Anne M. Johnson
Top rated Appellate attorney in Dallas, Texas
Practice Areas:
Appellate,
Business litigation,
Family law,
Adoption,
Animal bites,
Brain injury,
Child support,
Construction accident,
Custody & visitation,
Divorce,
Domestic violence,
Father's rights,
Mediation & collaborative law,
Medical devices,
Motor vehicle defects,
Premises liability - plaintiff,
Same sex family law,
Sexual abuse - plaintiff,
Toxic mold,
Trucking accidents,
Wrongful death
Education Qualification:
The University of Texas School of Law
Practice Areas:
Appellate,
Business litigation,
Family law,
Adoption,
Animal bites,
Brain injury,
Child support,
Construction accident,
Custody & visitation,
Divorce,
Domestic violence,
Father's rights,
Mediation & collaborative law,
Medical devices,
Motor vehicle defects,
Premises liability - plaintiff,
Same sex family law,
Sexual abuse - plaintiff,
Toxic mold,
Trucking accidents,
Wrongful death
1201 Main St, Suite 1300Dallas, Texas, 75202
First Admitted: 1995, Texas
Professional Webpage: https://www.tillotsonlaw.com/attorney/anne-m-johnson/
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Fifth Circuit Bar Association, Member
- American Bar Association, Member
- Dallas Bar Association Business Litigation and Appellate Sections, Member
- Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow, 2006-present
- State Bar of Texas Appellate Section, Committee Chair, 2002-2012
- State Bar of Texas Appellate Section, Council Member, 2006-2009
- Attorneys Serving the Community, Committee Chair, 2008-2011
- Texas General Counsel Forum, Co-Chair, Dedman Award and Dinner, 2011
- Texas General Counsel Forum, Co-Chair, Programs Committee, 2010
- Texas General Counsel Forum, DFW Chapter, Board Member, 2009-2017
- Alcuin School, Board of Trustees, 2015-2018
- New Friends New Life, Board Member, 2016-2018
- Family Gateway, Advisory Board, 2020-present
- Family Gateway, Board Chair, 2016-2017
- Family Gateway, Board Member, 2014-2019
- Texas
- University of Texas Alumni Association Executive Committee, Board Member, 2015-2019
- University of Texas Center for Women in Law, Power Circle Member, 2016- present
- Relaunch: Helping Women Reenter the Legal Profession, Dallas Bar Association, 2019-2022
- Patrick E. Higginbotham Inn of Court, Executive Committee, 2023-present
- Patrick E. Higginbotham Inn of Court, Master, 2015- present
- Legal Aid of Northwest Texas Women’s Advocacy Awards, Co-Chair, 2021-2023
- Homeless Collaborative of Dallas and Collin Counties, Board Member, 2020-2023
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- Supreme Court of the United States
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- Board Certified in Civil Appellate Law by Board of Legal Specialization, 2002
Honors/Awards:
- Individually Ranked in Chambers USA Chambers and Partners for Litigation: Appellate in Texas, 2017-2023
- Named a Texas Super Lawyer, Thomson Reuters, in Civil Appellate Law, 2003-2005, 2010-2023
- Recognized in D Magazine’s Best Lawyers of Dallas, D Magazine Partners, 2015-2023
- Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for Commercial Litigation, 2013-2023
- Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for Appellate Law, 2010-2023
- Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America, Woodward/White, Inc.
