Rachael D. Johnson is the Assistant City Attorney in the City of Riviera Beach.  Born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, Ms. Johnson is proud to call South Florida home.   When she relocated to Palm Beach County in January of 2006 she joined the law offices of Gary, Williams, Finney, et al in Stuart, Florida.  At the Gary firm, Ms. Johnson’s practice was concentrated on products liability, personal injury and wrongful death litigation.  She successfully negotiated settlements in a variety of cases.  Under the direction of the City Attorney, Ms. Johnson is responsible for advising the City of Riviera Beach’s City Council, departments and its various boards on a myriad of legal matters.  Ms. Johnson graduated from Spelman College in 1998 with a B.A. in Psychology.  She went on to obtain a Masters in Social Work from Smith College in Northampton, MA in 2000.  After practicing adoption social work for 2 years in Atlanta, GA, she decided to enroll in law school at Tulane University in New Orleans.  She received her J.D. in 2005 and also received a certificate in Civil Law, which is only practiced in the state of Louisiana.  Ms. Johnson is licensed to practice law in Louisiana and Florida.  She is also active in several organizations including, the National Bar Association; the Virgil Hawkins Florida Chapter of the National Bar Association; the F. Malcolm Cunningham Bar Association, where she serves as treasurer; and the West Palm Beach Chapter of the Links, Inc. where she serves as Vice- Chair of National Trends and Services.