Johnson, Orrin W.

Current Employment Position(s)

Of Counsel

Lawyer Overview

Areas of Practice

• Business & Commercial Law
• Business Organizations
• Estate Planning
• Litigation
• Probate & Estate Administration

Representative Cases

• Coakley v. Reising, 436 S.W.2d 315 (Tex. 1968)
• Bozeman v. Folliott, 556 S.W.2d 608 (TexCivApp.-Corpus Christi 1977)
• Cameron County Good Government League v. Ramon, 619 S.W.2d 224 (Tex.Civ.App.-Beaumont 1981)
• Garza v. Rodriguez, 559 F.2d 259 (C.A.5 (Tex.) 1977)

Bar Admissions

• Texas, 1947
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1948
• U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 1985
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1948

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American College of Trial Lawyers, 1975 - Present (Member)
• American College of Trust and Estate Lawyers, 1976 - Present (Member)
• American Bar Foundation, 1981 - Present (Member (Fellows/Chairman, 1980-1981))
• American Bar Association, 1978 - Present (Member)

Honors and Awards

• Annual State Bar Frank J. Scurlock Award, 1993
• Lola Wright Foundation Award, 1989
• Common Cause Public Service Achievement Award, 1981
• Outstanding 50-Year Lawyer, Texas Bar Foundation, 1998
• President, State Bar of Texas, 1982 - 1983
• State Bar Director, 1972 - 1975
• Editor, State Bar Journal Editorial Committee, 1975
• State Bar President's Award, 1986
• Who's Who in America, 1983 - Present

Past Employment Positions

• Sole Practitioner, 1995 - 2000
• Johnson & Davis, 1966 - 1995
• Sole Practitioner, 1953 - 1966
• Gibbon & Johnson, 1950 - 1953
• Gibbon, Coneway & Johnson, 1949 - 1950
• Karl M. Gibbon, Associate, 1947 - 1949

Education

• The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas, 1947
  J.D.
  Honors: cum laude
  Honors: Order of the Coif
  Honors: Chancellors
• University of Texas, Austin, Texas, 1942
  B.A.
  Honors: cum laude

Fraternities/Sororities

• Phi Delta Phi
• Delta Kappa Epsilon

References

• Texas State Bank, Harlingen, Texas
• Costal Banc. ssb., Harlingen, Texas

Published Works

• Article 2226 Revisited: Penetrating the Juridicial Labyrinth Texas Bar Journal, Vol. 40, No. 5, May, 1977
• A Proposed New Revenue Source for Legal Services in Texas Texas Bar Journal, Vol. 46, No. 1, January, 1983
• The Three-Trust 'Widow's Election' Will: A Practical Innovation Texas Bar Journal, Vol. 39, No. 6, June, 1976
• "Judicial Selection in Texas: A Gathering Storm", 1992

Address

PO Box 2155
1201 E Van Buren
Brownsville, TX 78522-2155

Phones

956-542-7441

Faxes

956-541-2170

Websites

http://www.rcclaw.com