Biography
Matt Johnson is an attorney in the litigation section of Jackson Walker’s Dallas office. He was a summer associate at the Firm in 2020.
Since joining Jackson Walker, Matt has represented clients in a wide range of commercial litigation matters. His experience includes successfully briefing and arguing a motion for summary judgment on an affirmative claim for more than $1M, drafting petitions, complaints, and dispositive motions in both state and federal court, and arguing numerous motions before courts across the state.
During law school, Matt was an active member of the Baylor Law Mock Trial team, Baylor Law Review, and was a co-captain of Baylor’s 2021 American Association for Justice mock trial team. Matt was awarded the R. Jack Ayres Advanced Trial Advocacy Award and the Ty Drury Excellence in Mock Trial award from the faculty at Baylor Law School.
Matt gained significant research and writing experience as a judicial intern in the chambers of the Hon. Jeffrey Manske, U.S. Magistrate Judge in the Western District of Texas.
Prior to law school, he served as a summer financial analyst for the energy corporate banking group of one of the largest banks in the country.
Education
B.B.A., The University of Texas at Austin
- Certificate in Energy Management
J.D., Baylor University School of Law
- Baylor Law Review, Senior Executive Editor
- Baylor Law Mock Trial Team
- Baylor Barrister, Appellate Lawyers Association Spring 2019 National Moot Court Competition
Bar Admissions
Texas
United States District Court for the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas
Publications
- Co-Author, Extraordinary Circumstances Challenging Denials of Summary Judgment by Mandamus, 86 Tex. B.J. 397 (2023).
April 8, 2022
Client ResultsPro Bono Team Secures Release of Client Serving Life Sentence
Working alongside Brittany Barnett and the Buried Alive Project, a Jackson Walker team led by Edwin Buffmire sought a reduction in the life sentence of Ray Charles Fields, who received a mandatory life sentence in 1994 for nonviolent drug-related crimes.
October 4, 2021
Attorney NewsJackson Walker Welcomes 2021 New Fall Associates
This year, Jackson Walker proudly welcomes 16 law school graduates to expand our Corporate & Securities, Finance & Banking, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment, Real Estate, Trial & Appellate Litigation, and Wealth Planning practices.