Paul Johnson
Real Estate Attorney
Overview:
Paul is a business and transactional lawyer, focusing on real estate, mergers and acquisitions, startups, and general company representation. Being Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in both Commercial Real Estate Law and Residential Real Estate Law, Paul regularly counsels clients through complex, often high profile, real estate development and M&A transactions, as well as small, emerging companies experiencing the challenges of a growing business.
Areas of Practice:
- Commercial Real Estate Law
- Residential Real Estate Law
- Business Transactions
Honors and Awards
Power Attorney 2013, Fort Worth Business Press
Top Attorney, Fort Worth, Texas magazine (named numerous times)
Martindale-Hubbell® AV® PreeminentTM (5.0)
Top Rated Lawyer in Real Estate Law (2013), Martindale-Hubbell
Phi Beta Kappa
Recipient of Belle Mayer Bromberg English Scholarship
Education
London School of Economic and Political Science, London
Master of Laws, Commercial and Corporate Law, 1989
Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas
Juris Doctorate, 1986
Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas
Bachelor of Arts, English; Political Science, 1983
Board Certifications
Board Certified in Commercial Real Estate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2007
Board Certified in Residential Real Estate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2007
Bar Admissions
S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
State Bar of Texas
Published Works
- “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: A Quick Take Away from a New Landmark Study of Benzene Exposure and Cancer among Petroleum Workers,” co-authored with Jeffrey R. Allen and Rachel L. Wright
- “Choosing and Operating a Texas Entity,” The Alternative Board
- “Due Diligence in Commercial Real Estate Transactions,”
- “The Legal Audit–Assessments of Legal Issues to Prevent Costly Legal Problems” The Alternative Board
- “Texas Legislative Update–Business Organizations Matters,” Fort Worth CPA Tax Institute
- “Series LLC’s, Margin Tax Relief, and Other Legislation Affecting Business Entities from the 2009 Legislative
- Session, Shannon Gracey Oil and Gas Conference
- “A Series of Unfortunate Entities or How Oliver Found his LLC,” Oil and Gas Ownership, Regulation and Litigation Conference
- “Revisions to the Business Organization Code”
- “Oil and Gas in an Urban Environment, Local Oil and Gas Well Ordinances,” Shannon Gracey Oil and Gas Conference
- “How to Buy a Company as a Corporate Growth Strategy,” panelist on legal issues
- “Legal Duties and Responsibilities of Board Members,” presented numerous times for various nonprofit entities
- “Real Estate Due Diligence, Look Before You Leap,”
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Arlington Tomorrow Foundation, Advisory Committee, Chair
- Real Estate Law Exam Commission member for the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Real Estate Law
- Tarrant County Bar Association – Real Estate Law Section, past Chair
- Texas Bar Foundation, Sustaining Fellow
- Tarrant County Bar Foundation, Sustaining Fellow
- Downtown Fort Worth, Inc., past Board member
- Arlington Chamber of Commerce, Technology Council, past member
- Arlington Chamber of Commerce, Real Estate Advisory Council, past member
- State Bar of Texas – Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section, Business Law Section, and Corporate Counsel Section
- Tarrant County Bar Association
- Arlington Bar Association