Background
Johnson, R. Tenney was born on March 24, 1930 in Evanston, Illinois, United States.
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R. Tenney Johnson
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University of Rochester (Bachelor of Arts, with high honors, 1951). Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. Harvard Law School (Bachelor of Laws, 1958).
Career
Admitted to the bar, 1959, District of Columbia. Attorney, Office of General Counsel, United States. Department of Defense, 1958-1963.
Deputy and Acting General Counsel: United States. Department of the Army, 1963-1967. United States. Department of Transportation, 1967-1970.
General Counsel: Civil Aeronautics Board, 1970-1973. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1973-1975. Energy Research and Development Administration, 1975-1976.
Member, Civil Aeronautics Board, 1976-1977. General Counsel, United States. Department of Energy, 1981-1983.
Partner, Sullivan & Beauregard, Washington, D. C., 1978-1981. Consultant on Patent Policy and Indemnification Against Unusually Hazardous Risks, United States. Commission on Government Procurement, 1970-1972.
United States Co-Chairman, United States./United States.S.R. Joint Working Group on Intellectual Property, United States./United States.S.R. Agreements for Cooperation, 1975-1978. Partner, Zuckert, Scoutt, Rasenberger & Johnson, Washington, D.C., 1983-1987. Vice President & General Counsel, Ohio Ontario Clean Fuels, Inc., 1987-1991.
General Counsel: Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, 1987-1994. The American Association for the Advancement of Technology, 1991-1994. Member: The District of Columbia Bar.
American and Federal Bar Associations. National Contract Management Association. Military: Lieutenant USNR, active duty, 1951-1954.
Mr. Johnson offers counseling and related legal and representational services in the fields in which he served as a General or Acting General Counsel to six major Federal departments and agencies: Aviation, Energy, Space, and Defense contracting. He represents several air transportation companies before the Department of Transportation and serves as counsel to several groups involved in high technology, research and development, and operations and management services. He has specialized expertise in technical data and patent rights matters, organizational conflicts of interest, indemnification against extraordinary risks, airline regulation and air carrier fitness, energy operations and management, and government acquisition policy.
Membership
Member, Civil Aeronautics Board, 1976-1977. General Counsel, United States. Department of Energy, 1981-1983.
Partner, Sullivan & Beauregard, Washington, D. C., 1978-1981. Consultant on Patent Policy and Indemnification Against Unusually Hazardous Risks, United States. Commission on Government Procurement, 1970-1972.
United States Co-Chairman, United States./United States.S.R. Joint Working Group on Intellectual Property, United States./United States.S.R. Agreements for Cooperation, 1975-1978. Partner, Zuckert, Scoutt, Rasenberger & Johnson, Washington, D.C., 1983-1987. Vice President & General Counsel, Ohio Ontario Clean Fuels, Inc., 1987-1991.
General Counsel: Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, 1987-1994. The American Association for the Advancement of Technology, 1991-1994. Member: The District of Columbia Bar.
American and Federal Bar Associations. National Contract Management Association. Military: Lieutenant USNR, active duty, 1951-1954.
