Mr. Johnson has extensive experience litigating a variety of employment and commercial cases in federal and state courts, handling matters before administrative agencies such as the United States Department of Labor, and counseling employers on labor and employment issues. In recent years, he has litigated cases involving employment discrimination, wrongful discharge, employment and commercial contracts, wage and hour issues, claims under ERISA, covenants not to compete, misappropriation of trade secrets, unfair or deceptive trade practices, trademark and patent infringement, constitutional issues and collective bargaining rights. Mr. Johnson co-chairs the firm’s Employment & Labor Practice Group.
Mr. Johnson serves on the Minorities in the Profession Committee of the North Carolina Bar Association and heads an initiative to establish a job fair for minority second-year law students in North Carolina.