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Bill R. Johnson
Principal
Law Office of Bill R. Johnson, PLLC
 I have extensive experience in the financial
services industry, including regulatory and business experience
in all facets of secured lending, credit, and prepaid cards,
installment lending, merchant services and real estate services
within national consumer banking and financial services
institutions.
I
also have
experience in
secured and unsecured financing transactions, corporate and
securities matters, venture capital transactions, and public and
private mergers and acquisitions. My practice focuses on the
representation of retailers, banks, finance companies, and
mortgage lenders and their customers in consumer credit
regulation and commercial financing transactions. I have been
senior counsel and senior level operating executive to several
financial services companies where I supervised litigation,
regulatory compliance, and labor and employment law matters.
Professional & Community Involvement
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Member,
Governing Committee, Conference on Consumer Finance Law
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Member, American
Bar Association, Business Law Section: Consumer Financial
Services, and Commercial Financial Services Committees
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Member, Texas State Bar,
Consumer Finance and Commercial Finance Sections
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Member, Minnesota State Bar
association, Business Law, Real Estate and Employment Law
Sections
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Member, Mortgage
Bankers Association of America (2003-2006)
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Member,
Association of Corporate Counsel (Minnesota and Houston,
TX.) (2001-2007)
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Member, Minority Corporate Counsel Association
(2003-2006)
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Member, National Bar Association
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Member, Houston Lawyers
Association
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Past Chair,
Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) Lawyers’ Finance
Committee (2004-2006)
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Member, Manufactured Housing
Institute (MHI) Lawyers Committee
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Member, Debt Buyers’ Association
(2001-2003)
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Member,
Association of Credit and Collection Professionals (Members’
Attorney Program) (2001-2003)
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Member, Advisory
Board of New Vision Faith Center
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Member, Hamline
University School of Law Alumni Association (1998-2003)
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Member, Texas Association of
Bank Counsel
Education
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J.D., Hamline
University School of Law, Saint Paul, Minnesota (1990)
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M.A. P.A, Hamline
University, Saint Paul, Minnesota (1991)
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B.A., Mesa State
College, Grand Junction, Colorado (1987)
Admitted to Practice
Professional Experience
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Vice President & General
Counsel, Fleetwood Retail Corp. and HomeOne Credit Corp.,
2003-2006
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Vice President & Assistant
General Counsel, The Credit Store, Inc, 2001-October 2002
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Senior Counsel, Conseco Finance
Corp. (formerly Green Tree Financial Corporation), 1995-2000
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Private Practice, 1991- 1995
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Consultant/Director of
Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity, Metropolitan State
Univ., 1993-1995
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Consultant, Minnesota Department
of Employee Relations, 1993-1994
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