Attorney Profiles

Wesley Johnson focuses her practice in the area of preventive law advising clients in the areas of school law, employment law, and governance. Wesley graduated from the University of Texas, School of Law and has been licensed to practice law in the state of Texas since 1999 and the state of Louisiana since October 2009. She opened the firm's Monroe, Louisiana office in 2010.

Prior to entering law school, Mrs. Johnson was a teacher with the Austin Independent School District. Mrs. Johnson began her legal career practicing general school law with Schwartz & Eichelbaum where she was an associate from 1999-2002. She litigated for the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) as a member of the Professional Discipline Unit before joining Escamilla, Poneck & Cruz, L.L.P. in 2002. Additionally, Wesley served as legislative liaison in 2005 for the Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education (TCASE) assisting TCASE in drafting legislation; providing bill summaries to members; and negotiating with representatives of other organizations regarding aspects of legislation relevant to special education law in Texas. She has been a member of the University of Texas, School Law Conference planning committee since 2005.

In addition to her law degree, Mrs. Johnson also holds a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education from Louisiana Tech University and a Master's Degree in Special Education from the University of Texas at Austin. She is a member of both the Texas Association of School Boards Council of School Attorneys as well as the National School Board Association Council of School Attorneys. Wesley enjoys speaking on a broad array of legal topics.

Her most recent presentations include: Texas Open Government Laws: Issues and Developments (23rd Annual School Law Conference, February 14, 2008); Let's Get Technical, But Not Too Technical...Legal Issues Involving Electronic Record Keeping and Individual Health Plans for the Health Care Provider in the School Setting (Texas Skyward User's Group Seminar, October 2008); The Americans with Disabilities Act and Family Medical Leave Act Update 2008 (Texas Association of School Personnel Administrators); Delegation of Duties, Documentation and Reporting; Medically Fragile Students and Other Special Education Issues; Confidentiality of Student Health Records, Adolescent Consent, Pregnancy, Drug Impaired, and Mental Health Issues (Region I School Nurses Educational Conference, July 2008); Legal Training for School Counselors (San Antonio Independent School District, 2008); Preparing the Employee, Employer and Student for Immigration Enforcement Actions, Co-Presenter with Loan T. Huynh, Frederickson and Byron, Minneapolis, MN (National School Board Association Council of School Attorneys, San Diego, CA, April 2009); Education of the District's English Language Learner Population: Why We Do What We Do...From a Legal Perspective, Longview Independent School District, August 11, 2009; 2009 Caselaw Update, Longview Independent School District, August 11, 2009; Preparing the School District for Immigration Enforcement Actions, Co-Presenter with Larry Appel, Superintendent, Dumas Independent School District and Javier Solis, Garland ISD Hispanic Community Liaison (Texas Association of School Boards Annual Conference, Houston, TX, October 2, 2009); Legal and Ethical Issues for School Counselors and Social Workers, San Antonio Independent School District, October 26, 2009; Section 504...What's The Same...What's Different...And What You Need to Know, Zapata County Independent School District and United Independent School District, March 9, 2010; FMLA: New Regulations One Year Later, (author) University of Texas School Law Conference, February 2010; Sexual Orientation Issues in the Public Sector: Law and Ethics for the Educator, University of Louisiana at Monroe Featured Speaker: Diversity Forum March 16, 2011; Is it Legal or Even Ethical? Law and Ethics for the Counselor, Louisiana Counseling Association, Co-Presenter with Dr. Amy Yates, Louisiana Tech University, September 20, 2011