Joel Johnson focuses his practice on litigation and administrative law, with an emphasis on health care matters. Joel’s background allows him to provide timely advice to clients navigating complex administrative and regulatory hurdles.

Joel Johnson focuses his practice on litigation and administrative law, with an emphasis on health care matters. Joel’s background allows him to provide timely advice to clients navigating complex administrative and regulatory hurdles.

Prior to joining Williams Mullen, Joel served as an Assistant Attorney General with the North Carolina Department of Justice, primarily representing the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services in federal, state, and administrative courts. Joel’s litigation experience includes matters involving Medicaid reimbursement, subrogation, and right of reimbursement.  

Following his years at the Department of Justice, Joel served as in-house counsel for the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, responsible for administrative rulemaking, civil rights compliance, health care facility licensure issues, and Medicaid law and policy.

Joel also advises on HIPAA and data privacy issues and is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) through the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). 

He served as President of the North Carolina Society of Health Care Attorneys (2020-2021) and serves on the Health Law Council of the North Carolina Bar Association. 

Joel earned his Juris Doctor degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his Bachelor of Arts degree in political science summa cum laude from Harding University.