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About Ronald Johnson

Ronald E. Johnson Jr. is a partner at Hendy Johnson Vaughn (HJV) in Louisville, Kentucky, with over two decades of legal practice. He has litigated complex and catastrophic cases nationwide, focusing on personal injury, product liability, medical malpractice, and accident cases. In the national opioid litigation, he served as lead counsel on behalf of all local governmental entities in Kentucky in negotiations with the Commonwealth of Kentucky, securing a 50-50 division of settlement proceeds that resulted in more than $400 million going to Kentucky counties and cities to remediate the opioid epidemic. He is a former president of the Kentucky Justice Association and serves on the boards of the Louisville Bar Association and the Attorney Advertising Commission of the Kentucky Bar Association.

Proven verdicts and settlements

$74 millionVerdict

A Boone County jury found that Eaton Asphalt's improper repaving of Richwood Road created the edge drop-off that sent a flatbed truck into Amy Skiba's car, and awarded her three children $74 million.

Boone Circuit Court, Boone County, KY · 2021Car AccidentsRead the full story →
$7.24 millionVerdict

A federal jury in Louisville awarded a Kentucky family $7.24 million, including $6.25 million in punitive damages, after a defective Advanced Bionics HiRes90K cochlear implant let moisture seep inside and violently shocked their young deaf daughter.

U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky (Louisville) · 2013Product LiabilityRead the full story →
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Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Kentucky
Kentucky Justice Association (former President)
Louisville Bar Association (Board of Directors)
Attorney Advertising Commission of the Kentucky Bar Association

Awards & recognition

Peter Perlman Outstanding Trial Lawyer of the Year - Kentucky Justice Association (2023)
Plaintiff Trial Lawyer of the Year - Kentucky Trial Court Review (2021)
Barrister Fellow - Louisville Bar Foundation (2020)
AV Preeminent rating - Martindale-Hubbell
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Proven verdicts and settlements from other Louisville firms

Sam Aguiar Injury Lawyers
Sam Aguiar Injury Lawyers
$12 million · $12 Million Settlement for Breonna Taylor's Family After Fatal LMPD Raid
Becker Law Office
Becker Law Office
$16.95 million · Indiana Jury Awards Neurosurgeon $16.95 Million After Career-Ending Fall on a Hospital Pantry Floor
Dolt, Thompson, Shepherd, Conway & Stanton, PSC
Dolt, Thompson, Shepherd, Conway & Stanton, PSC
$27.3 million · A Parked Garbage Truck, a Hill, and a Thanksgiving Day Crash: $27.3 Million for Shannon Houchin
Isaacs & Isaacs
Isaacs & Isaacs
$10 million · $10 Million Verdict for Family of Christopher Short, Killed by Fatigued Marvin Keller Trucking Driver on I-64
Kaufman & Stigger, PLLC
Kaufman & Stigger, PLLC
$1,200,626 · $1.2 Million Verdict for Fort Knox Soldier Clipped by AmeriGas Propane Truck on Jefferson County Road