Shawn Alexander Johnson

Shawn A. Johnson has a track record of success in a variety of complex legal disputes and has proved himself to be a skilled trial and appellate attorney in his first half-decade of private practice after graduating first in his law-school class and clerking at the Texas Supreme Court. Shawn has handled a wide range of business litigation, including cases involving claims for breach of fiduciary duty, trade secret misappropriation, contract breaches, and violations of non-compete agreements. He has handled numerous disputes between partners, shareholders, and members of companies, which often lead to buyouts of an owner. His cases have involved a wide variety of industries including oil and gas, energy, healthcare, hospitality, and construction.

Shawn routinely draws from his prior professional experience in public accounting to achieve successful outcomes for clients. He received an M.S. in Management Information Systems and a B.B.A. in Accounting from Texas A&M University, becoming licensed as a Certified Public Accountant shortly thereafter. Shawn worked for the international accounting firm of Deloitte & Touche for three years, primarily as a consultant for enterprise-transforming system implementations. He then decided to pursue his legal education at Texas A&M University School of Law and was awarded his J.D. summa cum laude and graduated first in his law-school class. While in law school, Shawn served as Managing Editor of the Texas A&M Law Review and authored multiple articles published in law reviews and legal journals across the county. After graduation, Shawn clerked for Texas Supreme Court Justice Paul Green and then spent four years as an tax associate at Burford Perry, LLP. Beginning his career as an accountant focused on information technology gives Shawn a strong foundation to efficiently and successfully handle even the most complex business disputes.

Throughout his legal career, Shawn has experienced success at all levels of the judicial system. He won cases in the Texas Supreme Court and the Nevada Supreme Court, as well as in numerous intermediate appellate courts. He has also successfully defended against a petition for writ of certiorari as lead counsel in the United States Supreme Court. Shawn also obtains great results in the courtroom, obtaining successful client outcomes in injunction proceedings, jury trials, bench trials, and arbitrations.