Brian Johns

Current

Part time Hearing Officer at City of Oshawa
Contract at Law Foundation of Ontario
President and Head Instructor at Bamboo Spirit Martial Arts Centre Ltd.

Board Member at International Martial Arts Institute
Board Member at International Modern Arnis Federation, Inc.

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Past

Research Assistant at Ministry of the Attorney General
Hearing Officer at Industrial Commission of Ohio
Legal Intern at Department of Industrial Relations

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Education

University of Notre Dame Law School
University of Notre Dame

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Connections

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Industry

Legal Services

Brian Johns’s Summary

Experienced Ohio workers' compensation hearing officer (administrative law judge) with a broad and transferable skill set. High premium in delivering quality work product while meeting deadlines. Extensive experience in dealing with injured workers and their employers in highly contested workers' compensation hearings in the State of Ohio. Excellent analytical and writing skill set transferable to other legal occupations. Superb relationship management skills.

Experienced with zoning By-Laws hearings with the City of Oshawa.

Brian Johns’s Specialties:

Experienced with digital dictation (Winscribe) and use of technology (Apple OS X and Windows XP) as well as online review of case files. Highly detailed, analytical, and solutions-focused. Extensive experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Access, and Adobe.

Brian Johns’s Experience

Part time Hearing Officer

City of Oshawa

(Government Agency; Government Administration industry)

August 2008 — Present (1 year 5 months)

I provide efficient, timely adjudication services regarding disputes regarding City of Oshawa licensing by-laws, such as licensing for landlords in residential neighbourhoods. I also hear cases involving Muzzle and Control orders issued to Oshawa residents.
Contract

Law Foundation of Ontario

(Law Practice industry)

April 2008 — Present (1 year 9 months)

Organizing and sorting bank account information of Ontario law firms with a focus on account interest remittances to the Law Foundation. Engaged in extensive use of computer database (Microsoft Access and Excel) and problem solving.

Experienced with GIFTS, a grants management and charitable giving software program, which organizes information related to the grant making activities of the Law Foundation of Ontario.
President and Head Instructor

Bamboo Spirit Martial Arts Centre Ltd.

(Sports industry)

February 2008 — Present (1 year 11 months)

I teach self defense through the Filipino Martial Art of Modern Arnis and Cooper Vee Jitsu Ryu. Emphasis is placed on a comprehensive array of self defense skills including self defense techniques, environmental and situational awareness, conflict avoidance, verbal deescalation skills and survival strategies. My teaching methodology relies on drills in order to build skills and to teach the concept of counter for counter. Safety is emphasized in a fun family friendly environment.
Board Member

International Martial Arts Institute

(Sports industry)

May 2007 — Present (2 years 8 months)
Board Member

International Modern Arnis Federation, Inc.

(Sports industry)

October 2001 — Present (8 years 3 months)
Research Assistant

Ministry of the Attorney General

(Government Agency; 501-1000 employees; Law Practice industry)

January 2008 — March 2008 (3 months)

I worked as a temp and engaged in a research project pertaining to the issues of reform of the Justice of the Peace system of Ontario and various issues associated with it.
Hearing Officer

Industrial Commission of Ohio

(Government Agency; 51-200 employees; Legal Services industry)

October 1991 — June 2007 (15 years 9 months)

I adjudicated contested issues between injured workers and their employers in sometimes highly emotional hearings. Contested issues ranged from allowance of the claim, additional allowances, permanent partial disability, permanent total disability and violations of specific safety requirements. This job required a high degree of analytical skills, superb writing skills, finely attuned people skills and docket management skills.
Legal Intern

Department of Industrial Relations

(Government Agency; 51-200 employees; Legal Services industry)

June 1990 — December 1990 (7 months)

Researched statutes, regulations, and case law with respect to workplace safety issues such as coal mine and elevator inspections. Gained invaluable experience in detailed research skills.

Brian Johns’s Education

University of Notre Dame Law School

Juris Doctor , Law , 1987 — 1990

Activities and Societies:

Head Instructor of the Notre Dame Martial Arts Institute from fall 1987 through spring of 1990.
University of Notre Dame

B.A. , Government , 1983 — 1987

Activities and Societies:

Notre Dame Martial Arts Institute- 1983 through 1987.

Additional Information

Brian Johns’s Interests:

I am interested in the relationship between Canada and the US (as I recently relocated from Columbus, Ohio to the Greater Toronto Area) and how the two countries view and relate to each other. I believe that the issue of oil may be one of the defining aspects of the relationship between Canada and the US in the 21st century and may form the basis of a mutual energy security policy for both countries.