Clark C. Johnson
Attorney Profile
Top Rated Business Litigation Attorney in Louisville, KY
Louisville, KY 40202
- Business Litigation (30%),
- Class Action/Mass Torts: Defense (30%),
- Securities Litigation (20%),
- Civil Litigation: Defense (20%)
Clark C. Johnson is an attorney at Louisville-based Kaplan Johnson Abate and Bird LLP, where he focuses his practice on complex civil litigation, providing aggressive representation to clients throughout the country. Admitted to practice in both Kentucky and Illinois, Mr. Johnson is also admitted to practice before numerous federal trial and appellate courts, iincluding the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, and and 11th Circuits.
Mr. Johnson has acted as lead counsel to businesses and executives in cases arising out of shareholder class actions and other types of securities litigation. Other matters that he has handled have involved predatory lending allegations against mortgage lenders, life insurance disputes, consumer fraud, corporate governance, and lender liability claims. Mr. Johnson has also represented companies in investigations and enforcement actions brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission, and his clients span a variety of industries, including manufacturing, financial services, and real estate development. His successful track record has earned him the high regard of his fellow attorneys, including an AV Preeminent* peer review rating through Martindale-Hubbell. In addition, he has been selected for inclusion in Chambers USA and The Best Lawyers in America.
Mr. Johnson attended Northwestern University and received a Bachelor of Arts in 1989. His legal education came at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law in Bloomington, and he was awarded his Juris Doctor magna cum laude in 1994. After clerking for a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Mr. Johnson joined an international law firm based in Chicago, and he spent several years there before becoming a partner at a large Louisville-based firm. He has been with his current firm since January 2018.
*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.
- 30%Business Litigation
- 30%Class Action/Mass Torts: Defense
- 20%Securities Litigation
- 20%Civil Litigation: Defense
Trade Secret, Non-Compete Agreements, Class Actions
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About Clark Johnson
Admitted: 1994, Kentucky
Professional Webpage: https://kaplanjohnsonlaw.com/attorneys/clark-johnson/
Honors/Awards:
- Louisville Magazine Top Lawyers, 2016
- Chambers USA, “America’s Leading Lawyers for Business,” Litigation: General Commercial, 2017
- Kentucky Super Lawyers, 2011 - 2018
- Benchmark Litigation magazine, Future Star, 2017
- Best Lawyers in America, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions-Defendants, 2015 - 2018
- Martindale-Hubbell AV-Preeminent Peer Review Rated
- Numerous AmJur Awards, Indiana University School of Law
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Southern District of Indiana
- Eastern District of Michigan
- Central Districts of Illinois
- Northern (Trial Bar) District of Illinois
- U.S. District Courts for the Western Districts of Kentucky
- U.S. District Courts for the Eastern Districts of Kentucky
- U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- Supreme Court of the United States
- U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
- U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- Kentucky
- Illinois
- Member, American Bar Association - Section of Litigation Member, Louisville Bar Association
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- "Preparing for and Guarding Against the Zero Sum Conflict in Litigation," 2010 Annual Review of Ethics & Professionalism, American Bar Association, Section of Litigation, April 2010, Author, Guarding Against the Zero Sum Conflict in Litigation, American Bar Association - Cmte on Ethics and Professionalism, 2010
- Executive Articles Editor of the Indiana Law Journal, Indiana University School of Law
- "Expert Reports," a chapter in Expert Witnesses, American Bar Association, Section of Litigation, Co-Author, Expert Reports --- Litigators on Experts, American Bar Association -- Section of Litigation, 2010
Representative Clients:
- First Residential Mortgage Network, General Dynamics Information Technology, General Growth Properties, SIGG Switzerland, Steel Technologies, Southeast Financial Credit Union, ING Americas, 2010
Other Outstanding Achievements:
- Successfully argued for affirmation of order denying class certification in case concerning interest crediting on fixed annuities. See Avritt v. ReliaStar Life Ins. Co., 615 F.3d 1023 (8th Cir. 2010). Defeated certification of class and collective claims in FLSA suit against mortgage company. See Oetinger v. First Residential Mortgage Network, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 61877 (W.D. Ky. 2009)
Educational Background:
- Northwestern University, B.A., Major: Slavic Languages & Literature, 1989
Industry Groups
- Construction
- Financial Services
- Food Service
- Health Care
- Hospitality
- Industrial
- Natural Resources
- Real Estate Development
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Last Updated: 8/17/2020