Bryan
B. Johnson
Financial
Institutions; Title Company
Probate; Probate Litigation
Profile
Bryan B. Johnson
is a principal in charge of the probate department, and is a senior
member of the litigation department. He
concentrates his practice in probate and probate litigation, but
Bryan also litigates business and construction
disputes and cases involving fraud issues.
Professional Activities
Bryan
has served as chairperson of the probate committee of the Ohio Academy
of Trial Lawyers, and as chairperson of the probate committee of the
Franklin County Trial Lawyers Association. He
is an active member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America,
serving on its membership committee.
Bryan
is a frequent speaker on estate planning, probate, elder law and
litigation related topics.
He
has authored numerous copyrighted educational materials, and given
numerous educational seminars throughout the country on probate and
related litigation topics through the Ohio State Bar Association,
Columbus Bar Association, Franklin County Department of Health and Human
Services, Probate Educational Co-Op, National Business Institute, and
Bank One, Columbus, N.A.
He
is a former adjunct professor of probate law at Columbus State Community
College.
Memberships
Bryan is the former
chairperson of the Columbus Bar Association mental disabilities law
committee. He was selected as a “Leader in
Law” by the Columbus Bar Association and received a commendation for the
same from the Ohio House of Representatives. He
was voted to be a “Super Lawyer”® for 2005 and 2006. He
is a member of the construction, litigation, probate, and elder law
committees of the Columbus Bar Association and a member of the
litigation, construction, and probate, trust and estate planning
sections of the Ohio State Bar Association. He
is an associate member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners,
and has completed his studies to be certified as a fraud examiner.
Bryan is admitted to the practice of law in the
state of Ohio, the United States District Court for the Southern
District of Ohio, and the U.S. Supreme Court.
Education
Bryan is a 1975 graduate of Upper Arlington High
School. He received his undergraduate
Bachelor of Arts degree in 1979 from Denison University, where he
majored in economics. He received his Juris Doctorate
degree in 1983 from Capital University Law School.