Thomas J. Johnson

Principal

tjjohnson@bkjlaw.com | (888) 360-5650

Mr. Johnson is a principal attorney and firm shareholder. He focuses his current practice primarily on insurance defense trial and motion work:

 Admitted to practice

• New York State Bar (1978)
• U.S. District Court of the Northern District of New York
• Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of New York (1981)

Education

• Juris Doctor, Georgetown University Law Center (1977)
• Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, Syracuse University (1974)

Memberships

• Albany County Bar Association
• New York State Bar Association
• DRI of Northeastern New York (Former President: 2002)
• DRI National

Noteworthy Cases

Eminent Domain

• Massena v. Niagara Mohawk Power Corp., 45 NY2d 482 (1978)
• Massena v. Niagara Mohawk Power Corp., 63 AD2d 1080 (3rd Dept 1978)
• Massena v. Niagara Mohawk Power Corp., 60 AD2d 1080 (3rd Dept 1977)
• Massena v. Niagara Mohawk Power Corp., 92 Misc. 2d 587 (Sup Ct St. Lawrence cou. 1977)
• Massena v. Niagara Mohawk Power Corp., 87 Misc 2d 79 (County Ct St. Lawrence Co. 1977)

Policy Interpretation

• Landmark Ins. Co. v. Beau Rivage Restaurant, Inc., (2nd Dept 1986)
• Guay v. Winner, 189 AD2d 1081 (3rdDept 1993)
• Lowe v. Kinn, 199 AD2d 743 (3rd Dept 1993)
• G.E. Capital Mortgage Services v. Daskal, 211 AD2d 613 (3rd Dept 1995)

Insurance Defense

• Allen, Johnson & Lonergan are Iaia v. Graphic Arts Mut. Ins. Co., 175 Misc. 2d 838 (Sup Ct. Albany Co. 1997)
• Pennsylvania Millers Mut. Ins. Co. V. Rigo, 256 AD2d 769 (3rd Dept 1998)
• Seeman v. Sterling Ins. Co., 267 AD2d 892 (3rd Dept 1999)
• Smith v. Gen. Acc. Ins. Co., 295 AD2d 738 (3rd Dept 2002)
• Mariano's Pizzeria, Inc. V. Associated Mut. Ins. Coop,24 AD3d 206 (1st Dept 2005)and Bartholomew v. Sterling Ins. Co., 34 AD3d 1157 (3rd Dept 2006)

Negligence Cases

• Stalker v. Luria, 217 AD2d 294 (3rd Dept. 1995)
• Hagadorn-Garmley v. Jones, 295 AD2d 801 (3rd Dept 2002)
• Hendricks v. Lee's Family, Inc., 301 AD2d 1013 (3rd Dept 2003)
• Mihalko v. Regnaiere, 36 AD3d 983 (3rd Dept 2007)
• Woods v. NYS Olympic Regional Dev. Auth., 169 Misc. 2d 8 (Ct. Claims 1996)

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