Riva Taft Johnson

Background

Johnson, Riva Taft was born on May 3, 1955 in Cincinnati. Daughter of E. Gerald Taft and Marion Betty (Saltzman) DeLong.

Education

University of Tulsa (Bachelor of Arts, with honors, 1976). University of Texas at Austin (Juris Doctor, with honors, 1979). Editor, Legal Research Board, 1979.

Member Dallas (Chair, Employee Benefits Section, 1990) and American Bar Associations.

State Bar of Texas.

Career

Worked at Jenkens & Gilchrist, A Professional Corporation (Dallas, Texas) specializing in Employee Benefit Law, Employee Retirement Income Security Act, Executive Compensation, Employee Stock Ownership Plans, Deferred Compensation. Admitted to the bar, 1979, Texas. Editor, Legal Research Board, 1979.

Member: Dallas (Chair, Employee Benefits Section, 1990) and American Bar Associations.

State Bar of Texas (Chair, Employee Benefits Committee of Section of Taxation, 1992-1994. Council Member, Section of Taxation, 1994—).

Achievements

• RIVA Johnson has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Volunteer, co-founder East Dallas Legal Clinic, Dallas, 1985-1987. Member American Bar Association (employee benefits committee tax section), Texas Bar (chair employeebenefits committee tax section 1992-1994, tax section county member 1994-1996), Dallas Bar Association (chair employee benefits section 1990).

Connections

Married J. Norman Johnson, July 3, 1982. 1 child, Reid.

Father:

E. Gerald Taft DeLong

Mother:

Marion Betty (Saltzman) DeLong

Spouse:

J. Norman Johnson

child:

Reid Johnson