Carey H. Johnson

Since joining Stammer, McKnight, Barnum & Bailey LLP in 1971, Carey H. Johnson has tried 38 civil cases to jury verdict, including cases involving such serious personal injuries as paraplegia, persistent vegetative states, and "bad baby" injuries, and has litigated numerous cases involving agricultural crop damage.  Mr. Johnson has represented the Medical Staff in staff privilege hearings, and has served as a settlement judge pro tem for the Fresno County Courts.  Mr. Johnson is the firm's senior partner and is the author of "Can a Physician be Liable When an MCO Denies Treatment?" published in The Insurance Journal in April, 1997.  Mr. Johnson's practice is primarily in the fields of medical malpractice, health law, and personal injury litigation, although he also handles agricultural cases.

Mr. Johnson prosecuted and defended approximately 80 court martials while serving as a Captain in the United States Marine Corps, including one year in Vietnam.  He is a 1964 graduate of the University of San Francisco, where he obtained his B.S. in Business Administration with a major in accounting.  He then attended Law School at the University of San Francisco where he was awarded his LLB in 1967.  He has attended Naval Justice School in Newport, Rhode Island, and the Prosecutors' Program at Northwestern University School of Law.

Mr. Johnson is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, the California Medical Legal Committee, and the Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California, where he served as a member of the Board of Directors.  He is also a member of the State Bar of California and the Fresno County Bar Association.

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