LAWYER PROFILE

David Johnson

USA 2026

Butler Snow LLP

Ranked in 1 practice area

Labor & Employment

Tennessee

2 years ranked

About

Provided by Butler Snow LLP

USA

Practice Areas

Employment Counseling; Employment Litigation; Labor & Employment; Appellate & Written Advocacy; and Commercial Litigation

Career

David has nearly 30 years of experience practicing litigation in a variety of practice areas, including labor and employment, commercial, and products liability matters. A Fellow in the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, he has particularly extensive experience in non-compete and trade secret matters. He has been recognized by a variety of publications in addition to Chambers, including Who's Who Legal, Martindale-Hubbell, Benchmark Litigation, Mid-South Super Lawyers, and The Best Lawyers in America. Following law school, he clerked for Judges W. Frank Crawford and Holly Kirby of the Tennessee Court of Appeals and Justice Frank Drowota of the Tennessee Supreme Court.

Education

Vanderbilt University Law School

J.D.

1997

Wake Forest University

B.A.

1993

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Guide to the USA

Labor & Employment - Tennessee

Band 3

Individual Editorial

David Johnson has a robust litigation practice with particular expertise in unfair competition issues, including noncompete and trade secrets litigation.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

I love the way his brain works and the way he approaches problems. He is not afraid of unconventional arguments which is a rare gift.
Labor & EmploymentChambers Guide to the USA
David Johnson has been invaluable as we navigate labor and employment matters.
Labor & EmploymentChambers Guide to the USA