Mike Johnston, Director

Born Waco, Texas, March 15, 1947. University of Houston (B.B.A., 1971); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1974). Admitted to Texas Bar in 1974. Licensed to practice in all State Courts and U.S. District Court - Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals - Fifth Circuit. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations, State Bar of Texas, Houston and Texas Trial Lawyers Associations, American Society of Hospital Attorneys. Rated "AV" (highest available rating) by Martindale-Hubbell. Practice Areas: Civil Trial Law; Corporate, Partnership and Business & Transaction Law; Health Care Law; Real Estate. Board Certified Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

Michael Hale Johnston, Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 1986, has been with Sullins Johnston Rohrbach & Magers since 1973, where he began as a law clerk. He has represented individuals, partnerships and corporations in day-to-day legal/business matters and in pursuing and defending clients in complex multi-million dollar litigation such as partnership and corporate dissolutions, shareholder derivative actions, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty claims, defending businesses in non-subscriber suits and negligence claims. Over the past 28 years, Mr. Johnston has been lead counsel in hundreds of trials and appeals which established new law for Texas businesses - especially in the field of hospital law. He has successfully obtained numerous jury verdicts exceeding $6,000,000.00, including verdicts for punitive damages of over $3,000,000.00 against insurance companies for unfair, deceptive trade practices in the business of insurance. Mr. Johnston has argued cases before the Court of Appeals and Texas Supreme Court. He has been a frequent speaker for the Texas Hospital Association and other related associations throughout Texas.

Articles by Mr. Johnston:

• A Health Care Lawyer's Perspective About Managed Care Alternatives
• A Health Care Lawyer's Perspective on Necessary Health Care Reform

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Born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, August 27, 1946. Marquette University (B.A., 1968); Baylor University (J.D., 1973); University of Houston Law Center (L.L.M., Taxation, 1988); Associate Editor of Baylor Law Review; Phi Delta Legal Fraternity. Admitted to Texas Bar 1973, licensed to practice in all State Courts, U.S. District Court - Southern District of Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals - Fifth and Eleventh Circuits, U.S. Tax Court. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations, State Bar College of Law. Rated "AV" (highest available rating) by Martindale-Hubbell. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Corporate, Partnership and Business & Transactional Law; Employment Law; Estate Planning and Probate; Real Estate; Tax. Board Certified Commercial Real Estate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

William J. Rohrbach, Jr., has been with SJR&M for over 30 years. He has been involved in representing individuals, partnerships, corporations and trusts in day-to-day legal matters and in aiding clients in acquiring real property ranging from homes to multi-million-dollar commercial transactions. He has also been lead counsel on merger and acquisition of business entities and has dealt with many clients in the formation and operation of their business entities, as well as planning the exit strategy for owners of business entities. Mr. Rohrbach is involved in corporate and individual tax planning. He further is involved in representing many dentists and dental organizations in the acquisition and sale of practices and in day-to-day legal and contract matters.

Articles by Mr. Rohrbach:

• Are Your Assets Protected? Part II
• The Disposition of Properties Secured by Recourse and Nonrecourse Debt

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Born Houston, Texas, August 30, 1968. University of Houston - Clear Lake (B.S., Cum Laude, 1996); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., Cum Laude, 2003). Admitted to Texas Bar 2003. Member: Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Houston Bar Association; Houston Journal of Health Law and Policy, Articles Editor; University of Houston - Clear Lake Alumni Association; Psi Chi National Honors Society. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Civil Trial Law; Healthcare Law; Real Estate. Not certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

Prior to entering law school, David Medearis was Vice President of a family-owned business in Houston that manufactured a diversified range of highly-engineered industrial products. He worked his way through college attending classes in the evenings and graduated with honors from the University of Houston - Clear Lake in 1996.

In the summer of 1999, Mr. Medearis enrolled in law school at the University of Houston and worked his way through law school while clerking for several Houston law firms and doing freelance legal research and writing. During law school, Mr. Medearis served as an Articles Editor for the Houston Journal of Health Law & Policy. He has co-authored several published articles in publications such as Texas Lawyer and Texas Medicine.

Mr. Medearis received his law degree with honors in May 2003 and joined Sullins Johnston Rohrbach & Magers in December 2003. Mr. Medearis' practice includes business planning and civil litigation with an emphasis in commercial, real estate and health care related matters.

Articles by Mr. Medearis:

• Health Care Fraud: Recent Developments and Timeless Advice

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Born San Antonio, Texas, March 5, 1946. Iowa State University (B.S., 1967); Baylor University (J.D., 1969); George Washington University (L.L.M., Taxation, 1971); Associate Editor of Baylor Law Review, 1968-1969. Admitted to Texas Bar 1969, all U.S. District Courts, U.S. Court of Appeals - Fifth Circuit, U.S. Supreme Court. Member: American Bar Association, Texas Bar Association, Houston Bar Association, Houston Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Civil Trial Law; Corporate, Partnership and Business & Transactional Law; Real Estate. Not certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.