ABOUT JOHNNY

Founder Johnny Merritt is an Austin attorney with over three decades of experience in complex corporate and real estate matters. For the majority of his career, he has also served as outside general counsel for billion-dollar companies involved with interstate commerce. A native of West Texas, Johnny credits herding livestock across native pastures with his family for giving him a keen understanding of the importance of teamwork and loyalty in every endeavor.

Having served clients for over 30 years, Johnny has seen the advantages and disadvantages of the currently developed methods of legal representation. While maintaining an appreciation for the historic traditions and methods of his profession, Johnny believes that clients’ legal needs can often be better served through providing an on-demand, as-needed outside general counsel relationship. Johnny’s outside legal counsel emphasizes authentic attorney-client relationships over monetary gains.

Johnny began his legal career as a litigation attorney, gaining proficiency in attention to detail and effective client communication. He has been a transactional attorney for more than 20 years, concentrating in ongoing business operations, organizational structuring, mergers and acquisitions as well as real estate purchases, sales, leases and development. This experience has provided him with a vast network of legal specialists ready and able to assist clients. 

Johnny expanded his legal career to Austin and started Merritt Law, where he manages the firm and oversees a variety of legal matters. Through his years of legal work, Johnny has also gained experience relating to fiduciary duties of officers, managers, directors, members and shareholders of business organizations. He utilizes this in-depth look at high-trust relationships to direct and connect with his clients. 

In addition to his legal work, Johnny is also passionate about and donates time to Scatter, an organization that exists “to connect Jesus-followers across the globe, helping them to steward the good that they were made for.”

Johnny received his law degree from Texas Tech as a member of the Order of the Coif. He and his high school sweetheart have been married over 40 years. Their grown children Annie and John David both live in Austin. He is also a member of Austin Ridge Bible Church.

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