Experience
Ron Johnson joined Touchstone Bernays in 1978, and is managing partner of the firm. His practice is devoted exclusively to litigation in both federal and state courts. He has tried over 100 cases in venues across the state including complex cases with high damage potential.
Areas of Practice
ConstructionProducts LiabilityProfessional Malpractice including medical, psychiatric, legal, insurance, accounting, and other professionsPremises and SecurityBusiness and CommercialTrucks and EquipmentIntellectual Property/Advertising LiabilityPersonal Injury
Representative Clients
API GroupBrookshire Grocery CompanyFireman’s Fund Insurance CompaniesPhiladelphia Insurance CompaniesRogers O’Brien Construction CompanySt. Paul/TravelersTrek Bicycle CorporationTurner Construction CompanyWestern World Insurance Group
Representative Cases
Successfully defended large gas filtration company in federal court in $58 million damage and injunction suit involving allegations of unfair competition, product misrepresentation, and interference with contract.Successfully defended physician in a $6 million malpractice case involving alleged improper diagnosis of cancer.Successfully defended warehouse operator in an injury case involving equipment operation and truck loading activities.Successfully defended retailer in case involving allegations of false imprisonment and discrimination.Successfully defended contractor in case involving scaffold failure.Successfully defended nationwide retailer in $1,600,000 premises liability case.Successfully defended accounting/auditing firm in $56,000,000 professional negligence case filed by State Board of Insurance as receiver for insolvent insurance company.Successfully defended national retailer and jewelry importer in trademark infringement case seeking damages in excess of $50,000,000.
Professional Affiliations
State Bar of TexasDallas Bar AssociationFederation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (FDCC)
Education
University of Texas School of Law, Austin, TX; J.D. 1978. Trinity University, San Antonio, TX; B.A. 1975; Major: Business Administration.
Admitted
Texas, 1978;U. S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1986;United States Supreme Court, 1988;United States District Courts for Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas.
Personal Information
Born 1953, Corpus Christi, Texas. Married to Sharon Johnson and has two daughters.
Honors & Awards
Best Lawyers in America 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016.D Magazine’s Best Lawyers in Dallas 2011.Named by the Dallas Business Journal as one of the top fifteen business defense attorneys in the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex for 2009.
Continually selected as Texas Super Lawyer every year since 2004.
