Jennifer Johnson
Jeffrey Bain Faculty Scholar
Professor of Law

Specialty Areas & Course Descriptions

Business Associations I and II, Property, Advanced Business Law Seminar, Securities Regulation

Academic Credentials

B.A. with honors 1973 Mills College
J.D. 1976 Yale Law School

Professional Background

After graduating from law school, Professor Johnson clerked for Judge Alfred Goodwin, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. She was in private practice with a Portland law firm, specializing in real estate and land use, before joining the faculty in 1980. In 1984 she received the Leo Levenson award for excellence in teaching. Johnson is a member of the Oregon State Bar and serves on various bar task forces charged with drafting business legislation. Johnson will co-moderate the 2005 Lewis & Clark Law Forum, "Behavioral Analysis of Corporate Law: Instruction or Distraction." Johnson's primary research areas are in corporate and securities law and her most recent article is on NASD securities arbitration. In 2008 Professor Johnson was named Jeffrey Bain Faculty Scholar in recognition of her exemplary teaching and scholarship in business law.