Jay Johnson, Attorney

Respect for working men and women is the driving force behind Mr. Johnson's commitment to worker's compensation law. It is a respect that runs deep. One of Mr. Johnson's grandfathers was a Kentucky coal miner; the other, a member of the United Rubber Workers. Because both his grandfathers worked extremely hard in less-than-ideal environments, Mr. Johnson has great empathy for those who get hurt on the job.

Over the years, Mr. Johnson has recovered millions of dollars for people suffering from a variety of work-related injuries. He prides himself on thoroughly preparing for each case and staying in close, personal contact with clients. Because he is bilingual, Mr. Johnson works with a number of Spanish-speaking clients, many of whom are unfamiliar with the worker's compensation system and are greatly relieved to discuss their legal dilemma in their own language. All clients find reassurance in Mr. Johnson's understanding, professional demeanor and his willingness to take even tough cases to trial.

Mr. Johnson also has considerable experience in Social Security law. His proudest moment as an attorney came when he helped a 23-year-old mentally disabled man beat the Social Security Administration. The federal government believed it had overpaid the young man by thousands of dollars and was trying to get it back. But this man had no source of income and his father was battling cancer. Mr. Johnson argued the family had complied with all Social Security requirements and convinced the judge that it would be wrong to penalize the family for the government's error.

A member of the Illinois State Bar Association, Mr. Johnson travels throughout Illinois giving bilingual lectures on worker's compensation law. He has given talks to the Illinois Education Association, the Service Employees International Union, the Mexican Consulate, the United Auto Workers, the United Food and Commercial Workers and the Garment and Leather Workers.

Mr. Johnson graduated in the top 15 percent of his class from the John Marshall School of Law, where he was a member of Law Review and served as a staff editor. He earned his undergraduate degrees in political science and Spanish at the University of Kentucky.

When he is not working, Mr. Johnson enjoys hiking, fishing and gardening. He also likes watching NASCAR and Kentucky college basketball with his young son.

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Also representing clients in other areas of personal injury law:
Auto Accidents
Trucking Accidents
Wrongful Death