Van V. Johnson III Springfield, Massachusetts
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- Areas of Practice:
- Lending & Secured Transactions
- Commercial Leasing
- Joint Ventures
- Transactions
- Closely Held Businesses
- Formation & Business Planning
- Joint Ventures
- Non-profit & Tax-exempt Organizations
- Employment Contracts -- Employer
- Municipal Employment -- Employer
- Wrongful Termination -- Employer
- Collective Bargaining
- Labor Arbitration
- Commercial Leasing
- Commercial Real Estate
- Condominiums & Cooperatives
- Conveyancing
- Residential Real Estate
- Title Insurance
- Bar Admissions:
- Massachusetts, 2004
- Connecticut, 2005
- U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts, 2005
- U.S. District Court District of Connecticut, 2005
- Education:
- Western New England College School of Law, Springfield, Massachusetts,
1972
J.D.
Honors: Class Rank Top 20%; 24/128
Honors: Criminal Law Clinic, Hampden County District Attorney's Office, Fall 2003
Honors: Northeast Black Law Students Assn., Fredrick Douglas Moot Court Competition
Law Review: Western New England Law Review, Assistant Production Editor, 2003 - 2004
Law Review: Western New England Law Review, Junior Staff, 2002 - 2003 - Western New England College, Springfield, Massachusetts,
1999
M.S.
Honors: G.P.A.: 4.0/4.0
Honors: Outstanding Graduate Student, Off Campus Programs
Major: Criminal Justice Administration - University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts,
May, 1995
B.A.
Honors: G.P.A.: 4.0/4.0
Major: Legal Studies
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Massachusetts Bar Association, 2004 - Present
- Real Estate Bar Association of Massachusetts, 2006 - Present
- Past Employment Positions:
- Shipman & Goodwin LLP, Hartford, CT., Associate, 2004 - 2006
- Law Office of Van V. Johnson III, Sole Practitioner, 2006 - 2009
- Shipman & Goodwin LLP, Hartford, CT., Summer Associate, 2003
- District Attorney's Office Appeals Division, Springfield, MA, Summer Intern, 2002
- Springfield, Massachusetts Police Department, Uniformed Division, Police Sergeant, 1998 - 2000
- Springfield, Massachusetts Police Department, Community Policing, Sector Commanding Officer, 2000 - 2003
- Springfield, Massachusetts Police Department, Training Division, Staff Instructor, 1996 - 1998
- Springfield, Massachusetts Police Department, Uniformed Division, Police Officer, 1992 - 1996
- Pro Bono Activities:
- Polemarch, Springfield Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi
- President, Kappa Foundation of Greater Springfield, Inc.
- Vice President of Administration, 100 Black Men of Greater Hartford, Inc.
- Fraternities/Sororities:
- Kappa Alpha Psi
