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Logan, a Founding Partner of the firm, is a trial lawyer whose practice focuses on business litigation. Representing both plaintiffs and defendants in complex commercial cases of all types, he has defeated claims exceeding $1 billion on behalf of defendants and has collected tens of millions of dollars on behalf of plaintiffs.

Logan’s trial practice takes him to the courthouse often. He has tried 23 cases to jury verdict in state and federal courts on behalf of his clients and has handled numerous arbitrations before private arbitration panels. Logan has tried cases for clients ranging from Fortune 50 companies to individuals. During one four-month stretch, he obtained three jury verdicts in excess of $1 million.

Logan has represented clients in a wide variety of commercial cases, including contract disputes, business divorces, intellectual property disputes, insurance coverage and bad faith, and cases involving allegations of securities fraud and shareholder oppression. He has also handled litigation related to serious personal injury and professional malpractice. Logan spends a significant amount of his time representing clients in the energy, construction, and healthcare industries, industries in which he has extensive subject-matter expertise.

Practicing from the firm’s Houston office, Logan has litigated matters throughout the country and internationally, including cases in Washington State, the District of Columbia, Alabama, Mississippi, New Mexico, Delaware, Florida, and throughout Texas, as well disputes in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Trinidad, Mexico, and the UK. Logan has arbitrated numerous cases before the American Arbitration Association, JAMS, FINRA, the International Court of Dispute Resolution (ICDR), and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).

Recognizing that representation by qualified counsel can make the difference between winning and devastating loss, Logan maintains an active pro bono practice, championing the interests of the underrepresented, including asylum seekers who were the subject of persecution, prisoners in need of legal aid, and charitable organizations.

An accomplished and aggressive trial lawyer, Logan has been named a “Rising Star” of the Texas Legal profession by Texas Monthly magazine every year since 2005. He has also been named a “Lawyer on the Fast Track” by H Texas magazine. Logan’s cases have been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Yahoo, Law 360, The Houston Chronicle, Houston Business Journal, Puget Sound Business Journal, Institutional Investor Magazine, the Hedge Fund Law Report, and many other publications. Prior to founding SOHJ, Logan worked for the international law firm of Vinson & Elkins LLP.

Logan graduated from Dartmouth College, cum laude, in 1994, where he was a member of the men’s varsity heavyweight crew. In 1999, he received his law degree from the University of Virginia, where he was an editor of the Virginia Journal of Social Policy & the Law.

HONORS/AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS:

Recognized as a “Rising Star” in the area of business litigation by Texas Monthly magazine every year since 2005
Named a “Lawyer on the Fast Track” by H Texas magazine
Named a “Top Lawyer” by H Texas magazine

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

• American Bar Association Litigation Section, Oil & Gas Section, Health Law Section, Business Litigation Committee, Healthcare Litigation Committee, and Construction Litigation Committee
• Dartmouth Lawyers Association
• Houston Bar Association, member
• Houston Young Lawyers Association (HYLA), member

SECURITIES FRAUD / SHAREHOLDER OPPRESSION:

• Represented high net-worth individuals in various FINRA arbitrations. Cases involved allegations of broker malfeasance, including claims of fraud, professional negligence, and “churning.”
• Represented plaintiffs in multimillion-dollar securities fraud action.
• Obtained dismissal of all claims on behalf of our client, an individual, in a shareholder oppression suit that arose out of the sale of a closely held corporation.
• Representing a minority shareholder oil and gas company in the prosecution of a shareholder oppression suit against a majority shareholder.

OTHER MATTERS:

• Served on a litigation team that represented a privately held pharmaceutical company in multiple Texas cases involving a time-released opioid analgesic alleged to cause substance dependency.
• Served on a litigation team that represented international and domestic tire manufacturers in products liability litigation involving wrongful death and catastrophic personal injury claims.

WHAT CLIENTS SAY ABOUT LOGAN:

“Logan is the best attorney I have dealt with throughout my business career. He represented our company in high-stakes litigation and the outcome was amazing. His briefs were compelling and his advocacy superb; when you’re defending your good name, it’s always a good thing to have the best at what they do helping you navigate those shark-infested waters. I would say 100%, hire the best and Logan is your man.”
– Rob Miller, CEO
PeopleFinders.com

“Logan’s skills in the courtroom and his pragmatic, business-oriented approach to cases are a formidable combination: time and time again, he has gotten excellent results. A typical big-firm litigation practice’s approach – to fight a war of attrition, racking up huge bills for both sides with stacks of discovery requests and ceaseless motions – puts a client in a difficult position when it’s working on its settlement calculus. On the other hand, Logan’s focus on trial preparation and years of experience actually trying cases consistently lead to efficient outcomes, allowing the client to do “what’s right,” whether it’s settlement or taking the case to trial.”
– Steve Putman
General Counsel
Black Stone Minerals Company, L.P.

“Logan gets results. He has brains and a killer instinct. When combined with his easy-going style, Logan’s adversaries lose their balance and lose their cases.”
– Geoff Amsel
Fortune 50 Company, Law Departmentl

“Logan Johnson is a first rate advocate. He handled a major case for us and did an excellent job. His preparation of the case was thorough and his advocacy, both written and oral, was excellent. Moreover, Logan is a pleasure to work with.”
– Associate General Counsel Fortune 50 Company

PRACTICE AREAS:

Oil and gas / energy
Construction
Healthcare
Arbitration
Commercial litigation
Securities and shareholder litigation

EDUCATION:

University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 1999
Honors:
Virginia Journal of Social Policy & the Law,Editorial Board Member, 1998-1999

Dartmouth College, B.A., History, cum laude, 1994

BAR ADMISSIONS:

Texas

COURT ADMISSIONS:

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
United States District Court for the Eastern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas