Jay L. Johnson is an experienced attorney, having twenty-five years of experience in practice before Courts and administrative agencies throughout the State of Tennessee and the Commonwealth of Kentucky. He represents a wide variety of clients, from parties as small as individuals to international businesses listed as some of the largest in the world.
Jay's law practice covers a wide variety of client legal needs, but primarily focuses his practice on real estate transactional matters, including title examination and closing; estate planning and probate, including Wills, Trusts, and Powers of Attorney; and business transactional matters, including business formation and operation and review and preparation of contracts.
Jay provides full service real estate closing services for residential and commercial property. A full range of settlement services is available, including title examinations, mortgage closings, and cash transactions. He is also an Authorized Policy Issuing Agent for Old Republic Title Insurance Company in the State of Tennessee and the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
He additionally works in alternative dispute resolution through mediation, and is a Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 31 Listed General Civil Mediator.
Prior to opening Johnson Law Firm in October 2013, Jay was an associate attorney for a large, Southeast regional law firm, in-house legal counsel for an international insurance carrier, and a Workers' Compensation Specialist for the State of Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development.
Jay is a graduate of The University of Memphis, with bachelor's degrees in English and political science, and earned his law degree from The University of Tennessee College of Law in Knoxville. He is licensed to practice law in both Tennessee and Kentucky.
Jay has been married to his lovely wife Ashley since 2001, and they have two children.
