Attorney

ASIA L. JOHNSON

*** ***** ****** ******, ** • WASHINGTON, DC 20001

PHONE: 301-***-**** • EMAIL: ***********@***.***

EXPERIENCE

DC Metro Legal Placement Agencies 2/03 – Present

Contract Attorney/Consultant Washington, DC

Conducted electronic discovery on several highly complex antitrust, Medicare fraud, securities, government contracts, litigation, telecommunication, and FCPA cases for various major law firms in Washington, DC.

Assimilated voluminous amounts of information while reviewing and analyzing documents for relevance in response to various FTC Civil Investigation Discovery Demands and Second Request for Information.

Compiled local and foreign prosecution histories into a reference tool for Williams & Connolly during the course of patent litigation and reviewed documents for privilege and responsiveness.

Drafted privilege logs for Crowell & Moring.

Supervised contract attorneys and monitored task completion.

Developed expertise in the use of Concordance, Kroll Ontrack, I Connect, Ringtail, Attenex, Xerox, and Applied Discovery document management software.

Department of Veterans Affairs 3/02 – 12/02

General Attorney Washington, DC

Represented agency in government contract matters involving both minor and major construction projects.

Drafted motions, answers, interrogatories and other legal memoranda for submission to the VA Board of Contract Appeals.

Argued case before administrative law judge in Alternative Dispute Resolution proceeding.

Researched and analyzed substantive issues pertaining to government contracts.

Interfaced with contracting officers, architects, and engineers, for case development.

Negotiated settlements.

Reviewed contract specifications to determine compliance with the FARS.

National Veterans Legal Services Program 8/00 – 2/02

Staff Attorney Washington, DC

Researched and drafted portion of briefs submitted for class action lawsuits to the United States Courts Of Appeals For Veterans Claims and the Board of Veterans Appeals.

Adjudicated the merits of cases that involved claims for Agent Orange compensation.

Tracked legislation through Congress on Thomas database as it related to the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 and analyzed cases to determine whether they would be remanded to VA Regional Offices.

CACI 9/98 – 3/00

Legal Assistant Arlington, VA

Provided litigation support on government contracts with the Departments of Justice and Defense.

Drafted legal memoranda relating to Winstar S&L litigation and A-12 litigation.

Gained knowledge about numerous failed savings and loans institutions as a result of working on Winstar litigation.

Gained knowledge about IFB’s, RFPs, sole source awards and mistake in bids as a result of working on A-12 litigation, a multi-billion dollar stealth aircraft defense contract.

Researched the status of law pertaining to confidential defense matters and to identify potential conflicts of interest.

Reviewed and summarized depositions.

Prepared trial exhibits and witness binders.

Obtained Secret Clearance.

Howard University Clinical Law Program 8/96 – 5/97

Student Attorney Washington, DC

Represented clients on a pro bono basis in civil law matters.

Drafted complaints, motions, affidavits and other legal memoranda for submission to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

Argued case in bench trial with successful outcome.

Researched case and statutory law.

Conducted client intake interviews.

EDUCATION

Howard University School of Law Washington, DC

Juris Doctor May 1997

Howard University Washington, DC

Bachelor of Science in Psychology August 1993

BAR ADMISSION

District of Columbia Bar

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