Michelle "MJ" Johnson
Associate since 2006
Michelle Johnson is a Senior Associate at the law firm of Adelman German, PLC, in Scottsdale, Arizona. After receiving her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Arizona, Michelle obtained her Juris Doctor from the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University. Following her clerkship with the Arizona Court of Appeals, for the last 10 years, Michelle has practiced exclusively in the area of representing individuals and their families of those seriously injured or who lose a family member at the hands of someone else's wrongdoing. She handles claims stemming from car collisions, defectively designed and manufactured products, rollover crashes, medical negligence, unfair treatment of customers in retail settings, and discriminatory practices of law enforcement. She successfully tried cases to verdict in both state and federal court, and settled multiple multi-million dollar cases. She is active in the American Association for Justice, and is equally active as a Board member of her state trial lawyers association and other legal organizations.
Bar Admissions
- Arizona
- U.S. District Court
- U.S. District Court District of Arizona
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
Education
- Arizona State University, College of Law, Tempe, Arizona
- Juris Doctor - 1999
- University of Arizona
- B.A. - 1995
- Major: Political Science
Classes/Seminars
- Preparing the Car Wreck Case for the Minority Client, American Association for Justice/Association of Trial Lawyers of America Annual Convention, 2006
- Five Tips for a Successful Cross-Examination, Arizona Association for Justice/Arizona Trial Lawyers Association - Advanced Trial Advocacy Conference, 2006
- How to Get Out of Your Own Way in Making an Opening Statement, American Association for Justice/Association of Trial Lawyers of America Annual Convention, 2009
- Ten Ways to Triple Your Business, American Association for Justice/Association of Trial Lawyers of America Annual Convention, 2009
Professional Associations and Memberships
- American Association for Justice/Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Former 1st Vice-Chair, Minority Caucus; New Lawyers Div. Board of Gov., 2002 - Present
- Arizona Association for Justice/Arizona Trial Lawyers Association, Board of Directors; Program Chair, Phoenix Learn-at-Lunch Seminars
- Arizona Center for Law and the Pubic Interest, Board Member, 2003 - Present
- Arizona Black Bar Assoc., formerly Hayzel B. Daniels Bar Assoc., President, 2005
- Epik Dance Company, Board of Directors - President, 2008 - Present
Past Employment Positions
- Cantor Simon PLLC, Associate, 2005 - 2006
- Begam, Lewis, Marks & Wolfe, P.A., Associate, 2000 - 2005
- Arizona State Court of Appeals, Judicial Clerk to the Honorable Cecil B. Patterson, Jr., 1999 - 2000