Aaron Johnson is a partner and member of the Business Department of JRG Attorneys at Law, where he has substantial experience in the fields of corporate strategy, business entity formation and regulation, business transactions (formation, operation, mergers and acquisitions), real estate transactions, and land use (CEQA) law.

Aaron, a Salinas native, remains very active in local policy related to agriculture. He has served as President of the Hartnell Community College Board of Trustees, President of Monterey County Cattlemen’s Association, and President of Ag Land Trust. He has served on the Monterey County Farm Bureau Board of Directors, and has served as a delegate for California Farm Bureau at the American Farm Bureau national meeting.

He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the publicly-traded companies of Vibe Bioscience Ltd (CSE:VIBE) and Nutritional High (CSE:EAT). Locally he serves on the Coastal Kids Home Care Board of Directors, and teaches Agricultural Policy and Regulatory Environment at CSU, Monterey Bay.

Aaron, originally a Plant Science/Viticulture major, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Speech Communication from Fresno State University. He worked for his family and for Fresno State in the vineyards, which piqued his interest in agricultural law.

His background, knowledge, and zeal for policy has lead him to excel in agricultural and cannabis policy, law, and transactions.

Education

• LLM in Taxation, Golden Gate University, School of Law, 1998
• JD, San Joaquin College of Law, 1997
• BA, Fresno State University, 1993

Practice Areas

• General and Agricultural Business Matters
• Hemp Law
• Land Use Permitting
• Real Estate Transactions
• Transactions
• Williamson Act Contracts
• Wine Law