Neville L Johnson is a founding partner of the law office Johnson & Johnson, LLP, who are located in Beverly Hills. One of the most feared litigators in Hollywood, Mr Johnson has wrangled more than $350 million for actors, writers and other clients he contends were shortchanged their fair share of royalties and profits. He is also a musician and songwriter who performs and records under the pen name Trevor McShane.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
- Jeff Bezos
- Warren Buffet
When business started difficulties overcame:
“How am I going to pay for it and who is going to hire me and I took a big risk when I leapt into the pool of solo practitioner lawyers and hung up my shingle and crossed my fingers and it was terribly difficult financially for many many years and finally I got into the rhythm and figured it out”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
Harry Truman: The BiographyFavourite Quote:
- “You got to do your best all the time”
- “The softest pillow is a clear conscience”
- “Isn’t it amazing how much can be accomplished if no one cared who gets the credit”
- “Failing to prepare is preparing to fail”
Recommended Online Resources:
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Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“If I can do it, you can do it, just have a realistic goal and keep your head down and have a realistic goal and march towards it and you can get to wherever you want to go, don’t let anybody keep you from achieving what your dreams are, you don’t want to live your life and say I should have done x, wrote that book or taken that bicycle trip”…[Listen for More]
More About Neville L Johnson:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“Socrates himself said, ‘One thing only I know, and this is that I know nothing.’ Remember this statement, because it is an admission that is rare, even among philosophers. Moreover, it can be so dangerous to say in public that it can cost you your life. The most subversive people are those who ask questions. Giving answers is not nearly as threatening. Any one question can be more explosive than a thousand answers.” Jostein Gaarder, Sophie’s World
Other Quotes From the Chat with Neville L Johnson:
“Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self satisfaction and knowing you’ve made the effort to become your best, some of the key efforts are enthusiasm, you got to like what you do, there’s no substitute for hard work, worthwhile results come from hard work and careful planning”
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