Johnson Johnson Lucas & Middleton

What Johnson Johnson Lucas & Middleton does

Johnson Johnson Lucas & Middleton (JJLM) is a privately held plaintiffs trial law firm headquartered in Eugene, Oregon, with practice roots dating to 1953 and the current entity established in 1983 by founder Art Johnson. The firm represents individuals and classes harmed by wrongdoing across seven core practice areas: personal injury and wrongful death, medical malpractice, employment discrimination and whistleblowing (including qui tam), workers' compensation, motor vehicle collisions (including trucking), civil rights, and products liability. Clients are primarily individual plaintiffs, with occasional class representations; there is no proprietary technology product — the firm is a traditional legal services practice, with a content-marketing website (justicelawyers.com), bilingual English/Spanish intake, and an active Oregon Law Blog.

The firm operates on a contingency-fee model for personal injury, wrongful death, products liability, and medical malpractice cases (clients owe nothing absent recovery), and hourly or free-consultation billing for employment and civil rights matters, with workers' compensation fees regulated by Oregon statute. There is no SaaS, AI platform, or technology product — service delivery relies on attorney expertise, staff paralegals/legal assistants, and case-management through traditional channels (phone intake at 541-484-2434, website forms, in-person consultations, attorney referrals, and a FindLaw marketing partnership). Revenue derives from contingency percentages of settlements/verdicts and hourly professional services fees, with notable recent recoveries including an $89M PacifiCorp class action verdict in 2023 and a separate $85M jury award to wildfire survivors.

The team comprises approximately 9 attorneys admitted in Oregon, Washington, California, and New York, supported by 5 legal assistants/paralegals, totaling 11–50 employees per firmographics. The firm functions as a partnership, with no disclosed external investors, parent entity, or funding rounds. Distribution relies heavily on inbound from the website, organic content, social channels (Facebook, LinkedIn), earned media in regional outlets (Oregon Live, Register-Guard, NPR, OPB, USA Today, ESPN), and — most importantly — peer attorney referrals for complex and class-action litigation, including co-counsel arrangements with firms such as Bailey & Glasser, Stoll Berne, Keller Rohrback, and Edelson PC.

Name

Johnson Johnson Lucas & Middleton

Legal name

Johnson Johnson Lucas & Middleton

Website

https://justicelawyers.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Johnson Johnson Lucas & Middleton is an A/V-rated Eugene, Oregon plaintiffs trial law firm with 9 attorneys representing individuals and classes in personal injury, wrongful death, medical malpractice, employment discrimination, civil rights, workers' compensation, and products liability cases on contingency and hourly fees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Plaintiffs Trial Law

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Offices of Lawyers (54111)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Personal Injury & Insurance Defense (BPAHAAAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Employment & Labor Law (BPAHAAAD)

Keywords

• Plaintiffs trial law
• Personal injury representation
• Civil rights litigation
• Employment discrimination law
• Workers compensation law

Headquarters

HQ city

Eugene

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Contingency Fee - Personal Injury: Personal injury work is performed on a contingency fee basis. Clients owe no money unless the firm recovers compensation for them. This is the primary revenue model for motor vehicle collisions, medical malpractice, wrongful death, and products liability cases.
2. Hourly Billing - Employment/Civil Rights: For whistleblowers, discrimination cases, and civil rights matters, consultations may be free or billed on an hourly basis. Workers' compensation attorneys are only paid when they obtain additional benefits for the worker or negotiate a settlement.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Johnson Johnson Lucas & Middleton is a plaintiffs trial law firm providing legal representation to individuals and class members who have been injured or harmed by wrongdoing. Core offerings span personal injury and wrongful death, medical malpractice, employment discrimination and whistleblowing, workers' compensation, motor vehicle collisions, civil rights, and products liability matters, delivered through a partner-led team of trial attorneys. Representation is structured mainly on a contingency fee basis for personal injury matters and on an hourly or free-consultation basis for employment and civil rights matters.

