Profile: William V Johnson

Product Liability

Biography: Product Liability

William V Johnson, co-founder and president of Johnson & Bell, is an acclaimed litigator who has tried many high-profile catastrophic injury and mass tort cases in Chicago and across the United States. During his tenure as president since 1979, the highly regarded firm has grown to over 130 attorneys. Over the years, Mr Johnson has tried virtually every type of civil injury case. He has also defended many commercial liability, professional liability and trade secrets cases during his career.

Mr Johnson has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America since 1989, Who's Who in American Law since 1987 and The International Who's Who of Product Liability Defence Lawyers. He is a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, the International Society of Barristers and the American College of Trial Lawyers, among other groups, and is a past president of the Chicago Society of Trial Lawyers.

Mr Johnson received a BS from Marquette University in 1962 and a JD from Chicago-Kent College of Law in 1966.

Mr Johnson is a frequent speaker, lecturer and contributing writer for a variety of institutes and associations, including the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Chicago Bar Association, Federal Defense Corporate Counsel, Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel, Illinois Defense Counsel Meetings, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Michigan Defense Counsel, Michigan Defense Trial Council, Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation, Practising Law Institute, The Law Bulletin Publishing Company and The Roscoe Pound Foundation.