Practice areas: Personal Injury, Business Litigation, General Litigation
Licensed in Texas since: 1996
Education: South Texas College of Law Houston
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2012, 2015 - 2016, 2019 - 2026 
Selected to Rising Stars: 2006 - 2007 
Free Consultation Maida Law Firm
8313 Southwest FwySuite 102
Houston, TX 77074 Phone: 713-785-9484 Email: Bernard G. Johnson, III Visit website
Bernard G. Johnson, II is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He was elected into membership of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) and is a Senior Life Fellow of the Foundation of the American Board of Trial Advocates. He has been listed in The National Trial Lawyers – Top 100 Trial Lawyers from 2017 to present, Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Texas Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters: 2012, 2015-2016, 2019-2024, Best Lawyers in America by BL Rankings from 2017 to present, and other publications. Mr. Johnson was appointed by the State Bar of Texas to serve on the Exam Commission for the Texas Board of Legal Specialization’s Personal Injury Trial Law Board Certification Exam from 2010-2016. He was also previously appointed to serve on the State Bar of Texas Committee on Texas Pattern Jury Charges for General Negligence and Motor Vehicles (2000-2001). Mr. Johnson is admitted to practice in Texas, the United States Supreme Court, the United States Courts of Appeals for the Third, Fifth, and Sixth Circuits, the United States District Courts for the Southern, Northern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, and the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma.
First Admitted: 1996, Texas
Professional Webpage: https://maidalawfirm.com/bernard-g-johnson/
Special Licenses / Certifications
- Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization
- United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
- State Bar of Texas
- United States Supreme Court
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- United States District Courts for the Southern, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
- United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- Texas Evidence Workshop Handbook (1998),co-Author, Professional Education Systems, Inc., Texas Evidence Seminar, Houston, Texas (with Larry P. Boyd)
- Baylor University Law School Complex Litigation Seminar, Speaker and Panelist on MDL Settlements and Post-Settlement Issues, Speaker/Panelist, Baylor University Law School Complex Litigation Seminar, 2022
- Damages in Texas Today (2009), authored and lectured on this paper at the Texas College for Judicial Studies in Houston, Texas
- Ethics: A Survey of Reported Cases and Ethical Opinions (2002), authored and lectured on this paper at the Legal Assistants Division of the State Bar of Texas Seminar for Legal Assistant University in Houston, Texas
- Ethical Considerations Relating to the Discovery Process (2002), authored and lectured on this paper at the Lorman Education Services, Discovery Skills for Legal Staff in Texas Seminar, Houston, Texas
- Ethics: A Survey of Reported Cases and Ethical Opinions (2000), authored and lectured on this paper at the Houston Legal Assistants Association Trial Preparation & Trial Seminar, Houston, Texas
- Unanswered Questions and Ambiguities in the New Rules: Looking Toward the First Appellate Decisions (1999), lectured on this paper at the University of Houston Law Foundation Evidence and Discovery: A New Ball Game Seminar, Dallas and Houston, Texas (by Olan J. Boudreaux and Kay Morgan)
- Examination of Expert Witnesses: Direct and Cross-Examination (1998), co-author, University of Houston Law Foundation Medical Malpractice, Medical Device & Pharmaceutical Litigation Seminar, Houston and Dallas, Texas (with Wayne Fisher)
- Cutting Edge Issues with Experts (1997), research and writing assistance to Mr. Olan J. Boudreaux in the preparation of this paper for The State Bar of Texas Litigation Update Institute, Austin, Texas
- The Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act - The Basics (1996) research and writing assistance to Mr. Olan J. Boudreaux in the preparation of this paper for The State Bar of Texas Legal Assistants Division Program, Advanced Civil Trial Law Course for Legal Assistants, Houston, Texas
- Legal Valuation Methods (1996) research and writing assistance to Mr. Olan J. Boudreaux in the preparation of this paper for The Litigation Services Symposium, Houston, Texas
- Contribution and Indemnity (1996), research and writing assistance to Mr. Olan J. Boudreaux in the preparation of this paper for The State Bar of Texas Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, Austin and Houston, Texas
- Contribution, Indemnity and Complex Settlement Agreements (1996), research and writing assistance to Mr. Olan J. Boudreaux in the preparation of this paper for The Texas Trial Lawyers Association Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, Dallas and Houston, Texas
- Punitive Damages: When, Where, How and How Much (1995), research and writing assistance to Mr. Joel C. Thompson, Berry & Thompson, L.L.P., in the preparation of this paper for The University of Houston Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, Dallas and Houston, Texas
- Damages in Texas Today (2013), authored and lectured on this paper at the Texas College for Judicial Studies in Austin, Texas
Honors
- Member, State Bar of Texas Commission for the Texas Board of Legal Specialization’s Personal Injury Trial Law Board Certification Exam, 2010-present
- Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
- “AV” Rated Attorney, Highest Rating in Legal Ability and Ethical Standards by LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings, 2008 to present
- “Texas Rising Star” Super Lawyers Ed. (Personal Injury Litigation) Texas Monthly, 2006-2007
- Named “Top Professional on the Fast Track” by H Texas Magazine, 2006
- Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law, State Bar of Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Certified 2003, Recertified 2008, Recertified 2013 to present
- Member, State Bar of Texas Committee on Texas Pattern Jury Charges for General Negligence and Motor Vehicles, 2000-2001
- The National Trial Lawyers, Top 100 Trial Lawyers
- Texas Association of Civil Trial and Appellate Specialists
- American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
- Senior Life Fellow, Foundation of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA Foundation)
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Office location for Bernard G. Johnson, III
8313 Southwest Fwy
Suite 102
Houston, TX 77074
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2012, 2015 - 2016, 2019 - 2026
- Rising Stars: 2006 - 2007