Defending Justice, Reputation, and Business
Hillary Johns leads with unmatched skill, passion, and purpose in the courtroom. As the founder of Hillary Johns Trial Lawyers, she brings decades of experience in litigation, business disputes, and entertainment law. Her firm based in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York represents clients facing complex legal challenges, including defamation, contract disputes, and high-profile trials. Hillary Johns is known for bold courtroom presence, sharp legal insight, and a deep commitment to her clients. Whether advocating for a business or protecting a reputation, she blends intelligence and grit in every case. As a trusted legal advocate, Hillary Johns is redefining what it means to deliver justice today.
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Today, we sit down with powerhouse trial attorney, Hilary Johns. Based in Los Angeles and New York, Hilary Johns is the founder of Hilary Johns Trial Lawyers, a boutique litigation firm handling high-stakes legal matters including business disputes, defamation cases, and entertainment law. With over 25 years of courtroom experience, she has built a reputation for being fearless, strategic, and fiercely loyal to her clients. In this conversation, we explore her journey through the legal field, the challenges facing modern trial lawyers, and how she helps clients protect their reputations and business interests. Let’s dive into the world of litigation, leadership, and legal empowerment with Hilary Johns.
Hillary Johns: Good. How are you?
Beverly Hills Magazine: I am so well. I love your background.
Hillary Johns: I feel like we’ve been trying to meet for so long.
Beverly Hills Magazine: I know, and it’s on me. It’s been just constant.
Hillary Johns: You have a full plate. I mean, you’re amazing.
Beverly Hills Magazine: Oh, thank you. I appreciate that. So I’m so glad to have you. Let’s not waste any more time. Let’s dive right in. Why don’t you tell us what first drew you to the legal profession?
Hillary Johns: Well, I come from… My godfather’s a lawyer. I had a lawyer in my family, so I kind of knew about it. They didn’t seem very interesting to me, because they sat at their desks all day, and I’m like, okay, that’s like being in school. That’s not fun. And I didn’t like school much. And then I watched Perry Mason. You know, there were reruns when I was a kid, and it was the start of the rerun. That was a new thing. And so I loved that, and I liked Della Street, and I thought he was so cool. And he lived in California, and he didn’t get to do everything he wanted, but he was really good at what he did. And people came to him, and he got to do all these neat, cool things. So I was like… And he got paid well. I’m like, okay, this might be a good gig for me.
Beverly Hills Magazine: I remember that show.
Hillary Johns: It was a very doable way to make a good living doing something that I think actually mattered to people’s lives as a male and a female. It was harder as a female then. It’s not as much anymore, thankfully. But it was a life you could have that was… You could sort of incorporate it into your own life, and so you could sort of pick your terms to some degree. And you also felt like you were doing things for people. You know, you were important. It was an important part of society, like being with the police force or a firefighter or a teacher. Those kinds of things where you could actually contribute.
Beverly Hills Magazine: Oh, it most definitely is. So can you tell us about your journey from law school to opening your own practice?
Hillary Johns: Sure. After college, I played pro soccer for a while, and it… You know, I was grateful. I was able to, but it wasn’t really, I think, what I wanted to be doing. I’ve since gotten into martial arts and things. I went to law school, and I really wanted to be a trial lawyer, and it was… You know, you had to look at the paths. I was very fortunate. I had some great mentors and good experience, which I think for anyone… In anybody’s life, it’s important to have people who provide guidance and support, and I also had a lot of support from a lot of different people, even if they weren’t in law. Just people on your side. It really is important, and I had a great mentor in law school. During an externship, my first boss was super.
One of the attorneys I work with still works with today, but they really took the time to teach me. When I was a kid, a teacher would sit with you and sort of tell you, okay, you made a mistake here, and if you really… If you’re serious about learning, they would help you. And people like that, and both of them, and the job I had after that, they all really invested in me and worked with me and gave me tips and would give me opportunities. I mean, I tried my first case six months out of law school, which some people… It’s like 10 or 15 years.
Granted, I went to smaller firms and got paid less, but the idea was you’re getting paid less… It can’t just be about the money, but the point was I was getting skill sets that are, frankly, far more valuable in the long run, so I wasn’t getting the $200,000 a year job or whatever they paid people out of law school now for these, but I wasn’t sitting in some room counting documents all day, 9 o’clock in the morning until midnight or whatever it is.
