MARC A. JOHNSTON
Partner
About Marc
Marc Johnston is the owner and managing attorney of Johnston Law Firm, P.C.
Attorney Johnston’s 15+ year legal career has been dedicated to representing individuals and their families who have been injured or killed by negligent drivers and corporations. His focus on trial law creates the backbone of the Johnston Law Firm — a firm that is ready to go the distance in seeking justice for its clients.Education
Mr. Johnston graduated, cum laude, from the Gonzaga University School of Law, where he participated in the following activities and received the following honors:
- National Moot Court Team
- National Student Director for National Appellate Advocacy Competition
- Executive Editor, Gonzaga Journal of International Law
- 2005 National Winner, Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section Student Writing Competition
Community Involvement
From 2006 to 2009, Marc was the founder and head coach of the Reed College Mock Trial Program, where he taught and shared litigation skills with college students. After starting the program, Mr. Johnston led the team to a national competition, where it received an honorable mention in only the second year of the program’s existence.
Marc is a board member of the Oregon New Lawyer Division, where he represents more than one-third of the attorneys in the state. Johnston Law Firm, P.C. is also proud of its work on the board of the Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP), which assists lower income attorneys to continue their work in public service sectors.
Attorney Johnston also works on the Oregon State Bar Mentor Task Force, which is preparing to implement an extensive and broad-ranging attorney mentor program in Oregon.
Additionally, he chairs the Sports Committee for the Portland Chapter of the Gonzaga Alumni Program in Portland.
These and many other affiliations keep our firm active in the community, helping others pursue opportunities and remain engaged.
Awards & Affiliations
Associations
- Oregon LRAP
(Law School Loan Repayment Assistance Program),
Representative, 2010 – Present - Oregon State Bar Mentoring Taskforce,
2010 – Present - Oregon New Lawyers Division,
Board Member, 2009 – Present - Oregon Trial Lawyers Association,
Member, 2009 – Present - Gonzaga Alumni Committee,
Sports Director of Portland Chapter, 2006 – Present - Oregon New Lawyers Division
Member Services Committee Chair, 2006-2009
Board Member, 2009-present - American Bar Association, Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section and Business Law Section, 2003-present
- Reed College Mock Trial Program,
Head Coach 2006-2009
Cases
- $24.6 Million
Medical malpractice & wrongful death. Jury verdict against The Portland Clinic and Anesthesiologist for Wrongful Death of 43-year-old man during routine colonoscopy. - $20 Million
Woman severely injured due to negligent loading of Tractor Trailer Semi-Truck. - $13.9 Million
18-Wheeler Semi-Truck Wreck - $10.4 Million
Assault & Bar Negligence - $5 Million
Anesthesia Negligence & Wrongful Death. Anesthesiologist failed to monitor patient during procedure and failed to administer life saving care, resulting in death. - $3.5 Million
DHS Child Abuse & Negligence - $3.3 Million
Workplace Injury. Worker suffered a severe injury on the job due to a defectively designed product he was using. - $3 Million
Industrial/Construction Negligence - $2.75 Million
Drowsy Driving. Rollover car wreck after driver fell asleep, seriously injuring passenger. - $1.5 Million
Motorcycle crash. - $1.4 Million
Mother hit by distracted driver who ran a stop sign. - $1.75 Million
Hospital Negligence. Hospital emergency room physician and staff failed to timely transfer patient to higher care facility, resulting in partial paralysis. - $1.5 Million
Car Wreck. Negligent motorhome driver rear-ends motorist at highway speeds. - $1.5 Million
Motorcycle crash. - $1.3 Million
Pedestrian hit by drunk driver. - $1.4 Million
Mother hit by distracted driver who ran a stop sign.
- $1 Million
Heart patient died during surgery due to hospital power failure. - Confidential 7 Figure Settlement
Failure to diagnose a stroke – emergency room negligence. - $850,000
Motorist injured by negligent 18-wheel truck driver. - $750,000
Bicyclist hit by box truck.
Published Works
- Focus Groups: Same Concept, Different Approach. Trial Lawyer (Fall, 2020)
- A Creative & Humanistic Strategy for Defeating Intolerable ERISA Liens. Trial Lawyer (Summer, 2019)
- Case Note, Bailey v. Lewis Farms: Cause of Action Against Prior Owner of Automobile for Failure to Maintain. Marc Johnston (October, 2007)
- The Supreme Court’s New Take on Punitive Damages in State Farm v. Cambell: Criticism and Strategies for Plaintiffs’ Lawyers Navigating the New Rules, Marc A. Johnston, 39 TORT TRIAL AND INSURANCE PRACTICE L.J., 1093 (2004) (winner of Tort Trial Insurance Practice Section national writing competition)
- The Illusion of Insurance, Client Briefing and Newsletter, Parsons Farnell & Grein, (Summer 2006).