Attorneys

Mr. Johnson was born in Des Moines, Iowa, and raised in California's Central Valley. He completed his undergraduate education at California State University at Stanislaus, obtaining a Bachelor of Science Degree, with honors, in 1993.  His legal education was obtained at Golden Gate University School of Law in San Francisco, where his studies focused on civil litigation.

After graduation from law school in 1996, Mr. Johnson joined the Law Offices of Machado & Cousins in Modesto, California. While working at this civil litigation boutique, Mr. Johnson had the opportunity early in his career to try several cases to verdict.  In 1998, just two years removed from law school, Mr. Johnson tried his first jury trial to verdict as lead trial counsel. The result was a six-figure judgment against a hospital for premises liability where the settlement offer going into trial by the hospital was a waiver of costs.

In 1999, Mr. Johnson returned to the San Francisco Bay Area. Prior to co-founding Matiasic Roth & Johnson, LLP, Mr. Johnson was a partner with the fifth largest law firm in California.

Mr. Johnson's practice is broad-based, with extensive experience in personal injury, wrongful death, professional liability, public entity liability, and FDCPA (Fair Debt Collection Practices Act) claims.

Mr. Johnson has tried several cases to verdict in both State and Federal Courts for plaintiffs and defendants with successful results. Additionally, Mr. Johnson was been involved in several post-trial appeals in both State and Federal Courts.

Mr. Johnson is a member of the State Bar of California, American Bar Association, Consumer Attorneys of California, and the Asian American Bar Association.