Ven Johnson

Attorney and Counselor, Founder

39 yrs experience
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Bar admitted 1986
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Detroit, MI

Bar admissions

Michigan
1986

Awards and recognition

01Michigan Lawyers Weekly Leaders in the Law (2025)
02Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers (2025)
03Inner Circle of Advocates Inductee (2022)
04Michigan Lawyers Weekly Hall of Fame (2022)
05American Board of Trial Advocates - Advocate Distinction (2021)
06Super Lawyers (2007-present)

Memberships

American Association for Justice Leaders Forum
State Bar of Michigan
Detroit Bar Association
Michigan Association for Justice (Past President 2014-2015)
Inner Circle of Advocates

Background

Ven Johnson is the Founder of Ven Johnson Law, PLC, a plaintiff's personal injury attorney with nearly 40 years of experience representing victims in state and federal courts. He specializes in civil rights, police misconduct, product liability, trucking and automobile negligence, premises liability, and medical malpractice. Johnson earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law in 1986 and his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Kalamazoo College in 1983. He is admitted to the State Bar of Michigan. With over $1.5 billion in jury verdicts and settlements, including 30+ verdicts exceeding $1 million, Johnson is known for high-profile cases including Edwards v. Grubbs (2022), described as the largest verdict of its kind at $100 million, the Patrick Lyoya death case, and the Oxford High School shooting matters. He is a 2022 Inductee of the Inner Circle of Advocates and the Michigan Lawyers Weekly Hall of Fame, and serves as Past President of the Michigan Association for Justice (2014-2015).

Notable cases

2022$100M
Edwards v. Grubbs verdict, U.S. District Court ND of Georgia

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