Background
Johnson, H. Alston was born on March 31, 1946 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States.
Johnson, H. Alston was born on March 31, 1946 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States.
Georgetown University (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1967). Louisiana State University (Juris Doctor, 1970). Order of the Coif; Omicron Delta Kappa.
Phi Kappa Phi.
Senior Associate Editor, Louisiana State University Law Review, 1969-1970. Faculty Member, 1972-1984, Assistant Professor, 1972-1975, Associate Professor, 1975-1978, Professor, 1978-1984 and Adjunct Professor of Law, since 1985, Louisiana State University Law School.
Worked at Phelps Dunbar, Limited liability partnership Admitted to the bar, 1970, Louisiana. Order of the Coif; Omicron Delta Kappa.
Phi Kappa Phi. Senior Associate Editor, Louisiana State University Law Review, 1969-1970.
Faculty Member, 1972-1984, Assistant Professor, 1972-1975, Associate Professor, 1975-1978, Professor, 1978-1984 and Adjunct Professor of Law, 1985, Louisiana State University School of Law. Author: "Louisiana Civil Jury Instructions," Law Center Publications Institute, 1980.
2nd Edition, West Publishing Company, 1994. Company-Author: "Louisiana Workers" Compensation Law & Practice," West Publishing Company, 3rd Edition, 1994.
"Louisiana Insurance Law and Practice," West Publishing Company, 2nd Edition, 1996.
Member, Board of Governors, 1975-1976, and Consultant, Law Reform Committee, 1973-1984, Louisiana State Bar Association. Chairman, Governor"s Advisory Committee on Tort, Workers" Compensation and Insurance Reform, 1988. President, Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel, 1995-1996.
Member: Baton Rouge, Shreveport, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations.
American Law Institute. Louisiana State Law Institute.
(Resident, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Office). Phelps Dunbar is a law firm of more than 200 attorneys, 88 of whom are partners.
The firm was established in 1853.
In addition to its office in New Orleans, Louisiana, the firm has offices in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Jackson, Mississippi. Tupelo, Mississippi; Houston, Texas.
And London, England.
The firm is organized into various groups reflecting the firm"s areas of practice.
"Louisiana Civil Jury Instructions," Law Center Publications Institute, 1980, 2nd Edition, West Publishing Company (in Manuscript). Co-Author: "Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Law & Practice," West Publishing Company, 1980. "Louisiana Insurance Law and Practice,” West Publishing Company, 1986.
Member, Board of Governors, 1975-1976 and Consultant, Law Reform Committee, 19731987, Louisiana State Bar Association. Chairman, Governor’s Advisory Committee on Tort, Workers’ Compensation and Insurance Reform, 1988.
Member, Board of Governors, 1975-1976, and Consultant, Law Reform Committee, 1973-1984, Louisiana State Bar Association. Chairman, Governor"s Advisory Committee on Tort, Workers" Compensation and Insurance Reform, 1988. President, Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel, 1995-1996.
Member: Baton Rouge, Shreveport, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations.
American Law Institute. Louisiana State Law Institute.
(Resident, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Office).