MICHAEL R. JOHNSON

Biography

Mr. Johnson is a graduate of Hanford High School ('87), Pepperdine University ('00, B.S. Business Science Management), University of West Los Angeles, College of Law, San Fernando Campus ('04, J.D.). He was President of the Student Bar Association from 2001-2002 and was a Law Review Member from 2003-2004. In 2004, Mr. Johnson joined Griswold, LaSalle, Cobb, Dowd & Gin, LLP and has been selected to the 2009-2014 Northern California Rising Stars List and was recently included in the 2016-2020 Northern California Super Lawyers List.

Education

• University of West Los Angeles School of Law, Los Angeles, California
  • J.D. - 2004
• Pepperdine University, Malibu, California
  • B.S. - 2000
  • Major: Business Science Management
• Hanford High School

Professional Associations

• Association of Business Trial Lawyers (ABTL), President, 2014 to 2015
• American Bar Association
• State Bar of California
• Kern County Bar Association
• Tulare County Bar Association
• Fresno County Bar Association
• Kings County Bar Association, President, 2009 to 2010
• Consumer Attorneys of California

Current Employment Position

• Partner

Bar Admissions

• California, 2005

Honors

• Expertise.com - Best Criminal Defense Attorneys in Visalia, 2021
• Northern California Super Lawyer, 2016 - 2020
• Martindale-Hubbell Peer Reviewed, 2017 - 2020
• Northern California Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2009 - 2014
• Selected by the San Francisco Magazine as a Rising Star

Year Joined Firm

• 2004