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Chris is a fourth generation Montanan who was born and raised in Missoula. Chris has worked in many different fields. He has held several positions at a local credit union and in the construction industry. He also worked in sales. Chris is a graduate of the University of Montana three times over with a Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Communication, a Master of Public Administration, and Juris Doctor degree.. Chris has worked in the labor arena since law school. During law school he interned at a labor law firm in Seattle, WA. After he graduated, Chris worked at Liberty Mutual in Missoula, MT, handling Workers’ Compensation claims. At Liberty, Chris received awards and recognition for his work within the company and the Montana Workers’ Compensation system.. After four years at Liberty, Chris decided he wanted to help people who had been hurt in accidents, rather than represent the interests of an insurance company. Since 2007, Chris has pursued a narrow practice focused on personal injury and Workers’ Compensation claims. Over the years, Chris has taken great satisfaction in protecting his clients’ rights against the power of insurance companies. He has helped many clients through difficult times in their lives by steadfastly and compassionately asserting their legal rights.. Chris is active within the Missoula community and has numerous hobbies and interests that keep him rooted in Western Montana. He was a member of the Board of Directors for the Rite Care Language and Literature clinic and the Missoula Bikes for Books program. Chris enjoys woodworking, waterskiing, mountain biking, camping at the lakes up the Swan Valley, and golf. Chris also enjoys snow skiing, pizza and beer at Snowbowl. Recently, he has taken up basketball 3 times a week with a group of similarly skilled (or unskilled, depending on your perspective) players.

C.J. Johnson is a second-generation trial lawyer. He received a degree in history from the University of Colorado and graduated from the University of Montana School of Law in 1999. C.J. then clerked for U.S. Magistrate Judge Richard F. Cebull in Great Falls before joining a high-energy Missoula defense trial practice in 2000. In 2018, C.J. left that practice to focus exclusively on plaintiff’s civil litigation and trial work.. More than half of C.J.’s career was spent as panel-approved insurance defense counsel in cases involving catastrophic personal injuries, medical malpractice, products liability, insurance coverage, and complex real estate defect and disclosure issues. He always carved space for a handful of plaintiff’s cases, and that portion of his practice grew over fifteen years to completely supplant defense work.. C.J. has extensive trial experience and has won jury trials from both sides of the aisle. He has extensive experience with claims under the Montana Human Rights Act and the contested case process before the Montana Office of Administrative Hearings. He has taken, attended, and defended approximately one-thousand depositions and is regularly engaged to mediate cases on behalf of other attorneys. C.J.'s trial practice is limited to claims involving medical malpractice, catastrophic personal injuries, insurance bad faith, civil rights matters under the Montana Human Rights Act, and real estate defect and disclosure claims. Years spent handling these cases from both sides means that C.J. knows how to build and litigate compelling cases that anticipate what capable defense lawyers are likely to do.. C.J. is a Martindale-Hubbell AV-rated attorney and a Mountain States Super Lawyer (2013 through 2023). He has previously worked by appointment as a Special Prosecutor for the Montana Office of Disciplinary Counsel, is a group instructor for the Trial Advocacy Class at the School of Law, coached the School of Law Negotiations Team, and has guest-lectured at the School of Law on legal writing, civil procedure, voir dire, opening statements, conflicts of law, and trial experts. C.J. is a member of the Montana Bar Association, Western Montana Bar Association, and Montana Trial Lawyers’ Association. He is admitted to practice in all Montana state and federal courts, including the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. He has handled numerous appeals to the Montana Supreme Court and Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and argued before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.. C.J. is married and has three uber-awesome kids.

Experienced Personal Injury attorney serving clients in Clearfield and surrounding areas.

Experienced Personal Injury attorney serving clients in Clearfield and surrounding areas.

Experienced Personal Injury attorney serving clients in Clearfield and surrounding areas.

Experienced Personal Injury attorney serving clients in Clearfield and surrounding areas.

Experienced Personal Injury attorney serving clients in Clearfield and surrounding areas.

Experienced Personal Injury attorney serving clients in Clearfield and surrounding areas.