Attorney Profiles

Bernard S. Johnson 
Shreveport, Louisiana
Shareholder
phone (318) 221-6277
fax (318) 227-7850
email bernard.johnson@cookyancey.com

Mr. Johnson's primary areas of practice are commercial litigation, contract issues, and commercial transactions, including health care. He received his undergraduate degree from Yale University and his law degree from Louisiana State University, where he was Editor in Chief of the Louisiana Law Review and a member of the Order of the Coif. He was admitted to practice in 1977 and served one year as law clerk to then Justice Albert Tate, Jr., of the Louisiana Supreme Court. He is a member of the National Association of Diocesan Attorneys.  Mr. Johnson is listed by SuperLawyers as having attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement in the areas of Business Litigation, Business/Corporate, and Trust & Estate Litigation.

Areas of Practice:
Commercial Litigation
Contract Issues
Commercial Transactions
Bankruptcy Law
Health Care
Litigation Percentage:
50% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Louisiana, 1977
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1978
Education:
Louisiana State University Law Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Honors: Member, Order of the Coif
Law Review: Louisiana Law Review, Editor in Chief


Yale University, 1974
B.A.
Honors: Cum Laude


Professional Associations and Memberships:
National Association of Diocesan Attorneys
Member


Past Employment Positions:
Justice Albert Tate, Jr., Louisiana Supreme Court, Law Clerk


Languages:
Spanish
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