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Morgan J. Johnson

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559-256-7800 | mjohnson@lcwlegal.com

Morgan J. Johnson is an Associate in the Fresno office of Liebert Cassidy Whitmore. Morgan focuses his practice on matters pertaining to employment, education, and labor law for public agencies.

Prior to joining LCW, Morgan gained legal expertise through his time at a nonprofit where he conducted legal research, prepared legal memorandum, and drafted motions on labor union free speech issues. Morgan also spent time as a Research Assistant for the University Of California Davis School Of Law for several professors where he prepared memorandum and conducted legal research for antitrust and arbitration questions. Morgan has also published an article in the UC Davis Law Review on Constitutional stare decisis and how courts approach overruling established legal precedents.

Morgan earned his J.D. from the University of California, Davis School of Law where he served as the Senior Articles Editor for the UC Davis Law Review in addition to being an active Member of the Moot Court and First Generation Advocates. Additionally, Morgan was awarded the Academic Excellence Award in Lawyering Process during his time in law school. As an undergrad, Morgan attended the University of Washington where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy with Departmental Honors and a Bachelor of Arts in History.

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BA, University of Washington

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Morgan is an avid cinophile. He reviews and keeps a running list of every movie and TV show he sees.

Former Employee v. County (2024) – Successfully persuaded the California Court of Appeal to uphold the trial court’s decision to grant the county summary judgment.  After the employee was terminated, he sued for disability discrimination, retaliation, and failure to prevent discrimination.  LCW convinced the Court that the former employee had offered no evidence to support his FEHA claims.

Public Education Agencies Could Be Liable For Pension Overpayments
03/21/2023
Daily Journal

Recently published in the Daily Journal, LCW Partner Alysha Stein-Manes and attorney Morgan Johnson write on the financial liability public educational agencies may be accountable for in accordance with AB 1667’s CalSTRS reporting requirements.
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Public Education Agencies, Take Heed! If You’re Not Paying Attention to SB 278 and AB 1667, You Could Be On the Hook for Repaying CalPERS or CalSTRS A Lot of Money
03/02/2023
California Public Agency Labor & Employment Blog

The Public Employees’ Retirement Law (PERL) and State Teachers’ Retirement Law (STRL) provide defined benefit retirement plans administered by CalPERS or CalSTRS, respectively, for eligible employees of participating public agencies (“employers”).  To fund these plans, public education agency...

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Complying With Updates To Calif. Police Reform Laws
03/02/2023
Law360

Reprinted with permission from Law360

In recent years, the California Legislature has passed a raft of new laws
intended to recalibrate the relationship between the public and the law
enforcement profession, focused on the use of force, accountability,
transparency and diversity.
These changes to...

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Resolutions for California Law Enforcement Agencies
01/10/2023
Daily Journal

Partner Paul Knothe and Associate Morgan Johnson recently authored an article for the Daily Journal’s New Laws Supplement titled, “Resolutions for California Law Enforcement Agencies.” The article discusses the new laws that apply to decertification of peace officers, employment...

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