Merle A. Johnson
Helping You with All Your Legal Needs
* Both fields are required
Not Yet Verified Profile
Claim Your Profile?
Merle A. Johnson
Woods, Fuller, Shultz & Smith P.C.Total Records: 1Biography
Merle Johnson joined the firm in 1955. Estate planning constitutes much of his practice. Additionally, he has expertise in corporate and business law and adoptions.
Merle is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court. He is a member of the State Bar of South Dakota and serves on the UPC & Guardianship Review Committee of the Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section. Since 1987, Merle has appeared in The Best Lawyers in America in the area of Trusts and Estates.
He has given time and energy to the University of Sioux Falls (Board of Trustees 1975 to present), the Christian Legal Society (Board of Directors 1970 to 1992), Christian Counseling Services (Board of Directors 1975 to 1993), Manna Retreat Center (Board of Directors 1980 to 1990), and the Woodlawn Cemetery Association (Board of Directors 1984 to present). He has also held leadership positions in the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Kiwanis, Southeastern Mental Health Center and First Baptist Church.
Bar Admission
South Dakota, 1955
U.S. District Court District of South Dakota
U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit
U.S. Federal Courts, 1957
U.S. Supreme Court, 1960
Other Affiliations
University of Sioux Falls, 1975 - Present (Member, Board of Trustees)
Christian Counseling Services, 1975 - 1993 (Board of Directors)
State Bar of South Dakota (Member)
Christian Legal Society, 1970 - 1992 (Board of Directors)
Manna Retreat Center, 1980 - 1990 (Board of Directors)
Woodlawn Cemetery Association, 1984 - Present (Board of Directors)
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Kiwanis (Leadership)
Southeastern Mental Health Center (Leadership)
First Baptist Church (Leadership)
Education
-
University of South Dakota School of Law, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1955 J.D.
-
University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota B.A., Bachelor of Arts
Honers
- The Best Lawyers in America