Rebekah Follis Johnson
Rebekah Follis Johnson’s social work background shapes her approach to the law: listen carefully, understand the circumstances, and keep people’s needs in view.
- Represented children and families through the University of Illinois College of Law Family Advocacy Clinic
- Participated in Loyola University Chicago’s Health Justice Project
- Graduated magna cum laude from both law school and Loyola University Chicago
Rebekah Follis Johnson
Attorney in Peoria, IL
Rebekah is based in Heyl Royster’s Peoria office and works with the business and commercial litigation, business organizations and transactions, and casualty and tort practice groups. She came to law through social work, where understanding someone’s circumstances is essential to helping them. She brings that perspective to her legal work, taking time to understand the concerns behind a question and what a useful resolution would mean for the client.
While studying at Loyola University Chicago, Rebekah participated in the Health Justice Project as a social work student on a team of law and medical students. The experience showed her how much different professions can contribute when they work together. In law school, she continued working with children and families as a student attorney in the University of Illinois College of Law Family Advocacy Clinic, representing them in abuse and neglect matters.
Her law school experience also included teaching and editorial work. As a teaching assistant for Law 301 and Law 303, Rebekah led undergraduate discussions and short lectures, gaining practice explaining legal concepts and answering questions. As Administrative Editor of the Elder Law Journal, she led weekly cite checks with fellow editors, work that called for close reading and attention to detail.
Rebekah earned her J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of Illinois College of Law, where she was named a Harno Scholar and received a CALI Award for Immigration Procedure. She earned her bachelor’s degree in social work, magna cum laude, from Loyola University Chicago.
Credentials
Education
University of Illinois College of Law, J.D., magna cum laude
Loyola University Chicago, B.A. in Social Work, magna cum laude
Licensure and Admissions
State Courts of Illinois
Awards/Recognition
- Harno Scholar
- CALI Award for Immigration Procedure
Public Profile
Rebekah is based in Heyl Royster’s Peoria office and works with the business and commercial litigation, business organizations and transactions, and casualty and tort practice groups. She came to law through social work, where understanding someone’s circumstances is essential to helping them. She brings that perspective to her legal work, taking time to understand the concerns behind a question and what a useful resolution would mean for the client.
While studying at Loyola University Chicago, Rebekah participated in the Health Justice Project as a social work student on a team of law and medical students. The experience showed her how much different professions can contribute when they work together. In law school, she continued working with children and families as a student attorney in the University of Illinois College of Law Family Advocacy Clinic, representing them in abuse and neglect matters.
Her law school experience also included teaching and editorial work. As a teaching assistant for Law 301 and Law 303, Rebekah led undergraduate discussions and short lectures, gaining practice explaining legal concepts and answering questions. As Administrative Editor of the Elder Law Journal, she led weekly cite checks with fellow editors, work that called for close reading and attention to detail.
Rebekah earned her J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of Illinois College of Law, where she was named a Harno Scholar and received a CALI Award for Immigration Procedure. She earned her bachelor’s degree in social work, magna cum laude, from Loyola University Chicago.
