Most people associate Labor Day with the end of summer, a time to relax and cookout with friends, and, until recently, the last time you could wear white shoes! Most of us get an extra day off because Labor Day honors the working people of America. Do you know the history behind Labor Day? […]
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Ann Groninger Earns ABOTA Membership
Ann Groninger, a founding partner of the North Carolina-based firm Johnson & Groninger, PLLC, has been accepted into the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). ABOTA dedicates itself to the preservation and promotion of the Seventh Amendment, which guarantees the right to civil jury trials. Members in this prestigious invitation-only group must have tried a […]
New Year, New Us – Announcing Johnson & Groninger PLLC
Introducing: Johnson & Groninger PLLC The new year is time for a change. As we begin in 2020, we are pleased to announce our new firm name: Johnson & Groninger PLLC. Attorneys Ann Groninger and Valerie Johnson have practiced together for 20 years. Our legal team is rounded out by lawyers Helen Baddour, Drew Culler, […]
The Real Pain of REAL ID
As the first month of 2020 comes to an end, you may be thinking about everything that happened in 2019. Perhaps you are imagining all the promise that the New Year has in store. Or you may be thinking of the resolutions you’ve been trying to make. Well, we have one for you: Make a plan […]
Another Client Victory in North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Claim
Imagine working for decades for a North Carolina company. You work overtime every time you are asked, and you don’t miss work. Even when you hurt your back at work, you keep working a hard job, for years. But when you fall again, and suffer a new injury to your back, your company decides that it won’t pay. […]
Valerie Johnson Receives Ebbie Award
Johnson & Groninger PLLC congratulates Valerie Johnson for being selected by the North Carolina Advocates for Justice (NCAJ) as a recipient of the 2019 Ebbie Award. The award is named after Ebbie Bailey, who helped her husband establish the North Carolina Advocates for Justice more than 50 years ago. NCAJ created the award in 2003 […]
Client Win: A Tale of Two Verdicts (Part II)
On Friday, May 3, 2019, at 1:40 PM, the family of Raven Little was able to get justice for their tremendous loss in a Columbus County courtroom. Raven, their 16-year-old daughter, sister, and grandchild, was killed because an irresponsible boat owner failed to follow safety warnings that would have protected the minors on his boat […]
Client Win: A Tale of Two Verdicts (Part I)
At 1:23 on Friday, May 3, 2019, a client who was injured by an impatient truck driver while riding his bicycle finally got the justice he deserved in a Durham County courtroom. The Incident In October 2016, Ryan McKenzie took part in Cycle North Carolina, an annual ride across the state that draws over 1000 […]
Preparing for the Future at the APRI Banquet
“Salvation for a race, nation, or class must come from within. Freedom is never granted; it is won. Justice is never given; it is exacted.” These were the words of A. Philip Randolph, former leader of an early African-American trade union called the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. In 1965, he and civil rights leader […]
Client Victory: Win Against Employer
Sometimes even when medical tests show nothing abnormal, you can experience pain and disability after an injury at work. That’s when the key to justice is a knowledgeable and aggressive workers’ compensation attorney. Our client, Justin, recently won his workers’ compensation case after months of litigation. Justin was working as a recycling collector when a […]