UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA

Application for Mediators

Please complete the entire application, using additional paper ifnecessary. You may also attach a resume.

Janie Shontavia Johnson Name:

· Offi N Jackson Johnson LLC FIrm or Ice ame: 124 Twin Creek Farm Road

Office Address: Aiken SC 29805

' Ph 803-761-0021 888-:504-5529 OffiIce one: ________------__----------__ OfficeFax: ____________~~--------~----------

.[ Add shontavia@jacksonjohnsonlaw.comE-mal ress:

ADMISSIONS AND AFFILIATIONS

Date admitted to the Bar of the District of South Carolina: _N_A__________________ NAJ.D. No .: _______

. . November 13 2006Date admitted to the South Carolina Bar: ____________'_____________________ Bar No .: 75094

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Other courts oriurisdictions to which admitted (with dates of admissjon and bar nos.): Iowa - May 30, 2012 - 30247 United States Patent and Trademark Office - November 20,1012 - 70,661

Membership and positions held jn bar, ADR and professional associations : Board of Directors, Iowa Intellectual Property Law Association ; Member, American Intellectual Property Law Association ; Member, International Trademark Association; Member, American Bar Association ; Member, National Bar Association; Member, Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association; Member, Order of Coif ; Member, Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys

Are you a member in good standing in each jurisdiction where admitted to practice law? fI' yes no

Have you, within the last five years, been publicly reprimanded or publicly disciplined for professional conduct? __----'yes ." no

Have you, within the last five years, been denied admission to a bar for character or ethical reasons, or been disbarred/suspended from the practice of law? yes y no

EDUCATION

2006 Law School University of Arkansas School of Law Year law degree received _________

Other professional degrees received (including year and school): B.S., Biosystems Engineering , Clemson University 2003

LEGAL EXPERIENCE (A minimum of five years oflaw practice required)

Summarize legal experience (including teaching) since admission to the bar, particularly in the past five years : Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough - Intellectual Property Associate 2006-2008 - areas of practice included intellectual property law (transactional and litigation) and commercial litigation Westerfield Fellow/Law Professor - Loyola University New Orleans College of Law 2008-2010 - courses taught included Intellectual Property Law seminar, Legal Research and Writing, and Moot CourUAppeliate Advocacy Law Professor - Drake University Law School - 201 O-Present - courses taught include Introduction to Intellectual Property Law, Trademark and Unfair Competition Law, Entertainment Law, Law, Innovation, and Techno logy (Internet Law), and Property Law Managing Member/Attorney - Jackson Johnson LLC - 2012-Present - areas of practice include intellectual property law, contract law, business law, entertainment law, and sports law

OPercentage of practice in last 5 years representing plaintiff_O

__% or defense___%

. . 0 0Percentage of Federal or State court practice 111 last 5 years: Federal __o/c StJte__%

Number of years engaged in active litigation:_2 ____

EXPERTISE

Indicate all substantive areas in which you have expertise. Place a "I" by your strongest area(s) and (l "2" by all other areas in which you have expertise. ([)) not rank beyond "I" and "2. ") After any category you have marked, please identify any sub-areas of expertise you have (~ "medical malpractice" after Personal Injury).

__ Admiralty __ Security or Shareholders suits Antitrust Labor

--z- Contracts ERISA Environment __ Wrongful Termination Fraud or Civil RICO __ Civil Rights in Employmen~ Insurance ~ Other Civil Rights Miller Act +- Copyrights

__ Personal Injury Patent

Product Liability -,--- Trademark ---,- Other (specify) Entertainment! -- Sports

Publications: Peremptory Challenges: Striking Down Dlscrlmlnalion in Arkansas's Jury Seiectlon Process, 59 Ark. L. Rev. 93 (2066), Memellc Theory, Trademarks & the Viral Meme Mark, 13 J. Marshall Rev. of Intel!. Prop. L. 96 (2013), Trademark Territoriality in Cyberspace : An Internet Framework for Common Law Trademarks, 29 Berkeley Tech. L. Rev. 1253 (2014), Branded: Trademark Tattoos, Slave Owner Brands, And The Right To Have "Free" Skin, __ Mich. Telecomm. & Tech. L. Rev. __ (2016)

MEDIATION EXPERIENCE

Mediation experience (particularly in the subject matter categories above) : NA

Other courts or organizations for whom you serve as a mediator (please note any certifications): NA

oNumber of mediations conJucled: _0______ Number of oth-::r .\DR sessions conducted:

MEDIATION AND OTHER ADR TRAINING

Course Provider

Course Content Date Place

No. of Hours

Kennesaw State University General Mediation Training 11/2015 Kennesaw, GA 28

Kennesaw State University

Henning Mediation &Arbitration

General Mediation Practicum

Arbitration Training

11/2015

12/2015

Kennesaw, GA

Atlanta, GA

12

7

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5/2011

OTHER INFORMATION

Are you familiar with the statutes, rules and practice governing alternative dispute resolution in the District of South Carolina? ____yes ~no

Other relevant experience or skills or other infonnation you would like considered in connection with this application:

Cities in which you are available to conduct mediation:

0Columbia 0.Charleston 0Greenville 0.Florence

Other All locations

Fees charged:

250 Hourly Rate: $ ____ 250 _ Minimum charge each mediation:$

How do you bill for travel? (explain): Varies and is negotiable, but typically includes hourly rate plus travel expenses.

I agree to: (1) Be subject to the Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 407, South Carolina Appellate Court Rules; the

Rules for Lawyer Disciplinary Enforcement, Rule 413, South Carolina Appellate Court Rules; and the Local Rules of

the District Court; (2) Provide mediation to indigents without pay if ordered by the Court; (3) Notify the Altemative

Dispute Resolution Program Director of any change in the above facts or otherwise in my ability to perform duties as

a mediator; (4) Disclosure of information contained in this application to litigants and other members of the public.

I certify that the foregoing is true and correct.

12/17/2015Signature: __ _~ '--+'-Q<=:....------- Date:("L-I-L _-----jZ ----,~~CF A;uG"f

Return completed application to:

Danny H. Mullis, Director

Alternative Dispute Resolution Program

United States District Court st Office Box 835 It, SC h4' '083

Revie w ed: IAorlllll.,If'IIIUIIIIr Date:

Approved: __~~~__________~~~--~-------- Date: