Johnson, Brenda M.

Current Employment Position(s)

Associate

Lawyer Overview

Ms. Johnson joined the Nurenberg, Paris, Heller & McCarthy law firm in 1999. She previously was associated with the firm of Squire, Sanders and Dempsey, where she practiced with their commercial litigation group. Ms. Johnson is a member of the firm's appellate department, with a focus on airplane crash litigation, mass torts, class actions, medical malpractice, personal injury and wrongful death.

Areas of Practice

• Airplane Crash Litigation
• Mass Torts
• Class Actions
• Medical Malpractice
• Personal Injury
• Wrongful Death

Representative Cases

• Wandel v. American Airlines, U.S. Dist. LEXIS 43007 (2005)
• Auvil v. Ferragon Corp, 8th Dist, (Ohio 2005)
• McMillin v. Davidson Industries, Inc., 5th Dist. (Ohio 2005)
• Washington v. Spitzer Management, Inc., 8th Dist. (Ohio 2003)
• Vajda v. St. Paul Mercury Ins. Co., 8th Dist. (Ohio 2003)

West Practice Categories

Class Actions -- Plaintiff, Litigation & Appeals, Class Actions, Complex Litigation, Federal Appellate Practice, State Appellate Practice, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Aviation Accidents -- Plaintiff, Medical Malpractice, Toxic Torts, Pharmaceutical Products, Aviation, Mass Transit

Bar Admissions

• Ohio
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio
• U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys
• Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers
• The American Association for Justice
• American Constitution Society for Law and Policy (Chair for Educational Programming)

Education

• Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland, Ohio, 1993
  J.D.
  Honors: cum laude
• Cleveland State, 1990
  M.A.
  Major: Philosophy
• Kent State University, 1988
  B.S.

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Published Works

• Great-West Life & Annuity Co. v. Knudson: How to Close the Door, Federal ERISA Subrogation Actions, 13 Ohio Trial, Issue 1, Spring, 2003

Address

1370 Ontario Street, Suite 100
Cleveland, OH 44113

Office Hours

Monday - Friday 8:30am to 5:30pm Telephone Calls Answered 24 hours a day.

Phones

(216) 621-2300
(216) 694-5255

Faxes

(216) 771-2242

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