Ann R. Johnson

Ann is always ready to take on difficult and unexpected challenges to help her clients. In the aftermath of the World Trade Center tragedy she guided two families through the complex and unprecedented application process required to receive federal benefits. The U.S. government established the federal Victims Compensation fund to assist families who lost loved ones in the terrorist's attacks of September 11, 2001. Ann brought equal measures of perseverance, legal skill and compassion to this emotionally charged situation. More typical assignments for Ann include a wide range of motions and appeals in personal injury cases. Her appellate work includes many noteworthy cases. In Charles v. Ball, 291 A.D.2d 367 (2nd Dept. 2002), the Appellate Division affirmed the lower court's denial of summary judgment in a case involving a 6-year-old girl who had been struck by a car. In Rodriguez v Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp., 285 A.D.2d 454 (2nd Dept. 2001), the Appellate Division affirmed a $300,000 jury verdict in favor of a 20-year-old man who sustained a spinal injury when his car crashed into an excavated ditch in the street. Ann joined the firm in 1999. She graduated magna cum laude from Quinnipiac University School of Law, Hamden, Connecticut in 1994. Ann is a gardening and yoga enthusiast. Awards and Honors Honors American Jurisprudence Award, Lawyers’ Professional Responsibility

• Partner

• Persuasive Writing for Lawyers
• Avoiding Ethical Dilemmas in Day-To-Day Practice
• Appellate Practice Before the Second Department
• CPLR Update 2012
• Recent Developments in Tort Law
• Handling Tough Issues in a Plaintiff’s Personal Injury Action

• Sparks v Detterline, 86 A.D.3d 601 (2nd Dept. 2011)
• Winne v. Town of Duanesburg, 86 A.D.3d 779(3rd Dept. 2011)
• Bennett v. White, 37 A.D.3d 630 (2nd Dept. 2007)
• O’Banner v. County of Sullivan, 16 A.D.3d 950 (3rd Dept. 2005)
• Sweeney v. Peterson, 1 A.D.3d 650 (3rd Dept. 2003)
• Charles v. Ball, 291 A.D.2d 367 (2nd Dept. 2002)
• Rodriguez v. Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp., 285 A.D.2d 454 (2nd Dept. 2001)

• Connecticut, 1994
• New York, 1995
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1997
• U.S. District Court District of Connecticut, 1997

• New York State Bar Association (Member)