Product overview

Johnson Johnson Lucas & Middleton is a plaintiffs trial law firm offering comprehensive legal services across multiple practice areas. The firm provides a unified portfolio of legal representation services including Personal Injury & Wrongful Death, Medical Malpractice, Employment Discrimination & Whistleblowing, Workers' Compensation, Motor Vehicle Collisions, Civil Rights, and Products Liability. These services are delivered through a team of trial attorneys with over 150 years of collective experience, operating from an A/V rated law firm established in 1953.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Personal Injury & Wrongful Death Representation Contingency-fee trial representation for individuals physically injured or whose family members were killed by another party's wrongful or negligent conduct, including motor vehicle crashes, medical malpractice, and defective products. Targeted at injured individuals and families in Oregon and the Western United States.
• Medical Malpractice Representation Trial representation for victims of medical negligence, including surgical errors, delayed or missed diagnoses, and medication errors, supported by on-staff medical experts. Targeted at patients harmed by medical care in Oregon.
• Employment Discrimination & Whistleblowing Representation Representation on an hourly or free-consultation basis for employees facing workplace discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliation, and whistleblower matters, including qui tam actions under the False Claims Act. Targeted at employees in Oregon and beyond asserting employment and civil rights claims.
• Workers' Compensation Representation Representation under Oregon's Workers' Compensation laws to obtain medical treatment, wage loss benefits, and permanent impairment compensation, plus third-party claims where available. Fees regulated by state law and only earned when benefits or settlements are obtained. Targeted at injured workers in Oregon.
• Motor Vehicle Collision Representation Contingency-fee representation for victims of car accidents, truck collisions, motorcycle crashes, and bicycle and pedestrian injuries, including catastrophic injury and wrongful death claims. Targeted at individuals harmed by vehicle crashes in Oregon and the Western United States.
• Civil Rights Representation Litigation for civil rights violations including police misconduct, in-custody mistreatment and death, abuse by school officials, and professional neglect causing deprivation of constitutional or civil rights. Targeted at individuals whose civil rights have been violated by government entities, law enforcement, or institutions.
• Products Liability Representation Contingency-fee representation for individuals harmed by dangerously defective machinery, consumer products, automobiles, medical devices, and drugs. Targeted at injured consumers and workers pursuing third-party product liability claims.
• Qui Tam Representation Representation for whistleblowers filing qui tam actions on behalf of the U.S. government against entities committing fraud under the False Claims Act. Targeted at employees with knowledge of healthcare fraud, illegal tax schemes, or improper federal program practices.

Quantifiable outcome

• $89 million jury verdict in PacifiCorp class action (2023)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Bailey & Glasser, LLPcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2023JJLM serves as local counsel alongside Bailey & Glasser in the Title IX sex discrimination class action against University of Oregon. Lead counsel Arthur H. Bryant of Bailey & Glasser leads the case with Jennifer Middleton as local counsel for the 32 female student-athletes.
• Stoll Berne, Keller Rohrback LLP, and Edelson PCcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 June 2023JJLM serves as local counsel for Santiam Canyon class members in PacifiCorp class action. Lead Counsel: Stoll Berne, Keller Rohrback LLP, and Edelson PC. JJLM represents plaintiffs in the Santiam Canyon specifically. Trial team included attorneys from all firms.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Morgan & Morgan: One of the largest plaintiff personal injury firms in the US with mass-market advertising and a national footprint. Overlaps with JJLM on personal injury and motor vehicle collision work but operates at vastly greater scale and geographic reach.
• Weitz & Luxenberg: Large national plaintiff firm specializing in mass torts, products liability, and personal injury. Comparable to JJLM's products liability and mass tort practice, with substantially larger marketing and case volume.
• Thomas J. Henry Law: High-volume plaintiff personal injury firm with strong mass marketing. Overlaps with JJLM on motor vehicle, trucking, and catastrophic injury cases, but at significantly larger advertising-driven scale and broader geography.

Direct peers

• Keller Rohrback LLP: Plaintiff-side complex litigation firm known for class actions and mass torts. Direct peer via co-counsel relationship with JJLM on the PacifiCorp wildfire case, with overlapping work in consumer protection and mass tort litigation.
• Stoll Berne: Oregon-based litigation firm handling class actions, securities, and plaintiff-side complex litigation. Direct peer and co-counsel with JJLM on the PacifiCorp wildfire class action, sharing closely overlapping client and case profiles in Oregon.
• Bailey & Glasser LLP: National plaintiff litigation firm with significant class action and employment law practices. Direct peer: serves as co-counsel with JJLM on the Title IX class action against the University of Oregon, indicating closely aligned plaintiff-side complex litigation work.
• Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll: Plaintiff-side class action and complex litigation firm. Comparable in civil rights, employment discrimination, and consumer class action practices to JJLM's employment and civil rights groups.
• Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein: Nationally recognized plaintiff class action and mass tort firm. Direct peer in employment, civil rights, and consumer class action work; both firms operate as elite plaintiff-side boutiques with contingency fee models.
• Edelson PC: Plaintiff-only class action and consumer protection firm. Direct peer through co-counsel on the PacifiCorp case; both firms pursue high-stakes consumer-impact class actions and contingency-fee litigation.

Regional players

• Swanson Thomas Coon & Newton: Oregon-based plaintiff trial firm focused on personal injury, medical malpractice, and wrongful death. Comparable to JJLM in practice mix and Oregon focus, but concentrated in the Portland metro rather than Eugene.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/justicelawyers1050
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/johnson-clifton-larson-&-schaller-p.c.

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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