BARBARA L. JOHNSON JOINS BENTON POTTER & MURDOCK, P.C. AS COUNSEL

Benton Potter & Murdock, P.C., is pleased to announce that Barbara L. Johnson is now Counsel to the firm. She brings a wealth of experience handling a broad range of labor and employment legal issues, including civil rights discrimination claims in federal and state court, class and collective actions, whistleblower/retaliation claims, wage and hour claims, public law (municipalities and schools), breach of contract claims, and arbitrations. She also represents employers before state and federal agencies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, state Human Rights agencies, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Justice. She assists employers with developing and implementing employment policies, conducting workplace investigations, regulatory and compliance matters, implementing diversity and leadership programs, and day-to-day employment law issues.

Ms. Johnson has more than 25 years of experience in representing employers in employment law matters and has tried more than 30 employment law cases. She is a member of the bars of the United States Supreme Court, the District of Columbia, Texas, and Michigan. She is admitted to practice before the: District Court for the District of Columbia; Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals; and Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western District of Texas. She is certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Labor and Employment Law, and serves as President, National Employment Law Council, and Chair, the Employment Law Committee of the Business Law Section of the American Bar Association. She is a member of the: American Bar Association’s College of Labor & Employment Lawyers; Texas College of Labor & Employment Lawyers; National Bar Association; International Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute; and Litigation Counsel of America. She is listed in the International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers, and has been recognized by Washington DC Super Lawyers.

Ms. Johnson can be reached at: blj@bpmlawyers.com; 571-356-9007.