Ms. Christy L. Johnson

Ms. Christy L. Johnson: Attorney with Mainstay Law LLC
Attorney Awards
  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer AV Preeminent Rating
  • Gold Client Champion
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Biography

Christy Johnson grew up in Alaska and worked on commercial fishing vessels in the Bering Sea, Pacific Ocean, and South Pacific. After ten years at sea, Ms. Johnson retired her fishing boots and obtained her Bachelors and Juris Doctorate from Gonzaga and Gonzaga Law School. Ms. Johnson then became licensed to practice law in Alaska where she practiced family law for a brief period. Not happy with the practice of family law and wanting to stay true to her roots, Ms. Johnson moved to New Orleans and obtained her Legal Masters in Maritime/Admiralty Law from Tulane Law School. Following the completion of her Legal Masters program, Ms. Johnson became licensed in Louisiana and spent ten years working as a defense attorney handling personal injury cases under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA), the Defense Base Act (DBA), and the Jones Act. In January 2019, Ms. Johnson left the defense bar and formed Mainstay Law LLC where she focusses her practice on representing injured workers’ under the LHWCA and the DBA.

Because of her extensive offshore experiences and her maritime defense work, Ms. Johnson brings a unique perspective to her practice. She understands the hardships faced by those who work, and are injured, in austere environments. Furthermore, Ms. Johnson has personal knowledge as to how insurance carriers view workers’ compensation cases such as yours and how they develop their defense strategies against you. This gives Ms. Johnson an ability to help you navigate through your workers’ compensation case and best preserve your rights to medical and indemnity benefits under the LHWCA and the DBA. Ms. Johnson’s DBA practice takes her across the nation and around the world so wherever you reside, Ms. Johnson is ready to stand up for you.
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Areas of Practice (7)

  • Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act
  • Admiralty and Maritime Law
  • Maritime Personal Injury
  • Defense Base Act
  • Jones Act
  • Mediation
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Gonzaga University, B.A., 2002
Law School Attended:
Gonzaga School of Law, J.D., 2005; Tulane University Law School, L.L.M., 2009
Year of First Admission:
2006
Admission:
2006, Alaska; 2010, Louisiana; 2010, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana; 2022, Washington
Memberships:
American Bar Association; Louisiana State Bar Association; Alaska Bar; Maritime Law Association of the United States.
Birth Information:
Long Beach, California, 1968
ISLN:
915578434

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Peer Reviews

4.8/5.0 (15 reviews)
Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent Rating Badge

  • Legal Knowledge

    4.9/5.0

  • Analytical Capability

    4.8/5.0

  • Judgment

    4.7/5.0

  • Communication

    4.9/5.0

  • Legal Experience

    4.9/5.0

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 12/09/19 in Admiralty and Maritime Law

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Associate on 12/05/19 in Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Associate on 12/05/19 in Mediation

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Attorney on 12/05/19 in Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act

    She's a good friend of mine who I met while studying together for the bar exam and she's an excellent longshore and maritime personal injury attorney. I have known her over 10 years and would highly recommend her.

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Member on 12/05/19 in Admiralty and Maritime Law

    Christy is a very able trial lawyer with exceptional advocacy skills.

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Member on 12/05/19 in Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Principal on 11/27/19 in Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Attorney on 11/25/19 in Maritime Personal Injury

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Junior Partner on 11/25/19 in Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Managing Partner on 11/25/19 in Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act

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5.0/5.0 (6 reviews)
Gold Client Champion

Working with Christy was a great experience. Christy's responsiveness always came with less than zero delay time. Christy was clear in her communication and I found her candor to be quite paramount. H...

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Contact Information:

504-497-0504  Phone

504-291-1817  Fax

www.mainstay-law.com/about

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