Johnson Laney

Johnson Laney joined Wiseman Ashworth Trauger as an Associate Attorney in May of 2022. He graduated from the University of Georgia School of Law in May 2019. During law school, Johnson was the President of the Health Law Society and the recipient of the State Bar of Georgia Health Law’s Alan Rumph Award. He was an Editorial Member of the Journal of Intellectual Property Law and recipient of the Journal’s 2018 Best Short Note Award. While in law school, Johnson was a Compliance Intern at Emory Healthcare and an Ethics and Risk Management Intern at Memorial Health University Center in Savannah, Georgia. Prior to law school, Johnson attended Emory University and Oxford College of Emory University. Before joining Wiseman Ashworth Trauger, Johnson completed his Postdoctoral Fellowship in Clinical Ethics at Vanderbilt University in 2022. At Vanderbilt, he served alongside healthcare providers and administrators to provide ethics consultations and lessons in healthcare ethics. Before beginning his fellowship, Johnson served as an Ethics and Compliance Officer for TriStar Centennial Medical Center in Nashville and was a member of Centennial’s Medical Ethics Committee. He routinely lectures on medical ethics, bioethics and professionalism. Johnson is a longtime resident of Nashville and graduated from MLK Jr. Magnet High School in 2009. When not practicing law, Johnson enjoys riding his bike with his dog, listening to live local music, and supporting the Titans.

• Associate

• AMA Discharges: Ethical, Legal, and Care Coordination Aspects, American Case Management Association, Kentucky/Tennessee Chapter Conference, July 27, 2024
• Ethics of Emergency Conservatorships – An Acute Care Approach, Conservatorship Association of Tennessee Annual Conference, November 9, 2023
• Ethics of Emergency Conservatorships – An Acute Care Approach, Elder Law Practicum, Belmont College of Law, 2023, 2024
• Bridge to Nowhere – Challenging Transition Plans, Quarterly Ethics Rounds for HCA TriStar Healthcare, September 8, 2022
• Ethics of ELHFs, Annual Conference for MidCumberland Counsel of Healthcare Social Workers, September 17, 2021
• Introduction to Bioethics and Professionalism, Mercer University Medical Center, September 1, 2021
• Introduction to Core Principles of Medical Ethics: Consent and Assent, General Pediatric Fellows Curriculum, August 12, 2021
• Ethics of End of Life Care, Grief and Loss Graduate Program at Peabody College, June 26, 2021

• Adjunct Professor, Intro to Business Law, Belmont University

• Georgia
• Tennessee
• Specialties and Certifications
• Certified as a Healthcare Ethics Consultant, 05/2022

• American Bar Association
• Tennessee Bar Association
• Nashville Bar Association
• Georgia Bar Association