Born: Burbank, California

Admitted to bar: 1984, California; United States District Court, Central District of California.

Education: University of California, Los Angeles (B.A. 1980); Pepperdine University School of Law (J.D. 1983).

Memberships: Association of Southern California Defense Counsel; Association of Northern California and Nevada Defense Counsel; California Bar Association; Trucking Industry Defense Association; Los Angeles County Bar Association; Northern District of California.

Joined Maranga * Morgenstern: Associate, 1996; Partner 2002.

Chris Johnson is the Managing Partner of the firm's San Francisco office since 2002. He has been an active trial lawyer for the past 24 years. His practice consists of defending catastrophic personal injury claims.