Scott R. Johnson | Goetz & Eckland | Litigation & Criminal Defense | Attorneys at Law | Minneapolis, MN

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Scott R. Johnson

Associate

Scott Johnson

Scott focuses his practice on civil defense litigation, including personal injury, no-fault, construction defect, product liability, liquor liability, and daycare provider defense.  He has appeared in both the district and appellate courts and has handled nearly every aspect of litigation, from motion practice to arbitrations.  In addition, Scott regularly handles administrative licensing actions before Administrative and Human Services Judges. 

Before law school, Scott worked for a brewery as a technical writer.  While Scott enjoys being a lawyer, he sometimes misses the beer.  Scott and his family live in Minneapolis.  




Member, Minnesota Defense Lawyers
  Association


Insurance Defense
Construction
Daycare Defense


Phone 612-874-1552
sjohnson@goetzeckland.com
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Legal Assistant: Brittany Ryan

MY PHILOSOPHY

SCOTT R. JOHNSON


Information and communication are the keys to ensure that clients feel in control of their case, understand what is happening, and are prepared for the next step. When it comes to my cases, my goal is to provide my clients with the information they need to always know what is going on, and why steps are being taken.

While keeping my clients informed and educated, I tenaciously work to obtain the best result possible through creativity and hard work. I’ve done my job right if my clients, at the end of the case, feel like they were informed throughout the process and got the result they expected.

NOTABLE CASES

Golden v. Carefree Services

Trial Win (0,000 Claim)

In Golden v. Carefree Services, Inc. (Hennepin County District Court, 2010), Ms. Golden sued our client, Carefree Services, for negligence in clearing and maintaining a walkway at Knollwood Mall in St. Louis Park. On January 22, 2008, it was an extremely cold day—a low of -4 and a high of 9. It had lightly snowed the day before. As Ms. Golden was exiting her vehicle to walk into the mall she fell. She suffered a broken hip and other injuries.

Ms. Golden sued, claiming Carefree Services should have taken additional steps . . . [Read More]

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PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC ACTIVITIES

Graduate, University of Wisconsin-River Falls, 2004
Graduate, University of Minnesota Law School, 2008
Member, Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association

Member, Minnesota State Bar Association
Co-Author, Drafting Settlement Agreements, Including Mediation
  Agreements, Minnesota CLE, 2011