Beverly Hills Magazine: Right, yeah, you were in the trenches, so to speak, right? And the best way to learn is by doing.
Hillary Johns: Right, and from people who know what they’re doing, and so I was fortunate that I worked with very, very reputable, well-known attorneys who also set up those things, and the business models have changed. A lot of it is learning and looking at the market trends, I would say, and saying, with skill sets, like, I got into employment law 25 years ago or so, real estate, like, over 30, and people… Employment law wasn’t really what it is today.
I mean, it’s a huge area now, and in areas like that and identifying, you know, these are needs and skill sets you need to develop, because if you wait until, oh, that’s hot right now, it might be a little late, because most people… I mean, when I’ve hired attorneys and, you know, estate planning and things, I want to know… I want someone who knows what they’re doing and is good, and is very capable and competent. I don’t want someone who’s going around, you know, talking and likes to hear himself talk, and, you know, there’s a lot of blowhards in our profession, I would say, and there are a lot of really good attorneys, too.
Beverly Hills Magazine: Yeah, when it comes to attorneys, the experience and, you know, precedent cases speak for themselves. So, was there any pivotal moments or experiences you had that shaped your approach to litigation that could be deemed sort of your signature?
Hilary Johns: Yeah, I think there was. I tried a case early on, and I think I was still… My employer had said I was naive, and he was right. He’s like, just because you’re nice doesn’t mean everybody else is, which is true.
Beverly Hills Magazine: Oh, right.
Hillary Johns: And we won. We really won.
Beverly Hills Magazine: Awesome.
Hillary Johns: It was a good win. It was a good win for the firm. It was a good win for the client, but who the client turned out to be was an unfortunate situation. It was an unfortunate situation anyways, but I think it was an end to my naivete that kind of, in a way, stuck with me. It was good to get the win. It was good to dig in. It was good to say, even though if you don’t know if you’re going to win, you need to fight in it, and sometimes doing that, you can really win, and, you know, witnesses and all that. I also think there was a point, I think, when I was a younger attorney, and then a more experienced attorney, like, you know, 15 years or so, saying this is not enough, and there’s just a better way, and just because everybody else isn’t doing that doesn’t mean it’s not right.
That kind of diverging from the traditional path and saying, you know, you don’t have to fit into this mold that people think you have to, to be a successful lawyer, and I think a lot of people make that mistake early on, and a lot of their careers. They go, I did everything I’m supposed to do. I mean, how often have you heard this? I’ve done everything I’m supposed to do. I followed all these rules, and I did these things, and I’m not talking about going off the rails and doing something insane.
Beverly Hills Magazine: Are you talking about, like, moral ethics and guidelines in that respect?
Hillary Johns: No. No, no. I’m not talking about that at all. I’m talking about people who maybe take a different career path, or they make a move in a business sense that made me like, well, why would you want to do that instead of this? Because there’s most careers, most of them have a clear… It’s some different industries, but there’s usually a set of things that you do, and there’s a ladder, or there’s a trajectory, or there’s those kinds of things, but I’m not talking about bending rules of ethics or compromise.
But what I’m talking about is maybe making a different career decision saying, you know, I appreciate that that’s a really good job offer, or I appreciate that that’s what everybody else would do in this situation, or that’s what they tell you you should do.
But maybe this is the better route for me. I’ve noticed a lot of people who do very well in business, and other ones, don’t always take the right approach that people would think they would. You hear of these tremendously successful people who haven’t even gone to college.
Beverly Hills Magazine: Exactly. I mean, I feel like we all sort of walk our own path, and it’s part of our uniqueness, but I also feel you when you mentioned you’re kind of losing the naivety, because we do at some point… We have experiences that wake us up to the sort of harsh realities of this world, no matter what industry we’re in, whether it’s a dog-eat-dog experience, or you get betrayed or something, and so I’m sure you see a lot of that in what you do, just in terms of human nature, right, and how people deal with each other, which can be quite disheartening.
Hillary Johns: It can, and it is. Some of them are hard to see, because you’re like, okay, it’s going to be like one of these things, and you’re like, and you know what’s going on, and maybe some people do, some people don’t, but you have to remind yourself that it’s not our place to judge, but something that you really can’t do, for whatever reason, you can get rid of them. Attorneys have guidelines and rules that they can follow to do that, but it’s not our place to insert ourselves in their lives. We’re providing a service and guidance as to a specific matter. The rest of what they do with their life is up to them.
