Wilbur E. Johnson

Wilbur E. Johnson serves as the firm's managing partner and practices primarily in the area of employment and labor law. Until 1994, Wilbur worked as an assistant attorney general in the office of the Attorney General of South Carolina and was the recipient of the Earl Warren Legal Training Fellowship.

Practice groups

• Administrative, Regulatory and Captive Formations
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Employment and Labor

Admitted to practice

• South Carolina, 1979
• U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina, 1979
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1981

Education

• University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 1979
• Augusta State University, B.A., 1976

Memberships

• South Carolina Bar House of Delegates
• South Carolina Bar Law Related Education Committee, 1994-2000
• South Carolina Bar Circuit Representative, Young Lawyers Division, 1986-1987
• South Carolina Bar Employment and Labor Law Section
• American Bar Association Employment and Labor Law and Litigation Sections
• Federal Bar Association
• Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel
• South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys’ Association
• National Association of College and University Attorneys
• Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Board of Directors
• International Association of Defense Counsel
• Editorial Board of the ABA/BNA Lawyer's Manual on Professional Conduct, past Chair
• Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce, past Chair, current member Board of Directors
• Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina, Board of Directors
• Roper/St. Francis Healthcare Foundation, Board of Directors
• Charleston County Disabilities Board, Board of Directors
• Charleston County Greenbelt Bank Advisory Board
• Carolina Youth Development Center, Board of Directors
• Charleston Regional Development Alliance, Board of Directors
• South Carolina Aquarium, Board of Directors
• International African American Museum, Board of Directors
• Historic Charleston Foundation, Board of Directors
• The New Morning Foundation, Board of Directors

Articles / case studies

• “Leading Charleston's Business Community In Support Of The Port Of Charleston” by Betsy Harter, Port Charleston, January and February 2009
• “Special Problems Relating to Race Discrimination” co-Author, Labor and Employment Law for South Carolina Lawyers, Second Edition

Contact Young Clement Rivers, LLP

To talk to Wilbur E. Johnson or one of Young Clement Rivers, LLP’s seasoned South Carolina advocates call (843) 577-4000 or contact the firm online.