Background
III, Benjamin Franklin Johnson, was born on August 20, 1943 in Atlanta. Son of Benjamin Franklin Junior and Stella Byrd (Darnell) J.
III, Benjamin Franklin Johnson, was born on August 20, 1943 in Atlanta. Son of Benjamin Franklin Junior and Stella Byrd (Darnell) J.
Bachelor magna cum laude, Emory University, 1965. Juris Doctor, Harvard University, 1968.
Law clerk to judge Griffin B. Bell United States Court Appeals (5th circuit), Atlanta, 1968-1969. Associate Alston, Miller & Gaines, 1971-1976. Partner Alston & Bird and predecessor firm Alston, Miller & Gaines, 1976—1997.
Managing partner Alston & Bird LLP, 1997—2008. Member faculty Stonier Graduate School Banking, Newark, Delaware, 1982-1991.
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Chairman governing board Woodward Academy, College Park, Georgia, 1982-1995. Chairman.bd. trustees Atlanta Leadership Development Foundation, 1994-1995. Trustee Emory University, 1995, Charles Loridans Foundation, 1991-1995.
President Research Atlanta, 1988. First lieutenant United States Army, 1969-1971, Vietnam. Member Georgia Bar Association, Atlanta Bar Association (chairman litigation section 1980), Atlanta Lawyer's Club, Commerce Club, Ansley Golf Club.
Married Ann Armistead, August, 6, 1966. Children: Benjamin Franklin IV, James Leslie Armistead.