Harry Sterling Johnson is a lawyer practicing legal educ & admission to the bar, toxic exposure & environmental litigation, appellate practice and 10 other areas of law. Harry received a B.A. degree from University of Maryland in 1976, and has been licensed for 47 years. Harry practices at Whiteford, Taylor & Preston L.L.P. in Baltimore, MD.
Membership
Professional Affiliations:
Member: Maryland State, Baltimore City, Monumental City, District of Columbia, National, and American Bar Associations
and Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference
Related Professional Experience:
•Member: ABA Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity (2012-)
•Member: ABA Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary (2007-2010)
•Member: ABA Standing Committee on Education (2004-2008)
•Member: ABA House of Delegates
•Past President: Maryland State Bar Association (2004-present)
•President: Maryland State Bar Association (2003-2004)
•President-Elect: Maryland State Bar Association (2002-2003)
•Treasurer: Maryland State Bar Assoc. (1999-2002)
•Member: Maryland State Bar Foundation Board of Directors (2003-present)
•Member: Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure, Court of Appeals of Maryland (1986-present)
•Member: Attorney Grievance Commission Review Board (1993-1996)
•Member: Inquiry Panel, Attorney Grievance Commission (1983-1993)
•Member: Eighth Judicial Circuit Character Committee (1984-present)
•General Counsel: MD NBA '95
•Member: ABA Conference of Minority Partners in Majority Corporate Law Firms (Elected Advisory Board, 1993-1998)
•Developed ATLAS Mentoring Program, University of Maryland School of Law
•MSBA: Board of Governors, (1997-1999, 1991-1993, 1987-1989)
•Executive Committee (1998-1999, 1991-1993, 1987-1988)
•Mentor: Leadership Academy (1997-present)
•Membership Committee: Budget and Finance Committee
•Special Committee on Continuing Legal Education (1994-1996)
•Special Committee on Governance (1993)
•Co-Chair: Special Committee on Minorities in the Legal Profession (1990-1991)
•Planning Committee (1986- 1990) (Chairman, 1988-89)
•Lawyer Dispute Resolution Committee (1989- 1992)
•Committee on Governance (1985-1986)
•Eighth Circuit Representative, YLS (1982-1985)
•YLS Special Committee on Board of Governors Guidelines (1986)
•Participant, YLS Special Olympics (1985)
•Member: Bar Association of Baltimore City, Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee (1997-2005)
•Member: Special Committee on Drug Crisis and Underfunding of the Court System in Baltimore City (1990-1992)
•Chairman: Judiciary Committee (1988-1989)
•Executive Committee: Lawyers Committee for an Independent Judiciary (1989-1992)
Public Service:
•Board of Trustees: Office of the Public Defender (2011-)
•Member: U.S. Bankruptcy Court Merit Selection Panel (2004)
•Member: Appellate Courts Nominating Commission (2002-2006)
•Chairman: Baltimore County, Maryland Human Relations Commission (1998-2003)
•Member: Trial Courts Nominating Commission (1995-1999)
•Member: U.S. Magistrate Judge Review Panel (1994-1995)
•Member: Governor's Commission on the Death Penalty (1993)
•Treasurer: Committee to Retain the Sitting Judges (1991-1992)
Civic Activities:
•Chair: Board of Directors, GBMC HealthCare (2011 to present)
•Member: Board of Directors - University System of Maryland Foundation, Inc. (2014-)
•Member: Board of Trustees - Greater Baltimore Medical Center (2002-present)
Legislative Chair (2005-2006)
Board Secretary (2006-2007)
Vice-Chair (2007-2009)
Chair Elect (2010-)
•Member: Board of Trustees - Center Stage (2002-2010)
•Member: Board of Trustees - Baltimore Community Foundation (2006-present)
•Presenter: Litigation Section's Program MSBA Annual Meeting
•Faculty: MICPEL Nine Day Trial Advocacy Program (1994, 1995, 1997)
•Presenter: Maryland Trial Lawyers Association CLE Seminar (October 1993)
•Faculty: Professionalism Course for New Admittees
•Participant: Trial by Jury Program, Maryland State Fair
•Member: Board of Trustees Baltimore Educational Scholarship Trust, (1993-2008)
•Member: Board of Directors, BDC Development Corporation (1991-1997)
•Member: Economic Development Council, Greater Baltimore Committee (1990-1994)
•Member: Executive Board, Baltimore Area Council, Boy Scouts of America (1990-1995) (Chairman, Districts Fundraising Campaign 1991-1992)
•Member: Board of Directors, The Chapman Funds (1989-1994)
•Member: Board of Directors, Afro American Newspapers (1989-1998)
•Member: Board of Trustees, Baltimore City Community College Foundation (former member, President and Chairman of the Board, Community College of Baltimore Foundation, 1989-1993)
Awards:
•Practitioner of the Year: University of Maryland, Black Law Students Association, 2012
•AV Peer Review Rated: Martindale-Hubbell
•Charlie Dorsey Mentor Award, Bar Association of Baltimore City, 2009
•Listed as a Local Litigation Star in Benchmark Litigation: The Definitive Guide to America's Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys, 2009 & 2010
•Listed in Maryland Super Lawyers, 2007 - 2011
•Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2006-present
•Named Best Lawyers' 2014 Maryland Lawyer of the Year, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants - Baltimore
•Leadership in Law Honoree, The Daily Record, 2003
•Top Black Lawyers in America, Black Enterprise Magazine, 2003
•Freedom's First Award, Monumental City Bar Association, 2000
•Distinguished Alumni Award, University of Maryland School of Law Black Law Students Association, 1987
•Founder's Award, Monumental City Bar Association, 1987
•Listed in Chambers Top Lawyers
Publications:
•Johnson, Harry S. and Stone, Dwight W., Effective Use of the Video Deposition: the Basics and Some Finer Points, The Practical Litigator, July 1999
•Johnson, Harry S. and Stone, Dwight W., Batson Challenges: How To Be Better Prepared Than Your Opponent, The Practical Litigator, November, 1996
•Johnson, H.S.
Duvall. G.M., and Halstad, L.S., Staying The Judgment and Supersedeas Bonds, Appellate Practice For The Maryland Lawyer: State and Federal 1994
•Contributor, ALI-ABA's Practice Checklist Manual on Trial Preparation, January 4, 1999
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