010 - Present
- Presenter, Employment Law Risk Management, 2010 Nashville HR/Finance Conference.
- Presenter,Tennessee Non-Competes and Non-Solicitations: Latest From the Appellate Courts and Practical Drafting Tips,, M. Lee Smith Publishers, 2010 - Present
- Presenter, Lee Medical, Inc. v. Beecher,, Tennessee Hospital Association, 2010 - Present
- Presenter, Workplace Investigations: Tips to Investigate Employee Complaint, Address Employee Concerns and Mitigate Liability,, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, 2010 - Present
- Presenter, Exploring Retaliatory Discharge: Answers for Tennessee Attorneys,, Tennessee Attorneys Memo, 2009 - Present
- Presenter, From Union Arbitration to Discrimination Rulings: The Latest on Employment Law from the U.S. Supreme Court,, Tennessee Attorneys Memo, 2009 - Present
- Presenter, The Basics: Noncompete Covenants and Trade Secrets, ABA Labor and Employment Section,, Employment Rights Responsibilities Committee Mid-Year, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, 2006 - Present
- Presenter, The Basics: Noncompete Covenants and Trade Secrets,, ABA Annual Meeting, San Francisco,, 2003 - Present
- Presenter, The U.S. Supreme Court Year in Review,, ABA Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, 2005 - Present
- Presenter, The U.S. Supreme Court Year in Review, ABA Labor and Employment Section,, Employment Rights and Responsibilities Committee Mid-Year Meeting,, 2005 - Present
- Presenter, The ADA/FMLA/Workers' Compensation Bermuda Triangle,, ABA Annual Meeting, Atlanta,, 2004 - Present
- Presenter, The ADA/FMLA/Workers' Compensation Bermuda Triangle,, Lorman, Nashville,, 2004 - Present
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Tennessee
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Tennessee
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee
- U.S. District Court Western District of Tennessee
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
Other Affiliations
- American Bar Association (Participant in leadership programs, Labor and Employment Law Section and Section of Litigation; Co-Editor, ABA Business Torts Journal.)
- Nashville Bar Association, Employment and Civil Rights Committee., 2006 - 2009 (Chair)
- Tennessee Bar Association, 2004 - 2009 (Member, House of Delegates)
- Tennessee High School Mock Trial Competition, - 2004 (Chair)
- Nashville Teen Court
- American Bar Association (Labor and Employment Law Section)
- American Bar Association (Section of Litigation)
- American Bar Association (ABA Business Torts Journal)
- Nashville Bar Association
- Tennessee Bar Association
- House of Delegates, 2004 - 2009 (Member)
- Employment and Civil Rights Committee, 2006 - 2009 (Chair)
Past Positions
- Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Frank Drowota, Clerk, 1998 - 1999
- Tennessee Court of Appeals, Judges W. Frank Crawford and Holly Kirby, Clerk, 1997 - 1998
Office Info
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- Attorney31 years of experienceCommercial Law, Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Construction, Corporate Law, Environment, Financial, Litigation, Government, Immigration, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Employment, Mergers & Acquisitions, Premises Liability, Product Liability, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Tax, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Admiralty & Maritime Law, Aviation & Aerospace, Class Actions, Health Care Law, Energy, Oil & Gas Law
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