Caryl Stephens Johnson | Newport News

Caryl Stephens Johnson, a senior attorney with Harrell Chambliss, is a highly respected attorney with a wealth of knowledge and experience in the areas of public finance, corporate law, and tax. Ms. Johnson is a graduate of Tufts University (B.A), New School University (M.A.) and the University of Richmond School of Law (J.D.), and a member of the Virginia State Bar and the National Association of Bond Lawyers. With more than a decade of legal experience, Ms. Johnson has successfully served as bank counsel, underwriters’ counsel, and bond counsel on complex financing structures including variable rate demand bonds, private placements, public offerings, and 265(b) transactions. She has also excelled in her prior roles as an associate with Kaufman Canoles, Assistant Vice President of the Financial Services Corporation of New York City, program administrator of the New York City Industrial Development Authority, Vice President of DSL Capital Corporation, financial advisor to the Virginia Small Business Development Authority’s pooled bond program, and budget analyst and regulatory policy analyst for the Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Planning and Budget. With her extensive background, Caryl Stephens Johnson is well-equipped to provide excellent legal counsel to clients in the areas of public finance, corporate law, and tax.