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TIMOTHY R. JOHNSON
Attorney at Law
7 West Street, P.O. Box 306, Edmeston, N.Y. 13335, (607) 965-8343
The Law Offices of Timothy R. Johnson have
provided high quality legal services to individuals, businesses,
charities, and governmental clients since 1986. The firm
provides general legal services primarily in estate and trust
planning and administration, elder law, real estate, and
business planning and counseling and many other areas except
matrimonial and criminal cases. If one of our clients needs
specialized legal services which we may not provide, we can
assist clients in selecting appropriate counsel to handle their
cases.
We handle matters throughout the Central New York Region in
Otsego, Chenango, Oneida, Madison, Herkimer, Schoharie, and
Delaware Counties and beyond. We maintain two full-time offices
located in Edmeston, New York and Morris, New York. We also
offer services at our office in Cooperstown, New York by
appointment only. We are willing to meet with clients at their
homes, businesses, or hospitals, or wherever they need us.
Timothy R. Johnson was educated at the University of Rochester,
Rochester, N.Y. (B.A. 1980; M.S. 1981) and Albany Law School,
Albany, N.Y. (J.D. 1985. He was admitted to practice in 1986.
Mr. Johnson has managed and operated a prominent two-office
practice since 1986 as a sole practitioner. The offices are
staffed by two full-time and one part-time employees.
Timothy R. Johnson has held the following positions:
Director: Otsego Mutual Fire Insurance Co., Burlington Flats,
N.Y. Member of Board of Directors 1985-present.
General Counsel: Otsego Electric Cooperative, Inc., Hartwick,
N.Y 1986-present.
Municipal Attorney: Town and Village of
Morris, Morris Fire District, Edmeston
Fire District.
Mr. Johnson belongs to the following Professional
Associations:
New York State Bar Association: member of Real Property
Section, Trusts and Estates Section, and Elder Law Section
(founding member) 1985-present. Served on Task Force on Small
and Solo Law Practices in New York State.
Electric Cooperative Bar Association: charter member of
the national association of attorneys representing electric
utilities operated by cooperatives; New York State Liaison
between the national association and New York State members.
Otsego County Bar Association.
Historic Background of Practice
The Edmeston, New York law practice at 7 West Street is a
continuation of several prestigious law firms which have
continuously operated in the community for over 50 years. The
Law Offices of Timothy R. Johnson succeeded a practice which was
operated by his father, Richard E. Johnson, Esq., from 1966
until his death in 1985. Prior to that, Richard E. Johnson, Esq.
and Frederick W. Loomis, Esq. were partners in practice from
1960 to 1966 when Frederick W. Loomis became a full-time Judge
for Otsego County in County Court, Family Court, and Surrogate’s
Court. Family Court cases were handled in the office at 7 West
Street in Edmeston for a time in the 1960’s while Judge Loomis
served as a part-time Family Court Judge.
The Morris, New York law practice at 144 Main Street is also a
continuation of several long-standing law practices in the same
building. Chester Backus, Esq. conducted his law practice on the
premises for over 30 years. He was an active political leader in
the area and he served as a New York State Assemblyman. Mr.
Backus retired and sold his practice to Frederick W. Loomis and
Richard E. Johnson in the early 1960’s. Richard E. Johnson took
over the practice 1n 1966 when Judge Loomis became the first
full-time Otsego County Judge. Timothy R. Johnson took over the
practice in 1986 and continues to practice there today.
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