Steven P. Johnson

Partner

With experience gained as a trial lawyer in the Tax Division of the US Department of Justice (DOJ), Steven P. Johnson advises clients on tax controversies and litigation matters involving complex tax issues. Before joining Morgan Lewis and working for the DOJ, Steven served as a law clerk to Judge Tucker L. Melancon of the US District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. He holds a Masters in Tax Law (LL.M.) from Georgetown Law School.

Georgetown University Law Center, 2010, LL.M.
Tulane University Law School, 2005, J.D., Cum Laude
University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2002, B.S., Summa Cum Laude

District of Columbia
Louisiana
Supreme Court of the United States
US Court of Federal Claims
US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
US District Court for the District of Nebraska
US District Court for the District of Columbia
US Tax Court

Clerkship to Judge Tucker Melancon of the US District Court for the Western District of Louisiana

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Events

Member, Practice Group of the Year, Benefits, Law360 (2022)

Member, Practice Group of the Year, Tax, Law360 (2017)

Adjunct Professor, IRS Administrative Procedures, Georgetown Law School LL.M. Program (2015–current)

Member, DC Bar Association, Tax Section

Member, J. Edgar Murdock Inn of Court

Listed, "Rising Star," Washington D.C. Super Lawyers (2013–2015)

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