Laura J. Johnston

Attorney

Laura Johnston is an accomplished and experienced litigator and counselor dedicated to protecting the rights of her clients. She has consistently delivered results both in the courtroom and at the negotiation table through mastery of medical evidence and extraordinary attention to detailed technical and scientific information. Her path to the practice of law involved several turns: She began her career working with child psychiatric patients and then worked in business and for the government, involving work as diverse as strategic reforms for Haiti's government and energy privatization for the Moldovan government. She joined Hall Sickels in 2002 and has focused on medical malpractice, defective products and automobile collisions. She also provides guidance to small business, entrepreneurs and government contractors in business formation, resolution of business disputes and contract litigation.

Education
University of Alabama School of Law, JD, 1994
University of Alabama, BA, 1991

Admitted to Practice
In all State and Federal Courts in Virginia

Professional Activity
Fairfax Bar Association
The Virginia Trial Lawyers Association

Previous experience
Business Consultant, Coverdale management skills methodology
Contractor, U.S. Agency for International Development
Contractor, professional peer grant reviews, Violence Against Women, U.S. Dept. of Justice

Representative Cases
Gastric Bypass Surgery Results in Brain Damage
$1.34 Million for Brain Injury from Diagnostic Test
Negligent Psychiatric Polypharmacy Injures 12 Patients
Car Seatback Failure Injures Child in Booster Seat