Beverly Hills Magazine: Right, yeah, understood. I’m also a real estate broker, so I sort of understand the fiduciary duty to the client and, you know, remaining objective in just handling the transaction.
Hillary Johns: And it is, and it’s also real estate by market, as usual, but we, I think with lawyers, it’s, you know, it’s a tough job to be in. Law is a tough profession. If you want an easy job, law is not it. There’s no easy jobs as a lawyer. There’s no, you know, you’re going to, and we have access to a big sect of society. We know things, you know, that’s always one of the harder parts about being a lawyer is you see people around town or you see people on TV or, you know, you know, you hear about something and you’re like, that’s not how it went. And you know it is, but you can’t say anything, you know, confidentiality is utmost. And unless they’re trying to, you know, they’re planning to kill someone and even then it’s limited, you know, you don’t wait, you never waive that.
And that’s really critical to the success of the legal profession and people being able to get legal help. But it is a lot of that, you’re right, seeing that it’s portrayed one way, but it’s really another. But you have to, and then, and I think seeing people decide situationally how they want to handle things. You know, people make different decisions. Lawyers make different decisions, but that’s, it’s always been like that.
I mean, history has been like that, but we are just very, we have a lot more information, I would say, about those than most other people do. But I do think having lawyers and having that, I mean, we’re probably the only country in the world that has that.
And so I think it’s very important that we do. I think trial by jury is essential. I know the courts are a mess right now, but I think we have to keep doing it. And it’s, you know, not everything is going to be 100% fair, but we, you know, if you look at other countries and how things are handled there, I think we’re doing a pretty good job.
Beverly Hills Magazine: Right. And keep fighting for them. Yeah, definitely ahead of the rest. So your firm, which is based in Beverly Hills, but you’re also bi-coastal, right? So you have a presence in New York, is that correct?
Hillary Johns: Yes, it is.
Beverly Hills Magazine: So your firm is known for tough strategic litigation. What sets your legal style apart?
Hillary Johns: I think we are very aggressive, but we do it in a tactical way. And we also, our team does a more personalized approach. A lot of people call and we’ll work around the clock for you, things like that. But a lot of people are saying, you know, I haven’t heard from my lawyer in a week. All the email, I’ve got to jump through all these hoops just to get an appointment. I feel like they’re doing me a favor and I’m paying ridiculous. And look, lawyers aren’t cheap. Our offices are in Beverly Hills in Manhattan.
We’re right across the street from Union Square. We have an office in the Bay Area. These are not cheap markets. People are paying a lot of money. We get right back to them. We’re prompt. If there’s something we can’t do right away, our team is expected to do that. In addition, we’re a small firm. We’re still a small firm. We’re less than 25 attorneys. That’s considered small. We take on big law, which a lot of firms don’t.
A lot of small to mid-sized firms are like, nope, that’s not my niche. We won’t do it. I’m not saying we’ll do everything. But we very aggressively and successfully litigate in those markets. And that’s, I think, what sets us apart. And we’re there with you. Our big thing is, we’re not going to send you a letter, some cold, heartless letter, and say, I mean, if we’re getting rid of a client, then sure. But it’s not me. We’ve all had to part ways with people. It’s unfortunate. Sometimes it happens. But we’re there with you throughout the process.
Clients are going through a tough time if they’re going through litigation. They’re either suing or they’re being sued. So something has gone wrong, and they feel it’s worth their time to do it. It’s extremely stressful. It’s expensive. I mean, it’s the cost of litigation. You know, it’s for big Fortune 500 companies and very wealthy people. And it’s, I mean, it is becoming that way again because of the courts and pushing them through. So we offer that personalized attention. There’s a few other. We’re not the only game in town. I’m not going to say that. But not a lot of firms will do that. So I would say that’s what this is for.
Beverly Hills Magazine: I think that’s fantastic because, of course, in that circumstance, a person is looking for a trusted confidant, which really is who the attorney becomes throughout their lawsuits until it’s resolved. So that’s important. Now, how did you develop your passion for high stakes trial law? Was it just experience or something you set your heart on to pursue?
Hillary Johns: I think I’ve done small cases and medium sized cases. And I think, and I’ve done big cases too. You know, and I think I like, I tended to gravitate towards those, not the impossible, but the really hard ones. I seem to gravitate towards them, the extremely difficult, complex, you know, things like that, that a lot of people wouldn’t want to touch. I find them challenging. I mean, not all of our cases are like this. Some of them are like, we need to do this and take it apart and do this. But I think, I wouldn’t say the allure, I just gravitated. I don’t know. I don’t know exactly why I was attracted to it.
But I do think when there’s something really at stake, it’s sometimes far more interesting. And I’ve noticed in trial law, as you’ve probably seen, and things like that, a lot of people freak out in court. So when you get past the freak out, lawyers and clients and witnesses, there just aren’t a lot of people that are willing to do this. So it really wasn’t this sea of people fighting. It was, there just aren’t too many people who are willing to do it. They think about pressure, all these other things. It’s true.
Beverly Hills Magazine: So sort of from a spiritual aspect, I believe people are sort of designed and created for certain things. So you just must have a particular temperament that makes you excellent at what you do and in your niche. So what advice would you give to other aspiring attorneys that are, let’s say, navigating their first few years?
Hillary Johns: I think, think long and hard about what you want to do. In law, you’re going to have a lot of people throwing a lot of things at you. You know, when you write briefs and do this, you should do this, you should do this, you should do this. I think you need to think seriously about the kind of life you want to have. And it’s not just about lifestyle, but lifestyle choices do affect where you go to work.
Because, you know, do you want to go to big law and make quite a bit of money and then maybe top out at 35, 40 and then you don’t have anywhere to go and you’re exhausted? Do you want to do you want to have a family?
Do you want to have kids? What kind of cases do you want to handle? Are you going to get the opportunities and training there that take you where you want to go? Have you actually tried these things? Because there’s a couple of areas of law I looked at, and I thought like international work for a while might be interesting. I didn’t like it. I mean, we represent people here from different countries. I don’t want to travel around the world and do those things. I really don’t. I’m not interested in doing that. But it may be very interesting to somebody else. You know, they may really find that.
I think you need to really find out what resonates and speaks to you and that you really relate to. And I think if you’re being a lawyer just to have a job, that’s the key that I see with lawyer dissatisfaction. And you’re in a profession that’s demanding, time consuming, and you can’t put yourself on autopilot. And it pays pretty well. I mean, even if you’re not really committed to it, but is that really what you want to be doing?
Beverly Hills Magazine: Wow, this is just excellent life advice. Like I say, a lot of people bow to the money god, right? But maybe they were designed to be an incredible drummer or vocal artist or baker. I don’t know, whatever it is, right? But they instead choose something that’s going to pay the bills. But then they spend the rest of their lives miserable because they sacrifice their natural giftings and talents and true passion for the dollar. And so for me, I also considered law and a more kind of whatever.
But it wasn’t until I actually asked God, lead me into what you designed me to do where the entrepreneurship path sort of opened up for me and more of a creative route. So your advice couldn’t be better. You know, but definitely, I think a lot of people blindly make that choice and then too late realize it, you know. But it is something we have to be careful to choose our career paths and what we want to do with our lives. You know, it’s so short and so precious.
Hillary Johns: Exactly. And we’re fortunate that we live in an age where we can choose. A lot of people couldn’t. You’re like, this is the job you have, tough, and you’re going to have it. But I think and I see a lot of people fall into that trap. They get married. They have kids. They have a mortgage. Okay, I need to save for retirement.
And, you know, we have to do it. And you fall into it. And paying the bills is certainly important. I’m not by any means saying that. But I think a lot of people, a colleague of mine gave me good advice. Don’t just focus on the money because it will come. And he said there’ll be plenty of food on your table, but you got to really lean into what’s right.
If you’re leaning into things that you’re not suited for, you’re not happy about, you’re going to unconsciously make decisions that are just a little off or maybe wrong. Because I’m not saying your hobby is going to be your job, because it may not. Okay, it’s just the reality of it. It’s not, you know, it could be.
Beverly Hills Magazine: Yeah, it could be. I was just going to say that. Which in my case, it is. Thank God. And that’s great.
Hillary Johns: But I love being a lawyer. Like, I actually really enjoy it. I mean, some days I’m like, oh my God. Of course. We all have those days. But I really do enjoy doing it. That’s awesome. I do. And I consider myself extremely fortunate. And, you know, it’s an honor and privilege to be a lawyer. It really is. And to be in law and do that. And I really believe that.
