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Valerie Johnson

Johnson & Groninger PLLC (https://jglawnc.com)

30 years of experience
Workers' Compensation, Personal Injury, Products Liability
North Carolina

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Biography

Valerie A. Johnson graduated from the University of North Carolina and from the UNC School of Law in 1994, with honors Before entering law school, Valerie was an elementary school teacher.

Valerie is a specialist in workers' compensation law. She teaches trial advocacy at the University of North Carolina School of Law. Valerie also has taught workers' compensation law at Wake Forest University's School of Law.

Valerie serves on the Board of Directors of the North Carolina Advocates for Justice and chaired the workers’ compensation committee. She is a former board member of the Lawyers Coordinating Committee of the AFL-CIO. Valerie chaired the North Carolina State Bar's Workers' Compensation Legal Specialization Committee for three years. She is a member of the National Academy of Social Insurance. In addition to workers' compensation, her current areas of practice also include civil litigation and personal injury.

Practice Areas

Workers' Compensation

Personal Injury: Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death

Products Liability: Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts

Fees

Free Consultation

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

North Carolina

Languages

English: Spoken, Written

Professional Experience

Partner: Johnson & Groninger PLLC (https://jglawnc.com); 2011 - Current

Adjunct Professor of Law: University of North Carolina School of Law; 2003 - Current; Trial Advocacy

Adjunct Professor of Law: Wake Forest University School of Law; 2010 - 2012; Workers' Compensation Law

Partner: Patterson Harkavy LLP; 1994 - 2011

Education

University of North Carolina School of Law: J.D. | Law; 1994; Honors: with honors

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill: 1987

Professional Associations

North Carolina State Bar: Member; Current

North Carolina Advocates for Justice: Board of Directors; Member of Workers' Compensation Executive Committee; Current; Activities: (was North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers)