Mark J. Johnson

Education

• BA, Concordia College, 1976
• J.D., University of Minnesota, cum laude, 1981

Admissions

• Minnesota
• North Dakota
• Wisconsin
• U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota
• United States Court of Appeals – 8^th and 9^th Circuits
• United States Supreme Court

Practice Areas

• Directors & Officers Liability Insurance
• Fidelity Law

Presentations & Publications

Mr. Johnson is a regular speaker and author for national fidelity and directors & officer’s liability conferences, including the following:

• Who is an Employee in the Modern World: Fidelity Insurance Issues Involving Contractors and Outsources, author and presenter, 2018, American Bar Association Fidelity & Surety Committee Mid-Winter Meeting, Washington, DC.
• The Rubber Meets the Road: How Non-Standard Coverage Forms and Manuscript Language Play Out in the Courts, author and presenter, 2015, American Bar Association Fidelity & Surety Committee Mid-Winter Meeting, New York City.
• The Standard Form That Isn’t – Fidelity Riders and Endorsements, author and presenter, 2014, American Bar Association Fidelity & Surety Committee Mid-Winter Meeting, New York City.
• The New Theft-Based Employee Fidelity Coverage – A Retreat or Bold Step Forward?, author and presenter, 2012 American Bar Association Fidelity and Surety Law Committee Fall Meeting, Hartford.
• In Search of the D&O Policy’s Disappearing Fraud Exclusion, author and presenter, 2011, American Bar Association Fall Fidelity Meeting, Nashville.
• Securities Fraud, the Financial Institution Bond, and Directors & Officers’ Liability Policies, author and presenter, 2011 American Bar Association Fidelity, Surety and Law Committee Midwinter Program, New York City.
• Dishonesty and the Policy:  Insuring Agreement (A) of the Financial Institution Bond, program presenter, 2010, American Bar Association Fidelity and Surety Law Committee, San Francisco.