But if you’re not, if you don’t feel that way, it’s harder. You know, no one wants to go cleaning your toilet every day. I don’t. You know, I can see for some people it’s difficult. But, and law is one of those things I think a lot of people think about. I think in college, I don’t know how many people I’ve talked to go, you know, I thought about law school, you know, because they think it’s going to give you a path. But unless you, and I think there’s enough information out there these days that people can kind of see what it’s like or learn about it without having, before they commit, you know, the tremendous amount of time, the tremendous expense. Law school is not cheap. And it’s not getting any cheaper.
Like I look at what students have to pay today. And it was high when I was in school. And it’s now, now it’s like, wow. And, you know, you really have to think of this. The good thing about the law is the market is different. So you don’t have to be top 10 in your class at Harvard or Yale, you know, to get the right job, to get the good jobs. They’re actually, and fortunately, that kind of snobbery has changed. I’m not saying-
Beverly Hills Magazine: Right. What comes to mind is the law firms are always hiring kind of thing. Like there’s always going to be an opportunity if you decide to pursue law. It seems.
Hillary Johns: Right. And it’s not going to be like, okay, well, they’re going to get the plum jobs and you’re not getting anything because you went here. I mean, it’s, and again, I have friends who’ve gone to both Harvard and Yale. They’re excellent schools. I’m not saying they’re not, but I’m saying there are different skill sets and aptitudes and after a while, it doesn’t really matter.
So I think a lot of people say, oh, well, I didn’t really do that. You know, and so they just assume those things where some of the best lawyers I know went to night school at unaccredited colleges in California. And they’ll go and, you know, or went to not very good law schools in New York considered not very good, but they’re really good trial lawyers. Like, for example, trial lawyers have a different skill set than say a professor. You know, it’s just not, it doesn’t work that way.
Beverly Hills Magazine: I remember being in fifth grade and we did a trial law courtroom in the classroom and I played the attorney and I absolutely loved it. But what I love most about law and the professional law is the objectivity and the rationality that’s required as an attorney. Now, like you said, there’s a particular skill set required for a trial attorney and that’s what you do. So tell us more about that skill set.
Hillary Johns: I think you need to adapt promptly. I think you need to know how to be thorough. I think you need to, and everybody does. I mean, you can’t let people buffalo you. You know, there’s a lot of people in business and in law that will try to push that on you. We’ve seen it socially, right? You know, we’ve all gone to junior high and high school and seen these people on the playground trying to do this stuff. It’s really the same thing. I think it helps if you have a perspective on things and an overview because it’s easy to go into the weeds. You know, in life it’s easy to go into the weeds.
I’ve seen people spend years in the weeds. I won’t say I’ve never gone in the weeds because I have. But once you do that or, you know, I think you really need to keep your cool and you need to stay focused. I think it’s extremely important to have support and confidence. People you can actually talk to about it. I’m extremely grateful for the people I have here that I can speak to about and, you know, will give you an objective view. And I think sometimes you have to have objectivity because it’s very easy to get pulled into something.
I think you need to be thorough and prepared. Preparation is key. If you’re prepared and thoroughly prepared, you’re going to be whatever you want to call it. Pivot, adapt, move, dodge and weave, whatever it is.
Beverly Hills Magazine: Be quick on your feet.
Hillary Johns: Yeah, exactly, exactly. And if you’re able to do that, if you don’t know all the facts, you’re going to be sitting. You’re going to be flat footed. So if you don’t like doing those things, I think it’s maybe not the profession for you. I enjoy knowing things thoroughly inside and out, but you have to do it and you have to remember why you’re there. And so I think it’s an important life lesson to say, your client has a position you may not agree with. The judge may make a ruling you don’t like, but there are ways to deal with this.
Beverly Hills Magazine: Yeah, absolutely. But now how do you prepare mentally and emotionally for trial? Like, sure, you’re prepared with all the facts, the data, the paperwork, et cetera, you know. But what about emotionally, even spiritually? Do you have a practice that you do? Do you pray? Do you meditate? How do you prepare? And I’m sure kind of get into a mindset of victory or winning. What’s that for you?
