Johnathan Stone

Experience

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  Ohio Attorney General's Office

  May 2009 - Sept 2009

  Legal Intern

  • Drafted legal memoranda and attended the board meetings of the Ohio Civil Rights Commission.

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  The Law Office of J. D. Stone PLLC

  Mar 2011 - May 2012

  Attorney

  • Represented clients in employments matters, including matters before school boards and in employment discrimination complaints and lawsuits

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  Texas Attorney General

  May 2012 - Feb 2016

  Assistant Attorney General - Law Enforcement Defense Division

  • Represented the state in constitutional, employment, and civil rights matters, including § 1983 claims involving excessive use of force, deliberate indifference, and habeas corpus petitions, in both state and federal courts.• Conducted investigations and legal research, draft complex motions, pleadings, briefs, memoranda, and advised client agencies on legal matters. • Analyzed novel legal issues and advised the state on the constitutionality of proposed legislation. • Litigated cases at all stages, from investigations and witness interviews through discovery and depositions to trial and on appeal. • Deputized as a special prosecutor for Montgomery County to handle complex constitutional matters involving the prosecution of sexually violent predators committed to the Texas Civil Commitment Office. • Recognized by the Texas Attorney General for my legislative assistance during the 84th Legislative Session. Show less

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  Texas Medical Board

  Feb 2016 - Mar 2021

  Lead Senior Staff Attorney

  • Performed supervisory work overseeing and training a team of litigation attorneys. • Prosecuted physicians and physician assistants in regulatory proceedings on behalf of the state, including emergency suspensions, informal settlement conferences, and trials before SOAH. • Managed cases involving complex legal issues, including administrative rule violations, standard of care issues, pill mills, sexual assaults, and licensee impairment.

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  Texas Attorney General

  Mar 2021 - now

  • Represented state agencies and officials in lawsuits involving, inter alia, administrative, health, employment, civil rights, and constitutional law. • Conducted investigations, performed legal research, and prepared complex motions, including pleadings, briefs, memoranda, and other legal documents.• Prepared and tried cases in state and federal courts on behalf of state agencies and employees.• Provided legal advice; performed analyses of complex factual and legal issues and developed evidence through witness interviews, depositions, and other discovery; prepared and filed briefs in state and federal appellate courts. Show less • Prosecuted complex healthcare fraud cases on a team that has recovered over 1.4 billion dollars on behalf of the Texas Medicaid system.• Managed cases from inception to conclusion including, inter alia, written discovery, motion practice, fact and expert witness depositions, document review, hearings, trials, mediations, settlements negotiations, and appeals.• Litigated law enforcement licensure matters before the State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH) and the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement. • Collaborated with other Divisions on special assignments in matters involving healthcare and administrative law. Show less

  • Chief, Consumer Protection Division

    Sept 2024 - now

  • Special Counsel (Managing Attorney) - Special Litigation Division

    Oct 2023 - Sept 2024

  • Assistant Attorney General (Team Lead) - General Litigation Division

    Mar 2022 - Oct 2023

  • Assistant Attorney General - Civil Medicaid Fraud Division

    Mar 2021 - Mar 2022