Marc Johnston | Portland Personal Injury Lawyer

Marc Johnston is the owner and Managing Attorney of the Johnston Law Firm, LLC. He is admitted to practice in the State of Oregon, and specializes in handling personal injury, wrongful death and civil trials.  He has a winning trial and arbitration record, and fights tirelessly for his clients.

Mr. Johnston’s career has been dedicated to representing the injured and surviving family members of people killed by negligence.  He frequently take on large corporations and insurance companies on behalf of injured clients.  His focus on trial law creates the backbone of the Johnston Law Firm — a firm that is ready to go the distance in seeking justice for its clients.  The Johnston Law Firm always offers a free consultation, and is heralded by its former clients for excellent results, great compassion and skillful legal work.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Managing Attorney	The Johnston Law Firm, LLC	Portland, OR	Present

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Gonzaga University School of Law	J.D.	Law School	2005
Eastern Washington University	B.A.	Business Management/ Administration	2000

State / Court	Date
Oregon	2005

• Member | Oregon State Bar Association
  Member | Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section and Litigation Section of ABA
  Member | Oregon Trial Lawyers Association 2009-present
  Member | Oregon State Bar Mentoring Taskforce
  Board Member | Oregon New Lawyers Division 2009-present
  Sports Director | Portland Chapter, Gonzaga Alumni Committee Chair
  Member Services Committee | Oregon New Lawyers Division 2006-2009
  Oregon LRAP Representative (Law School Loan Repayment Assistance Program)

• -Executive Editor – Gonzaga Journal of International Law.
  
  -National Legal Writing Competition Winner (unanimous selection) – Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section of ABA.
  
  -National Moot Court Team Member 2003-05 (Trained by current WA Supreme Court Justice).
  
  -Presented Moot Court Oral Arguments in front of Washington Supreme Court (twice), Montana and Washington Federal District Courts, and Washington State Court of Appeals (twice).
  
  -National Student Director of the ABA’s National Appellate Advocacy Competition (NAAC).
  Gonzaga Moot Court Honor Council 2003-05.
  

• -Sierra Pacific Investment Corp. v. Unigard. Represented insurer in complex, multi-party environmental contamination litigation, negotiating multiple settlement agreements on behalf of insurer. -Panco v. Air Control, Inc. Represented contractor seeking insurance coverage for construction defect claims, and defended the underlying construction defect claims filed against contractor. -Mani v. Yarpezeshkan and Laffer. Represented multiple physicians in multi-million dollar business fraud case which settled immediately before the reading of the jury verdict. -VanDehey v. Allstate. Represent insured client in appeal to the Ninth Circuit regarding an insurance coverage dispute over the interpretation of the insurance policy.

• -Case Note, Bailey v. Lewis Farms: Cause of Action Against Prior Owner of Automobile for Failure to Maintain Marc Johnston (October 2007)., Marc Johnston, October , 2007
  
  -The Supreme Court’s New Take on Punitive Damages in State Farm v. Cambell: Criticism and Strategies for Plaintiffs’ Lawyers Navigating the New Rules, Marc A. Johnston, 39 TORT TRIAL AND INSURANCE PRACTICE L.J., 1093 (2004) (winner of Tort Trial Insurance Practice Section national writing competition).
  
  -The Illusion of Insurance, Client Briefing and Newsletter, Parsons Farnell & Grein, (Summer 2006).

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(2005) Licensed as Attorney in Oregon. Verified with Oregon State Bar.	February 04, 2016

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