Hillary Johns: I tend to look at the finish line and what we’re there to do. I tend to prepare well ahead of time and do like stretching and meditation, work out a lot before. And I kind of tend to clear my mind, actually. So when I’m going in, it’s like, I remember one time, staff goes, well, what do we need to do for a trial? There’s nothing you need to do. It’s like, but the trial’s in two days. I’m like, we’re already prepared. We already have, the client wants anything. We’re here, just move on. I try not to overload myself. Like, you know, I’ll say, hey, you know, most people will know me know that when I’m in trial, it’s like, hey, just don’t bother right now.
It’s like, if there’s something you need, you’re going to, unless it’s an emergency, it’s going to have to wait. I think for me, it’s sort of clearing your mind and not letting a bunch of stuff clutter up your mental space. And I think I also try to assess to make sure what I call, make sure that no one or nothing else has too much real estate in your head. I mean, I try to do that routinely anyway, just to make sure that I’m balanced for me.
But I think too often, and I’ve made this mistake too, you let someone or something have a lot of real estate in your head that really shouldn’t. And so I try to do that a few weeks before a trial, in particular to make sure, or if they are, is this something that can be dealt with later? You know, how is that going to be prioritized? Do I really need to be there? Is it the kind of meditation that I need to do? Is it what do I need to do for me? How is my client feeling? I think that’s a big one too, because I feel better knowing my client, you know, hey, do you need anything? I’m available. Letting them know that you’re there helps clients because I’ve had a lot of clients tell me, say, you know, I knew you were there.
I knew I could call you if I needed anything. You’re available and I know that. Whereas with other attorneys, and I’m not saying all attorneys like that. I guess, okay, I’ll show up. I don’t know. I’ve had people tell me, I don’t know. I just showed up to court and my attorney was there. I didn’t really know what to do.
Beverly Hills Magazine: No, but the way you approach it, sort of this focus factor, I think also lends to your ability to give the undivided attention to the client and give them that sense of care, you know, because that’s what sets you apart. As you mentioned prior, and what makes the biggest difference is when you really get the sense that your attorney cares about your case and your experience throughout the case and the ultimate result, it’s life-changing for the client.
Hillary Johns: And I think the judges and other court staff can sometimes tell too that, you know, an attorney is paying attention to the case. They’re prepared. Whether you like opposing counsel or not, you’re civil to the person. You’re not engaging in stuff that is just not helpful at all. And that, you know, they’re here because they have a reason and they understand what the process is about.
You know, I think that helps. I don’t think all judges perceive it correctly, but that’s not, look, no one’s going to get it right all the time. Judges have a tough job too. They’re refereeing on thousands of cases every year and they don’t get paid much. You know, they have a tough job. Private judging starts to look more and more attractive because it’s just an easier way to go. And it’s, so I get that. But it’s, yeah, I think paying that personalized attention and letting them know you’re here, you care.
Look, if you’re going through a personal crisis or a tough time, you’re going to remember the people in your life. The people who are sensitive and there and listened to what you were going through and didn’t, you know, and maybe helped, maybe didn’t, but at a minimum there. Yeah. Are the ones you’re going to remember. The ones who weren’t you’re going to, they’re not going to be on the good list.
Beverly Hills Magazine: It’s so true. So in your professional opinion, what do you think is the biggest legal challenge facing business owners today?
Hillary Johns: I think the biggest legal challenge is probably compliance. I think there’s a lot of things that business owners don’t know. I had, I did a podcast a few weeks ago and it talked about what a new business owner and a business owner should do. So everything from insurance to leases to inventory to employment laws. You know, how do you follow those? Do I incorporate? Should I incorporate?
Beverly Hills Magazine: Thank you for sharing your inspiring journey and invaluable insights into the world of trial law. Your dedication to your clients and passion for justice truly shine through, offering a powerful example for aspiring attorneys and business owners alike.
Hillary Johns: It was a pleasure to be here. I hope my experiences and advice can help others navigate their own paths in law or business with confidence and purpose.
From courtroom victories to client advocacy, Hillary Johns continues to make an impact in the legal world. Her dedication to truth, justice, and ethical representation sets her apart as a powerful force in law. Through every trial and negotiation, she proves that fearless strategy and compassion can coexist. Her leadership inspires future attorneys and empowers clients to protect their future. As legal battles grow more complex, Hillary Johns remains a champion for clarity, fairness, and results. Her voice will continue to shape the future of litigation for years to come.