Ralph W. Johnson III

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Ralph W. Johnson III

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Ralph W. Johnson III is the Co-Chair of Halloran & Sage's Appellate Law and Advocacy Practice Group. He has represented corporations, municipalities, private individuals and public officials in the federal and state appellate courts. He has argued successfully before the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and the Connecticut Supreme and Appellate Courts.

Before joining Halloran & Sage, Mr. Johnson practiced with the New York City office of a large, international law firm. He also practiced with another large Connecticut firm. He has handled a variety of complex, insurance and commercial litigation matters, involving such issues as unfair trade practices, trademark and copyright infringement, patent ownership, trade secrets and commercial torts and contract disputes.

After graduating from law school, Mr. Johnson served as a law clerk to two federal district judges: the Honorable W. Harold Albritton, III in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama and the Honorable Dominic J. Squatrito in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut.

In 2006, the President of the Connecticut Bar Association ("CBA") appointed Mr. Johnson a member of the CBA's Appellate Certification Task Force.  Mr. Johnson has also served as an adjunct faculty member at the University of Connecticut School of Law. He has taught constitutional and administrative law at other schools. Between 1996 and 1999, Mr. Johnson was a member of the Federal Bar Council's Committee on Second Circuit Courts. He is currently a member of the Board of Editors of the Bar Council's newsletter and a member of its Connecticut Committee.

In 2007, the Hartford Business Journal named Mr. Johnson to its list of "Forty Under 40" business leaders in the region. 

Mr. Johnson has published on a variety of topics including: federal appellate jurisdiction, interlocutory appeals, en banc proceedings in the federal courts of appeals, the First Amendment and the federal judiciary.  He is the co-author of "Federal Appellate Jurisdiction: An Overview of the Core Principles," a chapter in A Defense Lawyer's Guide to Appellate Practice, a monograph published by the Defense Research Institute (DRI).  Mr. Johnson is also the Chair of the Publications Subcommittee of DRI's Appellate Advocacy Committee. In that capacity he serves as the Editor-In-Chief of the committee's newsletter, Certworthy. Between 2003 and 2008 Mr. Johnson was the reporter on Second Circuit decisions for Certworthy. He was also the managing editor of Volumes 4 & 5 of International Intellectual Property Law & Policy, a treatise published in the United States by Juris Publishing and in the United Kingdom by Sweet & Maxwell.

Related Practices

• Litigation
• Appellate Advocacy
• Business Litigation

Related Industries

• Insurance
• Technology
• Municipalities/Governmental Agencies

Knowledge Center

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• Craig v. Stafford Construction, Inc. More »

News & Events

• 4.26.09 - Atty. Johnson Moderates Panel on “The Roles of a State Attorney General” at RNLA Policy Conference In D.C.
• 7.25.08 - Atty. Ralph W. Johnson III Named to Nominating Committee for the ABA's Council of Appellate Lawyers
• 11.18.07 - Atty. Johnson Chairing DRI Appellate Subcommittee