
Leigh E. Johnson
Lawyer, Trial Consultant, Psychodramatist
Law Offices of Leigh E. Johnson, APC
166 Geary Street
Suite 1500 #2658
San Francisco, CA 94108
Key Facts
Education
AA Social Sciences- Merritt College-Oakland
BS Biology at CSUH, with honors and as a member of the Golden Key Honor Society.
Juris Doctor from John F. Kennedy University School of Law, graduating cum laude and ranking #1 in 2003 class.
Completed postgraduate coursework in: psychology at California Southern University; storytelling at Seattle Film School and graduated from Gerry Spence’s Trial Lawyers College (TLC) in 2009.
Leigh is a psychodramatist certified by the American Board of Examiners for Psychodrama, Sociometry, and Psychotherapy since 2019.
Legal and Professional Associations
Trial Lawyer’s CollegeAAJ
NACDL
CLA
Honors
Super Lawyers (Yearly)
Zerka T. Moreno Award 2024 (ASGPP)
Biography
Leigh E. Johnson is a trial lawyer, trial consultant, certified psychodramatist, and founder of Trial Whisperer™ and Law Focus Groups.™
Known for transforming complex legal battles into compelling human stories, she blends courtroom experience with psychodrama, narrative structure, and role theory to reach jurors where it matters most: the heart.
A graduate and faculty member of Trial Lawyers College, Leigh has worked across criminal, civil, and white collar cases—consulting on matters involving over $193 million in legal expenses, presidential pardons, and multi-million-dollar verdicts. Her clients have included executives of major corporations, families in crisis, and wrongfully convicted youth.
Her diverse background—including military communications, air traffic control, and biotechnical engineering—shapes her exceptional problem-solving, creativity, and attention to detail.
Leigh is the author of Building The Case, a framework for advocacy rooted in storytelling, role theory, and truth-telling in action.