Donna Johnson

Bar Admissions

• State Bar of Texas
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas

Memberships & Associations

• Texas Bar Foundation, Life Fellow
• State Bar of Texas, Government Lawyers Section
• Texas City Attorneys Association
• Houston Bar Association – Administration of Justice Committee, 2017-2022 Member; Golf Tournament Committee, 2017-2022 Member, 2018-2020 Co-Chair
• University of Houston Alumni Association, Life Member
• Lawyers of Distinction 2021

Education

• Doctor of Jurisprudence

South Texas College of Law, 2010 

• Bachelor of Science (Psychology Major, Political Science Minor)

University of Houston, 2005 

Professional Experience

• Olson & Olson, LLP | Houston, Texas | 2022 – Present | Partner
• Olson & Olson, LLP | Houston, Texas | 1987 – 1991; and 1997 – 2021 | Legal Secretary, Legal Assistant/Paralegal, Law Clerk, Attorney
• Underwood, Wilson, Berry, Stein & Johnson, PC | Amarillo, Texas | 1992 – 1996 | Legal Secretary
• Filteau, Sullivan & Georgantas, PC | Houston, Texas | 1991 – 1992 | Legal Secretary

Concentration

Articles, Publications & Presentations

• Open Government, presented at TAAD 2020 Chief Appraiser Institute, November 2020, Austin, Texas
• Open Meetings Act Training, presented at the City of Galveston Open Government Training Seminar, July 2018, Galveston, Texas
• The Texas Public Information Act – Practically Speaking, presented at Prized & Proven: Fulfilling the PR Promise Seminar, #PRDay16, Public Relations Society of America, Houston Chapter, October 2016, Houston, Texas
• Open Meetings Act Training, course approval obtained from the Texas Attorney General
• Subpoenas, Exculpatory Evidence and Expunction of Records, presented at the 13th Annual Salt Grass Chapter Public Information Act Seminar, September 2014, Deer Park, Texas
• Practically Speaking – The Public Information Act, presented at Olson & Olson, LLP’s 10th Annual Local Government Seminar, January 2014, Stafford, Texas
• Social Media, A Continuing Legal Education Presentation to TMCA, Inc. Salt Grass Chapter, October 2013, Houston, Texas
• Records Retention and The Public Information Act, presented at Olson & Olson, LLP’s 9th Annual Local Government Seminar, January 2013, Stafford, Texas
• E-mail Retention and Social Media and How They Relate to the Texas Public Information Act and Texas State Library Retention Schedule, A Continuing Legal Education Presentation to TMCA, Inc. Salt Grass Chapter, October 2012, Houston, Texas
• Public Information Act, presented at Olson & Olson, LLP’s 8th Annual Local Government Seminar, January 2012, Stafford, Texas
• Legal Issues for City Officials re: Public Information Act, presented at the Houston-Galveston Area Council Elected City Officials Workshop, June 2012, Houston, Texas
• The Public Information Act, presented at the City of Tomball’s “On The Road To Sunshine In Government” Training Seminar, October 2011, Tomball, Texas
• Social Media and the Public Information Act, A Continuing Legal Education Presentation to TMCA, Inc. Salt Grass Chapter, September 2011, Houston, Texas
• Electronic Discovery, Electronic Evidence & Social Media, A Continuing Legal Education Presentation at Olson & Olson, LLP Paralegals’ CLE Seminar, July 2011, Houston, Texas
• Lawfully Spending EDC Money, presented at Olson & Olson, LLP’s 7th Annual Local Government Seminar, January 2011, Stafford, Texas
• 42.23 & You, A Continuing Legal Education Presentation at Olson & Olson, LLP Paralegals’ CLE Seminar, May 2010, Houston, Texas
• Municipal Websites, presented at Olson & Olson, LLP’s 6th Annual Local Government Seminar, January 2010, Stafford, Texas

Cases