Lynn Johnson
Senior Partner | Shamberg, Johnson & Bergman, Chtd
Lynn Johnson is a personal injury, wrongful death and product liability trial lawyer and senior partner at Shamberg, Johnson & Bergman, Chtd in Kansas City, Missouri. Admitted in Kansas and Missouri; J.D., Washburn University School of Law (1970).
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Kansas City, Missouri 64108
Lynn R. Johnson is a trial lawyer and senior partner at Shamberg, Johnson & Bergman, Chtd, in Kansas City, Missouri. His practice covers personal injury and wrongful death, as well as cases involving product safety and health care.
Johnson joined the firm as an associate in 1970 and became a partner in 1974. He earned a B.S. in accounting from Kansas State University in 1967 and a J.D. with honors from Washburn University School of Law in 1970. He was admitted to practice in Kansas in 1970 and Missouri in 1991.
He has been rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell since 1976 and was named to Best Lawyers in America for 25 years. He is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, and a member of the Inner Circle of Advocates.
Johnson is a past president of the Kansas Association for Justice and of the Washburn Law School Association. He chaired the Kansas Supreme Court Nominating Commission from 1993 to 2001.
Experience and Expertise
Qualifications
Timeline
- Kansas State University, B.S. in Accounting (1967)
- Washburn University School of Law, J.D. with Honors (1970)
- Admitted to the Kansas Bar (1970)
- Admitted to The Missouri Bar (1991)
Practice Areas
- Kansas Association for Justice (Past President; Board of Governors)
- American Association for Justice (Board of Governors 1987-1991)
- Inner Circle of Advocates
- American Board of Trial Advocates (Diplomate)
- American College of Trial Lawyers (Fellow)
- International Academy of Trial Lawyers (Fellow; Board of Directors 2010-2013)
- Kansas Bar Association (Board of Governors 1995-2001)
- The Missouri Bar
- Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys (Board of Governors)
- Washburn Law School Association (Past President)
- Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
- Johnson County Bar Association
- Wyandotte County Bar Association
- Brain Injury Association of Kansas and Greater Kansas City (Life Member)
- Tenth Circuit Historical Society (Life Member)
- Top 100 Lawyers Lifetime Achievement (2023)
- Super Lawyers (2005-2009, 2020)
- Top 10 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers (2020)
- Power 30 in Personal Injury Law (2020, 2021)
- Best Lawyers in America (25 years, 1987-2010)
- Kansas City Business Journal Best of the Bar (2002-2009)
- Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent (since 1976)
- KTLA/KSAJ Arthur C. Hodgson Award (1999)
- Washburn Law School Association Distinguished Service Award (2001)
- Who's Who, The Influential Leaders (2023)
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