- Named a “Texas Trailblazer” by Texas Lawyer (2019)
- Top 100 DFW Super Lawyers, Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters, 2020-2023
- Top 50 Women Lawyers in Texas, Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters, 2014-2016, 2020-2023
- Top 250 Women in Litigation, Benchmark Litigation, Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC, 2021-2023
Educational Background:
- University of Pennsylvania, B.A., with honors, 1992
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- “Iqbal: the Death of Notice Pleading in Federal Court?”, Moderated panel including The Honorable Patrick Higginbotham and The Honorable Royal Furgeson, University of Texas CLE, 20th Annual Conference on State and Federal Appeals, 2010
- “Arbitration Update”, State Bar of Texas Advanced Civil Trial Course, 2011
- “Formation of Judgments”, The University of Texas School of Law 2011 Conference on State and Federal Appeals, 2011
- “Translating a Jury Verdict into a Judgment”, State Bar of Texas Advanced Civil Appellate Practice Course, 2012
- “Top 10 Trial Judgment Traps” (with Hon. J. Brett Busby), State Bar of Texas, 27th Annual Advanced Civil Appellate Practice Course, September 2013
- “Hot Topics in Arbitration”, Dallas Bar Association Bench Bar Conference, 2013
- “Evident Partiality” (with Christopher D. Kratovil), The Advocate, Winter 2013
- “Top Ten Questions About Arbitration (with Christopher D. Kratovil), Dallas Bar Association, Appellate Section, December 2013
- Federal v. State Comparisons, State Bar of Texas, 28th Annual Advanced Appellate Practice Course, September 2014
- “Arbitration Hot Topics for Appellate Lawyers (with Kate Galston and Michael Scodro), American Bar Association Appellate Judges Education Institute Summit, November 2014
- “Keeping Damages on Appeal”, Texas Bar CLE, Damages in Civil Litigation, February 2015
- “Preservation of Error in the Trial Court” (with Judge Ken Molberg and Judge Jim Jordan), Dallas Bar Association Trial Skills Section, May 2015
- “Practice and Procedure at the Fifth Court of Appeals” (Moderator, with Justice Ken Molberg, Justice Cory Carlyle, and Justice Erin Nowell), Dallas and Tarrant County Bar Appellate Section Joint Meeting, August 2023
- “Prejudgment Interest and Other Judgment Battlegrounds” (with Jason N. Jordan), University of Texas School of Law, 25th Annual Conference on State and Federal Appeals, June 2015
- “Winning Your Appeal on Damages”, State Bar of Texas, 19th Annual Advanced Civil Appellate Practice, September 2015
- Court of Appeals Justices Panel: Appeals and Ethics, Moderator, Appellate Sections of the Dallas and Fort Worth Bar Associations, November 5, 2015
- “Recent Developments in the Award of Attorneys’ Fees”, 2017 UT Law Conference on State and Federal Appeals, June 2, 2017
- “Prejudgment Interest and Other Judgment Formation Battlegrounds”, Dallas Bar Association Appellate Section, April 2018
- “Rule 91a Dismissals and Appeals” (with Kennon Wooten), 28th Annual Conference on State and Federal Appeals, June 2018
- “Justice Paul Green’s Legacy on the Texas Supreme Court”, Co-author, The Texas Lawbook, July 24, 2020
- “Effective Formation of Judgments” (with Jason Jordan), State Bar of Texas Advanced Civil Appellate Practice Course, September 2020
- “Amicus Briefs in Texas Appellate Courts”, Panel moderator, 31st Annual Conference on State and Federal Appeals, June 2021
- “Preparing For and Giving an Effective Oral Argument”, Texas Supreme Court History and Practice Course, April 2021
- “Rules Update: What’s New with the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure and Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure” (with Kennon Wooten), 10th Annual Advanced Trial Strategies, February 2021
- “Texas Supreme Court Update”, 44th Annual Advanced Civil Trial, July-October 2021
- “Preparing for Oral Argument”, 2022 UT Law Conference on State and Federal Appeals, June 2022
- “Texas Supreme Court Panel” (Moderator, with Hon. Nathan L. Hecht, Hon. Debra H.Lehrmann, and Hon. J. Brett Busby), 2023 UT Law Conference on State and Federal Appeals, June 2023
- “Ethics in Appellate Advocacy” (with Justice Bill Pedersen and Chad Ruback), Dallas Bar Association, August 2023
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