Jamila A. Johnson

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jajohnson@schwabe.com

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Professional Experience
Jamila Johnson joined Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt in 2007. A Seattle native, Ms. Johnson primarily practices in commercial and property litigation. She has represented clients in lawsuits involving environmental contamination, eminent domain and homeowner association disputes.

Prior to joining Schwabe, Ms. Johnson spent four years as an intern at Microsoft. She then went on to hold a number of positions as a writer and editorial assistant in the mass communications industry. In 2006, Ms. Johnson obtained a fellowship with the Elections Division of the Secretary of State's Office working on their legislative agenda. In addition to her position as an associate with Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, Ms. Johnson is currently the Editor for De Novo, the official publication of the Washington Bar Association's Young Lawyer Division.

Ms. Johnson pays particular attention to the way technology can help or hurt clients during litigation and has been quoted on the changing landscape in U.S. News & World Report. In 2008, the Rutgers Computer & Technology Journal referenced her publication about advising clients on employee internet misuse as one of the most important and timely articles of the year about computers, technology and the law in the sub-category of Internet Crime.

Professional & Community Activities
Jamila Johnson was the Editor-In-Chief for the Shidler Journal of Law Commerce & Technology from 2006 through 2007. During law school she also obtained clinical legal experience with Innocence Project Northwest and represented the University of Washington at the National First Amendment Moot Court Competition and the regional Thomas Tang Moot Court Competition.

Currently, Ms. Johnson is a member of the William L. Dwyer Inns of Court, Loren Miller Bar Association, and the American Bar Association. Ms. Johnson is active in the University Of Washington School Of Law Alumni Association, and serves as a mentor for University of Washington law students. She is a proud resident of West Seattle and serves on the High Point Community Center Advisory Council. She also helps support community art, literature and film organizations in the Pacific Northwest.

Admitted to Practice
Washington State Courts

Publications

Litigation
Wrongful Incarceration and Client Confidences Under RPC 1.6, King County Bar Bulletin, March 2010.
Voir Dire: To Google or Not To Google, King County Bar Bulletin, August 2008.
Navigating Apologies with Clients, DeNovo WSBA YLD, February 2009.
Humor in the Court is Serious Business, King County Bar Bulletin.
Employee Internet Misuse: How Failing to Investigate Pornography May Lead To Tort Liability, 4 Shidler J. L. Com. & Tech. 1 (Jun. 6, 2007).
The Union Workplace Meets Big Brother: Advising Clients on Employer Conduct with Regard to Hidden Surveillance, 3 Shidler J. L. Com. & Tech. 2 (Aug. 24, 2006).

Product Liability
Baby Bottle Lawsuits: Next Class Action Trend or Last Year's News?, King County Bar Bulletin, January 2009.

Environmental
Judge Sotomayor May Be A Climate Change Wild Card If Confirmed By Senate To U.S. Supreme Court, Climate Change Law & Policy Reporter, July 2009.

General Interest
OMG: Why Social Media Can Make a Lawyer Nervous, Washington State Bar Association, Bar News, September 2009.
Mothering as a Young Lawyer Is a Far Cry from Law School, Washington State Bar Association, Bar News, August 2009 and Washington State Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, De Novo, August 2009.
Safety vs. Civil Rights: Outbreaks Raise Serious Questions, King County Bar Association, Bar Bulletin, July 2009.
Picking Cotton: Washington Speaking Tour Shows Flaws Are Rampant in Eyewitness Testimony, DeNovo, WSBA YLD, June 2009.
Inside the Dean's Studio: A look at UW Law's New Dean, DeNovo, WSBA YLD, June 2009.
Television Takes the Ratings and Leaves the Legal Ethics Behind, DeNovo, WSBA YLD, April 2009.
Feeding the Lawyer Family in Seattle, King County Bar Bulletin, April 2009.

Education
University of Washington School of Law, Juris Doctor degree (2007)
Seattle University, Bachelor of Arts degree (2004)