Erin Conway Johnsen
LOCATION: Minneapolis | Minnesota
PHONE: 612-259-4807
Favorite Drink: Whiskey
Honors and Awards
Rising Scholar Writing Competition Award from the American Bar Association’s Forum on Franchising, 2013
About Erin Johnsen
Erin Johnsen graduated from the University of Minnesota law school in 2012, and has since focused her practice on achieving the business goals of clients in franchise and distributorship relationships. In her practice, she has taken aggressive and creative approaches to ensure that her clients’ needs are met, so they can focus on growing their businesses. Since moving to Minneapolis from the east coast, Erin has gratefully embraced the craft brewery and distillery booms that the twin cities have experienced recently. With an appreciation for craft beers and spirits and an understanding of the passion and dedication that it takes to create them, Erin wants to help breweries and distilleries grow and sustain their businesses, both locally and across the country.
Additional Qualifications
Areas of Practice
- Franchise and Distribution Law
- Craft Beer and Distillery Law
Education
University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, Minnesota
J.D. cum laude – 2012
Honors: Recipient of the Dean’s Distinguished Scholarship
Honors: Robina Public Policy Fellowship
Honors: Montreville J. Brown Scholarship
Law Review: Minnesota Law Review, Online Managing Editor
Duke University
B.A.
Honors: Dean’s List
Publications
National Business Institute CLE, Alcoholic Beverage Law, Licensing and Permitting In the Alcoholic Beverage Industry, October 2019
Minnesota State Fair, Breweries: What Not to Do, August 25National
Business Institute, Alcoholic Beverage Business Law, Licensing, Permitting, and Alcoholic Beverage Industry Contracts
Playing by the Rules: Legal Matters Concerning Craft Breweries in WI & MN, with Elliot Ginsburg and Jeffrey Glazer, Midwest Craft Brewers Conference, 2016
Co-author, Surviving the Tempest: Franchisees in the Brave New World of Joint Employers and $15 Now, with Caroline Fichter, Franchise Law Journal, Vol. 35, No. 4, Spring 2016
Cider: What the Fed?, with Elliot Ginsburg, Minnesota Grape Growers Association Cold Climate Conference, 2016
Beneath the Surface: Three Areas New Brewers Need to Approach with Caution, with Elliot Ginsburg and Evan Sallee, Midwest Craft Brewers Conference, 2015
“No Fair! Finding an Equitable Balance in Enforcement of Disclaimer Provisions in Franchise Agreements and Franchise Disclosure Documents”, Franchise Law Journal, Winter, 2014
Co-author, Minnesota Brewpub Distribution, with Elliot Ginsburg, Minnesota Beer, July, 2013