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G. Martin Johnson 
Burnsville, Minnesota
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phone 952-881-9758
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G. Martin Johnson, Ltd., is a law firm emphasizing the areas of bankruptcy, estate planning, probate and individual income taxation. This focus is the nature outgrowth of the education and work experience of its founder, G. Martin Johnson.

After graduating with honors from the University of Minnesota, with a degree in accounting, Martin Johnson continued his education in law at the University of Minnesota. After graduation in 1973, Martin joined the CPA firm of Coopers & Lybrand to assist in their tax department. During the two years at Coopers, Martin passed the CPA examination and was certified by the State of Minnesota.

In 1975, Martin Johnson moved into the private practice of Law, with heavy emphasis in the estate planning area. This emphasis in taxation and estate planning continued until 1980, when Martin Johnson formed his own firm. Between 1980 and 1984, Martin Johnson worked in a variety of areas, until being retained by a national lender to assist it in dealing 3ith the growing farm and bankruptcy crises then beginning to plague the industry and the County. Since that time, Martin Johnson has represented Debtors, Creditors and the embers of the standing Trustee panel in the administration of cases under Chapter 7, 11, 12 and 13 of the Bankruptcy Code.

At the present time, the activities of the Firm are limited generally to the areas of bankruptcy, income taxation, probate and estate planning, with much of the work coming for wither client referrals or attorney referrals. The focus of the Firm has and will continue to be to provide quality services at a fair price in these areas.

Areas of Practice:
Bankruptcy Law
Business Organizations
Estate Planning
Probate & Estate Administration
Certification/Specialties:
Public Accountant Certified, 1974


Bar Admissions:
Minnesota, 1973
U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1986
U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 1979
U.S. Tax Court, 1979
Education:
University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1973
J.D.
Honors: Cum Laude


University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1970
B.S.B.
Honors: Cum Laude
Honors: With Honors
Major:  Accounting


Published Works:
Rev. Rul. 76-514, "Look Before You Leap", South Dakota Law Review, Vol. 24, No. 3, 1979


Representative Cases:
In re French, 127 B.R. 434 (Bankr.L.Rep. 73,998 1991)
In re Curry, 160 B.R. 813 (1993)
In re Ezaki, 181 B.R. 385 (1997)
In re Barlage, 121 B.R. 352 (1990)
Ward v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, 1989 WL 98704
Kjesbo v. Ricks, et. al., 506 N.W.2d 326 (MN App 1993)
Representative Clients:
Victoria State Bank
POS Business Systems, Inc.
Professional Turf, Inc.
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Speaker, "Administrative Provisions of Tax Reform Act of 1976", Southern Minnesota Chapter of CPA's, 1976


Speaker, "Marital Provisions of the Tax Reform Act of 1976", Southern Minnesota Chapter of CPA's, 1977


Speaker, "Deferred Compensation Changes under the Revenue Act of 1978", Southern Minnesota Chapter of CPA's, 1978


Lecturer, Agricultural and the Law Seminar, CLE, 1978


Lecturer/Chairman, Agricultural and the Law Seminar, "Incorporation: How and Why?", CLE, 1978


Lecturer/Chair, "Tax Shelters", CLE, 1979


Lecturer and Co-Chair of Breakout Session, Estate Planning Institute, 1980


Lecturer, "Farm Incorporation", North Dakota Bar Association Annual Meeting, 1981


Panel Member, West Suburban Mediation Center


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Minnesota Bar Association
Member, Sections of Bankruptcy and Real Estate


Minnesota Society of Certified Public Accountants
Member


Past Employment Positions:
Johnson & Wentzell, LTD., Managing Partner, 1990 - 1995


Blaeser and Johnson, P.A., Co-Managing Partner, 1980 - 1990


Thompson, Nybeck, Herbst and Johnson, Associate, 1979 - 1980


Johnson, Moonan and Bradshaw, Associate, 1975 - 1979


Coopers and Lybrand, CPA, Tax Specialist, 1973 - 1975


Weaver, Talle and Herrick, Law Clerk, 1972 - 1973


Hennepin County, Arbitrator/Mediator