Charles Johnson

Charles is a licensed attorney with an employment law and statutory background. Mainly involving collective bargaining negotiations, administrative trials, arbitrations, and labor relations. Charles served as special counsel for BrownGreer PLC while working on the $20 billion settlement fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster. Prior to passing the bar, Charles was a former law clerk for Equal Employment Opportunity Commission headquarters in DC under the Obama administration. 

With a passion for community, he serves on Manhattan’s Community Board 10 as the Second Vice Chair. Charles is also a proud member of the NAACP NYS Executive Committee and 2019 graduate of the NAACP NextGen national leadership program. Charles is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. and a recipient of the Network Journal's 40 under 40 achievement award. 

Charles holds a bachelor's degree in political science from Fort Valley State University where he graduated magna cum laude and a JD from Western Michigan University.