Karen Johnson defends businesses and individuals sued in cases involving personal injury (general and catastrophic), wrongful death, and property damage. Karen has successfully defended cases involving product liability, premises liability, professional liability, intentional tort, sexual assault, toxic tort, construction site injury, property damage, and landlord-tenant warranty of habitability.

Areas of Focus

Toxic Tort
In the toxic tort arena, Karen has successfully defended lung cancer, and mesothelioma cases involving product manufacturers, distributors, and suppliers involving toxic exposure claims during military service, construction work, automotive repair, industrial, refinery, and other commercial work, in addition to personal product use.

    Education

    • Southwestern Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1997)
      • Law Review Associate Editor and Member
      • CALI Excellence for the Future Award, Real Estate Transactions
      • American Jurisprudence Book Award, Constitutional Criminal Procedure
      • Dean's Merit Scholarship
      • Criminal Law Society Vice President
      • Animal Law Forum Vice President
    • California State University, Fullerton (B.A. Criminal Justice, 1994)
      • Dean’s List

    Bar Admissions

    • California

    Court Admissions

    • U.S. District Court, Central District of California
    • U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
    • U.S. District Court, Southern District of California

    Clerkships

    Los Angeles County Superior Court, Central District, Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center, Judge J.D. Smith, extern (death penalty court) Los Angeles County Public Defender's Office, extern Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office, Project LEAD Volunteer

    Professional Affiliations

    Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM)

    Awards & Honors

    Daily Journal Top Verdicts, 2015

Karen M. Johnson

Karen Johnson defends businesses and individuals sued in cases involving personal injury (general and catastrophic), wrongful death, and property damage. Karen has successfully defended cases involving product liability, premises liability, professional liability, intentional tort, sexual assault, toxic tort, construction site injury, property damage, and landlord-tenant warranty of habitability.

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