Robert W. Johnson

The 2017 recipient of the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association’s Trial Lawyer of the Year award, Robert W. Johnson is a partner at Johnson Jensen LLP. He focuses his practice exclusively on personal injury and wrongful death litigation, representing clients throughout parts of his native state of Indiana from the firm’s offices in Indianapolis. Mr. Johnson has been admitted to practice in Indiana since 1993, and he is additionally admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Northern Districts of Indiana. Mr. Johnson’s clients are people who have been harmed due to the negligence of other parties, and he has particular empathy for their plight due to the fact that one of his daughters has special needs due to a disability that she developed from contracting cerebral palsy at birth. He has handled a variety of personal injury cases throughout his distinguished career, including medical malpractice as well as motor vehicle accidents involving cars, trucks and motorcycles. Mr. Johnson has been able to obtain millions of dollars in jury awards and negotiated settlements for his clients, and his fellow professionals have taken note of his successful track record in and out of the courtroom. In addition to his receipt of the ITLA award, he has been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America, and he also possesses a 10.0 peer review rating through Avvo and a Distinguished* peer review rating through Martindale-Hubbell. Mr. Johnson majored in economics and political science at Miami University, receiving a Bachelor of Science in 1990. He then returned to Indiana for his legal education, enrolling at the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, and in 1993, he graduated with his Juris Doctor. Mr. Johnson sits on the board of directors of the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association and is a member of several other legal organizations. *AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.