ATTORNEYS:
Our principal attorney and founder is Raymond Paul Johnson. Ray is a
nationally-known trial lawyer who has prosecuted cases across the country,
including California, Florida, Kansas, Louisiana, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Texas,
Virginia, Washington D.C., and Wisconsin. He has also established appellate law
in multiple states including the renown 2005 decision by the Pennsylvania
Supreme Court in Reutzel v. Douglas. A detailed profile follows.
RAYMOND PAUL JOHNSON, admitted to bar, 1983, California; 1984, U.S.
District Court, Central and Southern Districts of California and U.S. Court of
Appeals, Ninth Circuit; United States Supreme Court. Education: New York
University (Bachelor of Science, Engineering, 1969); Air Force Institute of
Technology (Master of Science, Engineering, 1975); The College of William and
Mary (Juris Doctorate, 1983). Commercial Pilot FAA, 1971. Registrant
Professional Engineer, Ohio, 1975.
Author: Defective Product: Evidence to Verdict, a Lexis Law Publication, 1995
(Supplement 2003); Author, Articles: “Killer Seats,” The Advocate, April 2008;” “Protecting
Precious Cargo: Rear Seat Safety,” The Advocate, September 2007; “Selecting
Out Juror Bias,” California Forum, September 2007; “Construction
Defect: Slipping and Crumbling Home Developments,” California Forum, June
2007; “Twists and Turns/Road Case,” Author: Defective Product:
Evidence to Verdict, a Lexis Law Publication, 1995 (Supplement 2003);
Author, Articles: “Twists and Turns/Road Case,” The Advocate Journal,
June 2006; "Killer Road," The
Advocate, April, 2001; "On Wings of an Eagle: Aviation Law,"
California Forum, November, 1998; "Gambling with Securities: The Brokerage House May Not Win,"
The Advocate, June, 1998; "High Profile Aviation Cases: Countering Key Defenses,"
Published in the Proceedings of the Trial Lawyers of America National
Convention, July, 1997; "21st Century Demonstrative Evidence Today,"
The Advocate, June, 1997; "Cross-Examination Adverse Experts," Nebraska
Barrister, July, 1996; "Products Liability: Hot Topics," California
Forum, November, 1995; "Closing is as Closing Does," California Forum,
August, 1995; "Federal Preemption," The Advocate, January, 1995; "Unstable Vehicles--Unsafe at Any Speed,"
L.A. Trial Lawyer Magazine, June, 1993; "Short on Safety: How Auto
Designs Cause Needless Harm," National Trial Lawyer Magazine, November,
1992; "In Search of the Right Experts," Trial Magazine, February, 1992;
"Beyond the Sale: The Duty to Warn," L.A. Trial Lawyer Magazine, May,
1991; "The Trial Lawyer As Private Attorney General: Defense Contractor
Fraud," The Advocate, May, 1990. To review a more comprehensive list of
his professional articles, please click here.
Member: Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations; State Bar
of California; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Sustaining
Member; Chairman, Products Liability Section, 1995; Chairman, Aviation
Law Section, 2002; Leader's Forum, 2000 to present); Attorneys
Information Exchange Group (Member, Board of Directors); Consumer
Attorneys of California; Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
(Member, Board of Governors Emeritus); Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association;
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. [United States Air
Force Pilot/Aerospace Engineer, Space Shuttle Program, 1969-1979] Areas
of Practice: Civil Trial Lawyer; Aviation Law; Product Liability;
Crashworthiness; Entertainment Industry Disputes; Professional
Liability; and Technology-Related Litigation.
Although Ray gives personal attention to every client’s case, he
draws on support from a team of associates, co-counsel, special counsel,
contract attorneys and paralegals, law clerks and his intrepid
administrative group. Our regular supporting attorneys include a lawyer
with over 20 years expertise in engineering and technical matters, and
another attorney with a strong medical and nursing background.
CORY G. LEE, admitted to bar, 2001, California; 2001 U.S. District Court, Central and Southern Districts. Education: University of California Los Angeles (Bachelor of Science, Biology, 1996); University of California Hastings College of the Law (Juris Doctorate, 2001). Prior legal experience with regional, national and multinational law firms.
Member: State Bar of California; and Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles.
Areas of Interest: Has represented businesses and individuals in litigation related to product defects, personal injury, contracts, real estate, construction, insurance, and business matters.
PARALEGALS:
Our team includes Daniel Alba who holds a Juris Doctor degree from Loyola
University Law School, and is our principle litigation paralegal responsible
for writing and research projects. In addition, our other paralegal support
includes a former United States Air Force aircraft mechanic who has worked
at several prominent Los Angeles law firms.
LAW CLERKS:
Our law clerks are selected from the finest Los Angeles law schools,
including the University of California, Los Angeles, the University of
Southern California, Loyola School of Law, and Pepperdine University School
of Law. Past law clerks have gone on to become lawyers at our firm and other
superior law firms throughout Los Angeles that, like our firm, have received
the prestigious AV rating of the Martindale-Hubbell national law firm
evaluation program.
ADMINISTRATIVE AND INVESTIGATIVE SUPPORT:
Our administrative team is headed by our Office Manager, Kellie Baker,
and includes her bilingual administrative assistant, Ana Gonzalez
(Spanish speaking) and vendors/clerks who assist in day-to-day
activities, exhibit preparation, and other essential tasks. In addition,
our firm uses the services of highly experienced investigators who
complement the host of nationally-recognized expert witnesses used to
fully prosecute each and every one of our cases on behalf of our
clients.
