AREAS OF PRACTICE
Education, Labor and Employment

CONTACT INFORMATION
Tel: 1.618.307.2021
Fax: 1.618.692.4122
Email:

BAR ADMISSIONS
Missouri, 2005
Illinois, 2006

Anwar M. Johnson practices primarily in the areas of education, litigation, labor and employment law.  Anwar has experience handling a variety of civil litigation matters, representing clients in state and federal courts in both Missouri and Illinois, and has negotiated several favorable settlements on behalf of his clients.

In addition to successfully defending and arguing on behalf of clients in many civil litigation proceedings, Anwar also has experience representing employers in wage and hour matters, unfair labor practice proceedings, and grievance/arbitration disputes.  Recently, Anwar assisted a client in obtaining a favorable decision in an arbitration proceeding arising out of a dispute over interpretation of a collective bargaining agreement.

Anwar regularly advises school districts on matters related to reductions in force and recall, non-renewal of probationary teachers, dismissal of tenured teachers, dismissal of educational support personnel, and an assortment of other issues related to employee discipline.  Anwar also has experience assisting school districts in complying with various state and federal laws, including the Illinois Open Meetings Act, the Freedom of Information Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Family and Medical Leave Act.  Anwar routinely counsels school districts concerning a variety of other issues related to the day-to-day operation of the school district.

EDUCATION

J.D., Washington University School of Law, 2005

• Global Studies Law Review, Associate Managing Editor
• Black Law Student’s Association, President
• Public Service Advisory Board
• Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri, Mentor

B.A., University of California, San Diego, 2002

PRESENTATIONS

• The Family and Medical Leave Act: Recent Amendments, January 2009
• The ADA Amendments Act of 2008: Recent changes to the Americans with Disabilities Act, January 2009
• IRS Section 409A: Nonqualified Deferred Compensaation and its Impact on School Employees, August 2008
• The Moment of Silence:  An Update on Sherman v. Township high School District 214, August 2008.

PROFESSIONAL AFFLIATIONS

• The Illinois State Bar Association
• Missouri Bar Association
• Mound City Bar Association