2011 Super Lawyers Pro Bono Award
Attorney Profile

Gary C. Johnson

Gary Johnson

Gary C. Johnson, PSC
110 Caroline Ave, PO Box 231
Pikeville, KY 41502

Pikeville

Kentucky (KY)

T: 606-437-4002
F: 606-437-0021

Practice Areas

Personal Injury Plaintiff: General

Personal Injury Plaintiff: Products

Selected To

• Kentucky Super Lawyers 2011
• Kentucky Super Lawyers 2010
• Kentucky Super Lawyers 2009
• Kentucky Super Lawyers 2008
• Kentucky Super Lawyers 2007

Profile

Attorney Gary C. Johnson has been representing people who have been harmed by the negligence of others in eastern and central Kentucky for more than 30 years. Mr. Johnson's practice is dedicated exclusively to plaintiff personal injury cases involving vehicular negligence, product liability, medical malpractice, workplace accidents, catastrophic injuries and wrongful death.

Mr. Johnson has won several multimillion dollar jury verdicts and settlements over his long and distinguished career, including the eighth-largest verdict in the United States for 2002. He has the largest personal injury jury verdict of any lawyer in the state of Kentucky.

In 2008, Gary C. Johnson was awarded the Peter Perlman Outstanding Trial Lawyer of the Year Award by the Kentucky Justice Association for his work as an advocate for the rights of the people and his service as a mentor to young lawyers in the state. Gary C. Johnson is listed in the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers and has received an AV-rating as well; the highest rating an attorney can receive via Martindale-Hubbell's peer review rating process.

Certifications and Credentials

Articles about Gary Johnson appearing in Super Lawyers

Moving Out of the Crosshairs
Former state senator Gary Johnson on leaving the public arena  

About Gary Johnson

Law School: University of Kentucky College of Law

Admitted: 1973, Kentucky

Professional Webpage: www.garycjohnson.com/Bio/GaryJohnson.asp

Honors and Awards:

  • Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, Martindale Hubbell - AV Rated
  • Best Lawyer In The Valley, 2007
  • Peter Perlman Outstanding Trial Lawyer of the Year Award, Kentucky Justice Association, 2008

Bar/Professional Activity:

  • Former Chair, State Democratic Majority Caucus
  • Former Kentucky State Senator, 31st Legislative District, 1996 - 2000
  • Former Member, Governing Task Force of Child Support
  • Former President, Kentucky County Attorney's Association
  • Member, Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
  • Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum
  • Member, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
  • Member, Roscoe Pound Institute
  • Member, American Association for Justice
  • Member, Kentucky Justice Association
  • Member, American Bar Association
  • Life Fellow, Kentucky Bar Foundation
  • Member, Kentucky Bar Association
  • Member, Pike County Bar Association
  • U.S. Court of Federal Claims
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of West Virginia
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Kentucky
  • Kentucky, 1973
  • West Virginia, 1994

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

  • Trucks: Making the Most for Your Clients, Kentucky Justice Association (KJA), Louisville, Kentucky, June, 2009
  • Demonstration of Opening Statements, ATLA National Convention (now AAJ), Montreal, Canada, July, 2001
  • Eighth Highest Verdict Nationwide, National Law Journal, 2002
  • Prove It or Lose It: Causation in Auto Litigation, Kentucky Justice Association (formerly KATA), Bowling Green and Lexington, KY, May/June, 2004
  • Prove It or Lose It: Causation in Auto Litigation, Kentucky Justice Association (formerly KATA), Bowling Green and Lexington, KY, April, 2005
  • Mediation as Trial Prep and Framing the Case for Trial: No Stone Unturned: Getting Justice for the Auto Wreck Client, Kentucky Justice Association, Lexington, KY, May, 2007
  • How to Ask for Compensatory and Punitive Damages in Closing, Auto Damages, Kentucky Justice Association, Louisville, KY, May, 2008
  • How to Become a Rainmaker: Kentucky Lawyer Strategies for Marketing and Client Development, Kentucky Bar Association Annual Convention, Lexington, KY, June, 2008
  • 2009 AAJ Winter Convention (Gary Spoke on Pre-Existing Conditions), American Association for Justice (AAJ), New Orleans, Louisiana, February, 2009
  • Applying the Reptile in Mist and other Low to Medium Damages Cases Teleseminar, American Association for Justice (AAJ), January, 2010

Educational Background:

  • Berea College, B.A., Major - Mathematics, 1969

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