Lynn Johnson Honored As Washburn University Alumni Fellow
Lynn R. Johnson, '70, Mission Hills, Kansas, was honored as the Washburn University Alumni Fellow from the law school on October 22, 2010. Sponsored by the Washburn University deans and the Alumni Association, the Alumni Fellows program recognizes alumni who have distinguished themselves in their career fields. The Alumni Fellows program brings successful alumni to campus to meet with students, faculty, and other alumni and share their expertise formally and informally in the classroom and other campus settings.
Lynn Johnson is principal shareholder and president, Shamberg, Johnson & Bergman Chtd., Kansas City, Missouri. He joined the Kansas City, Kansas, law firm of Schnider, Shamberg & May immediately after graduation. The focus of his practice specializes in representing plaintiffs' significant and complicated personal injury and wrongful death litigation. Johnson represents plaintiffs in many states, but primarily practices in Kansas and Missouri.
As a student at Washburn University School of Law, Johnson was a member of the editorial board of the Washburn Law Journal, served on the executive council of the Washburn Student Bar Association, was a delegate to the American Bar Association, and treasurer and marshal of Phi Alpha Delta (PAD) legal fraternity.
Johnson is a life member of the Washburn Law School Alumni Association. He served as president, president-elect, and vice president of the board of governors, and was honored with the Washburn Law Distinguished Service Award in 2001. He served 1991-1999 as a trustee of the Washburn University Foundation. With his wife, Jacqueline Lovelace Johnson, he is a member of the Lincoln Society. Since 2006, Johnson has been a member of the board of advisors for the Center for Excellence in Advocacy. He established the Lynn R. Johnson Endowment Fund at Washburn Law in 1995.
Johnson currently is serving as chairman of the Kansas Association for Justice Foundation. For the past 25 years, he has been named to Best Lawyers in America and is listed in Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers.
Posted October 26, 2010
