Johnson & Groninger celebrates our 10 year anniversary this month! This milestone would not have been possible without YOU, our clients. We want to say a big THANK YOU to our past and present clients for trusting us to help you navigate your case, and everyone who has supported us throughout these 10 years. We […]
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Johnson & Groninger Reports Another Client Win
William Smith is a long-time employee of a paper mill in Roanoke Rapids, NC. His job required him to knock hard deposits off of a hot furnace with a long rod. The steel rod often hit the side of the furnace door. The blows from the rod sent shock waves up Mr. Smith’s arm. After […]
Valerie Johnson & Ann Groninger recognized in the 2021 list of The Best Lawyers in America©
Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation. For the 2021 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©, 9.4 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in more than 67,000 leading lawyers being […]
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 minimum […]
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, […]
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 […]
Johnson & GroningerReports Trial Win in Wrongful Death Case Against Distracted Driver
Distracted drivers caused 54,302 crashes, injuries, and wrongful deaths in North Carolina in 2016. If you travel on the streets or highways, you are at risk for being injured or killed by someone who is more interested in their phone than their driving. On the morning of May 10, 2016, Russell Rutledge was driving […]