William R. Johnson - Knoxville, TN
Attorney at Moore Ingram Johnson & Steele, LLP
Captive Insurance Companies Lawyers in Knoxville, TN
Cedar Ridge Office Park 408 N. Cedar Bluff Rd. Suite 500 Knoxville, TN 37923
Knoxville Captive Insurance Companies Lawyer
Updated: 03/16/2026
Areas of Practice
- Captive Insurance Companies
- Civil Litigation
- Insurance Defense Litigation
- Product Liability Defense
- Workers' Compensation Insurance Defense
Attorney Information
Overview
Bill Johnson joined Moore Ingram Johnson & Steele in 1986 and currently serves as Administrative Partner. His areas of concentration are Civil Litigation, Insurance Defense Litigation, Workers' Compensation Insurance Defense and Product Liability Defense.
He is a member of the State Bar of Board Workers' Compensation Section, as well as a member of various insurance defense societies including the Atlanta Claims Association, Southern Loss Association, Georgia Self Insurers Association and served on the Executive Board of the General Practice and Trial Section of the State Bar of Georgia. He is also a member of the Managing Partner Committee at the Atlanta Bar which is available only to Managing or Administrative Partners at firms.
Born in Atlanta, Georgia, January 11, 1958, Bill was admitted to the Georgia Bar in 1983 after receiving his Bachelor of Science degree with honors in Biochemistry from Berry College in 1980, and his J.D. with honors from Mercer University in Atlanta. Bill was admitted to the Tennessee Bar in 1999. Formerly with the firm of Long, Weinberg, Ansley & Wheeler, Bill joined Moore Ingram Johnson & Steele to assist in the formation of a civil litigation department in 1986.
Bill and his wife Lisa reside in Marietta and have three children.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Best Lawyers In America – Georgia Listed In Best Lawyers®, 2020 - 2026
- Lawyer Of The Year: Georgia – As Published in Best Lawyers, 2021
- Lawyer Of The Year: Georgia – As Published In: The Wall Street Journal, February 2021
- America’s Most Honored Lawyers – Top 1%, 2022
- Best Attorneys in Georgia – Selected by Peer Recognition, 2012, 2015 - 2017
- Top Attorneys in Ohio & Kentucky – Selected by Peer Recognition & Professional Achievement, 2021
- Lawyer Of The Year: Georgia – As Published In: The Wall Street Journal, February 2020
- Recognized as a Top Rated Lawyer Georgia Legal Leaders as published in the Atlanta Journal 2016
- Recognized as the “Best of the Best” by The American Registry and awarded America’s Most Honored Professionals which is given only to the top 1% of professionals as voted by their peers
- Awarded Top Lawyer Lifetime Member award from The Global Directory of WHO’s WHO
- Selected for inclusion in the editions of The Best Lawyers in America, and in Georgia, in the specialty of Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Named one of Georgia’s Top Rated Lawyers in the area of Civil Litigation
- AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell for over 20 years including AV Preeminent in Legal Ability & Ethical Standards
- Named a Top Rated Lawyer in Insurance Law for many years as published in The American Lawyer and Corporate Counsel
- Selected by American Lawyer Media and Martindale-Hubbell™ as “2015 Top Rated Lawyers in Mass Torts.”
- Top Lawyers in Georgia as published in the Atlanta Journal
Education
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Legal Education
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Mercer University, Walter F. George School of Law,
Macon,
Georgia
J.D.
Honors: With High Honors
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Mercer University, Walter F. George School of Law,
Macon,
Georgia
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Non Legal Education
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Berry College,
Rome,
Georgia, 1980
B.S.
Honors: With High Honors
Major: Biochemistry
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Berry College,
Rome,
Georgia, 1980
Current Employment Position(s)
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Partner
Past Positions
- Long, Weinberg, Ansley & Wheeler
Bar Admissions
- Georgia, 1983
- Tennessee, 1999
- Kentucky, 2012
Other Affiliations
- Atlanta Claims Association
- Southern Loss Association
- Georgia Self Insurers Association
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Contact
Cedar Ridge Office Park
408 N. Cedar Bluff Rd.
Suite 500
Knoxville, TN 37923
Phone: 770-892-6498
Fax: 770-429-8631
Email: Send a message
Website: http://www.mijs.com
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