Biography:
Steffen Johnson joined the firm in 2005 as a litigation partner in the Washington, D.C. office and a member of the firm’s nationwide appellate and critical motions practice. He concentrates his practice on appellate proceedings of all kinds; on the preparation of high-risk cases for eventual appeal; and on motions that may prove critical to the outcome of a case at the trial court level.
Mr. Johnson has personally argued in the Supreme Court of the United States, and he has served as a principal brief writer in more than 25 cases before the Supreme Court.
Mr. Johnson also has briefed and argued several cases in the lower federal and state appellate courts. His practice spans a wide range of substantive areas, including constitutional law, the First Amendment, preemption, products liability, class actions, civil rights, labor and employment, telecommunications, environment, property rights, education, and religious institutions.
Mr. Johnson received a B.A. in Philosophy, magna cum laude, from St. Olaf College in 1991, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He received a J.D., cum laude, from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1995.
