Alyssa A. Johnson

Senior Counsel

Alyssa Johnson is a Senior Counsel of Barron & Newburger, P.C. She works in the firm’s Attorney Risk management Practice Group and the Consumer Financial Services Law Practice Group and practices out of the Wisconsin office.

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Experience

Alyssa Johnson has a decade of extensive experience representing a wide range of professionals in liability matters, focusing on legal malpractice cases. She frequently presents on legal ethics issues. She also represents financial advisors in disciplinary proceedings and real estate brokers in claims of misrepresentations. Alyssa also defends claims for violations of consumer laws, including the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, and Telephone Consumer Protection Act.

During her undergraduate studies, she was a legal intern with The Washington Center, in D.C.

Awards & Recognition

She is an active participant in the State Bar of Wisconsin’s Ready.Set.Practice. New Lawyer Mentoring Program. The program matches new lawyers that have been practicing five years or less with a lawyer that has six years or more of experience within the legal profession to provide mentor and mentee relationships. Because of her work with this program she was given the 2022 Mentoring  Award from the Young Lawyers Division.  Since 2018, she has been involved with the Lawyers Professionalism and Ethics Committee of the Defense Research Institute (DRI). She is currently the Vice Chair of the Committee.

Alyssa was selected by her peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for Professional Malpractice Law, 2021 – 2023.  She also was recognized on the Rising Stars list by Wisconsin Super Lawyers Magazine, 2017 – 2022.

Personal

Alyssa lives just outside of Milwaukee, Wis. In her spare time, she enjoys testing her fitness in a variety of activities like olympic weightlifting, CrossFit, running, biking, and yoga.

State Court Admissions

  • Illinois
  • Wisconsin

Federal Appellate Admissions

  • 7th Circuit

Federal District Court Admissions

  • Illinois (All Districts)
  • Wisconsin (E.D. and W.D.)
  • Missouri (E.D.)

Education

  • J.D., Marquette University Law School
  • B.A., Magna Cum Laude, University of Wisconsin at Whitewater

Barron & Newburger, P.C. specializes in unique, personal and proven solutions to real world problems. They work masterfully in efficient representation of commercial clients, creditors and collection industry members in litigation, regulatory and compliance affairs, business transactions and reorganizations.