Jill R. Johnson
Associate
Practice Areas
Litigation
SUMMARY
Ms. Johnson joined Hartman, Simons, Spielman & Wood in 2003, where her practice focuses on real estate disputes, with an emphasis on landlord-tenant issues. Ms. Johnson also has experience with intellectual property, trade secret, employment, contract, and post-judgment collections work.
representative experience
- Represented clients in the defense and prosecution of trade secret and copyright infringement claims.
- Represented clients in defense and prosecution of commercial lease disputes involving violations of restrictive covenants.
- Represented clients in prosecution of fraud and RICO cases and secured injunctive relief and favorable summary judgment ruling in case involving forgery of loan documents in connection with a commercial contract.
- Represented clients in employment matters involving non-competition, non-solicitation, non-disparagement, and confidentiality agreements.
- Began her legal career at the Atlanta law firm of Carlock, Copeland, Semler & Stair, LLP representing insurance companies in a broad range of matters, including premises liability, products liability, personal injury, legal and accounting malpractice and construction defect claims.
Education
University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D. (2003)
Clemson University, B.A. in English, magna cum laude (2000)
PUBLICATIONS & DISTINCTIONS
- Associate Student Works Editor, South Carolina Law Review
- A Decision Without a Solution: Ferguson v. City of Charleston, 53 S.C.L.Rev. 717, Spring 2002
- Georgia Supreme Court Severely Limits Landlords' Recovery of Attorney Fees in Georgia - Part 1, Retail Law Strategist, August 2008 (Volume 8, Issue 8)
- Georgia Supreme Court Severely Limits Landlords' Recovery of Attorney Fees in Georgia - Part 2, Retail Law Strategist, September 2008 (Volume 8, Issue 9)
MEMBERSHIPS
State Bar of Georgia
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
United States Northern District of Georgia
United States Middle District of Georgia
Atlanta, GA 30339 
