Our Team | Yakima Attorneys - Johnson & Johnson Law Firm

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MEET OUR TEAM

Alex Johnson

Jeff Johnson

Vikki Bunce

Nicole Britt

Katie Blackketter

Erica Mercado

Winnie Alberg

TRUSTING, CARING AND EFFECTIVE LEGAL SERVICES

A PASSION FOR LAW.
If you or a loved one has been seriously injured – you need an advocate, someone who will fight for your legal rights. At the Johnson & Johnson Law Firm, we pride ourselves in providing the very best guidance, support and legal representation to all our clients.

A PASSION FOR PEOPLE.
Our attorneys know that most personal injury cases are won in the courtroom which is why we prepare every client’s claim as if it will be taken to trial. In doing so, we give you an edge at the negotiating table that has proven effective time and time again.

Personal Injury: Auto Injury, Motorcycle Injury, Slip & Fall / Premise Liability, Medical Malpractice, Insurance Litigation, Wrongful Death
DUI Defense: Criminal Defense, DUI Guidance, Aggressive DUI Defense

1-555-456-7890

TRI-CITIES OFFICE

1.509.547.4200

7035 West Clearwater Avenue, Suite 210,
Kennewick, WA 99336

YAKIMA OFFICE

1.509.469.6900

Fax: 509.454.6956

917 Triple Crown Way, Suite 200,
Yakima, WA 98908

SUNNYSIDE OFFICE

509.469.6900

2650 Yakima Valley Hwy,
Sunnyside, WA 98944
By Appointment Only

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7035 West Clearwater Ave.
Kennewick, WA 99336

917 Triple Crown Way
Yakima, WA 98908

2650 Yakima Valley Hwy
Sunnyside, WA 98944

Alex Johnson

Alex Johnson is a DUI lawyer providing services in Tri-Cities, Yakima and most of Eastern Washington. He graduated from Eisenhower High School in Yakima, WA before attending Columbia Basin College in Pasco, WA. While at CBC, Alex was a member of the two-time league champion baseball team. After graduating from Columbia Basin, Alex attended Washington State University where he played football.

Alex was a letter winner and earned a full-ride athletic scholarship playing football. Alex was a captain his senior year versus the University of Oregon and won WSU Special Teams Player of the Week honors versus Stanford University in 2001. In his senior year, Alex was named to the Pac-10 all-academic, second team. Alex was also a proud member of the Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity.

After graduating from WSU in 2002 with a degree in Communication, Alex worked as a case-manager at Delorie-Johnson Law Office before attending Gonzaga University School of Law. Alex graduated from Gonzaga Law in 2007 and shortly thereafter accepted a position at the Benton County Prosecutor’s Office in Kennewick. Alex left the prosecutor’s office in 2009 to enter private practice. Alex is now Partner at Johnson & Johnson Law Firm. Alex is married to Jennifer Johnson, who is also an attorney with the firm. Alex is a passionate WSU Alum. He is a board member of the Cougar Athletic Fund, devoting time and effort to the betterment of WSU athletics. Together, Alex and Jennifer have three kids: Olivia, Luke, and Blake. In his spare time, Alex enjoys traveling, playing the guitar, attending sporting events, and spending time with friends and family.

Jeff Johnson

Jeff R. Johnson works in the areas of serious personal injury, medical negligence, civil rights violations and wrongful death claims. Prior to joining Johnson & Johnson, Jeff worked for three years as an Assistant Attorney General for the Washington State Attorney General’s Office. While with the Attorney General, Jeff represented the State on worker’s compensation (work place injuries) and unemployment benefit matters.

Jeff is an active member of the Washington State Bar Association (WSBA), the Benton-Franklin County Bar Association, the Yakima County Bar Association and the Federal Bar Association for the Eastern District of Washington. Previously, he has served as the Southeastern District Representative for the WSBA Young Lawyer Committee.

Jeff received his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Washington State University in 2005 and his law degree from the University of Oregon School of Law in 2009. During law school, he worked as a law clerk for the Oregon Department of Justice in its torts and employment law sections and as a Special Deputy District Attorney for the Benton County District Attorney’s office (Corvallis, OR.).

In 2005, Jeff married Andrea, his high school sweetheart. They have two children. Jeff enjoys spending time with his family, playing the guitar and supporting WSU Athletics. He enjoys distance running having completed multiple marathons. Jeff works out of the Yakima, Sunnyside and Tri-Cities Offices (Richland, Kennewick, Pasco).

Vikki Bunce

Vikki started her career in law in 1987. For the next 12 years she worked for Wiley Hurst & Associates handling personal injury cases. She left Wiley Hurst & Associates in 1999 and came to work for Delorie-Johnson Law Firm handling personal injury and insurance loss cases. The firm changed its name to Johnson & Johnson Law Firm in 2014. Vikki has served as the law firm’s manager since 2010.

Vikki was born and raised in the Yakima Valley. She has been married to her husband Randy for 45 years and have two children, Chelsi and Tayler. She enjoys trips to Maui and spending as much time with her grandchildren as possible.

Nicole Britt

Nicole Britt is a criminal defense case manager. She previously worked for the City of Yakima as a Judicial Specialist for approximately 14 years, and for SkyWest Airlines as a flight attendant until her first child was born. Nicole was born in Yakima, WA graduating High school from West Valley. She attended Yakima Valley Community College as well as the Community College of Denver.

She, her husband, and her family lived in Denver Colorado for 6 years before returning to Yakima to raise their family. In her free time, Nicole enjoys traveling and visiting her kids. Nicole is a member of the Southwest Rotary and enjoys volunteering for many different entities.

Katie Blackketter

Katie Blackketter was born and raised in Yakima, Washington and graduated from Eisenhower High School. She completed the Legal Assisting/Paralegal certificate program from J.M Perry Technical Institute in 2013. She has been with the Johnson & Johnson Law Firm since 2013, where she began as our intern. In 2015, Katie relocated to our Kennewick office location where she met her husband, bought her first home and in 2023 welcomed their first child.

Katie works as our Kennewick office administrator and case manager for our personal injury clients with attorney Jeff Johnson. Over the past decade, she has learned many functions of our office and is a great resource to our clients.

Erica Mercado

Erica has been with the Johnson & Johnson Law Firm since 2011, assisting in all phases of a case including complex lawsuits, mediations and arbitrations. Erica is bilingual and assists all of our Spanish speaking clients. She is cross trained to work both criminal defense and personal injury cases. She is also a licensed Notary Public.

Erica was born and raised in Toppenish, Washington. She graduated from Toppenish High in 2009 and attended the Legal Administration and Nursing Programs at YV-Tech. She resided in Guadalajara Jalisco, Mexico for several years being a duo U.S. and Mexican citizen. Prior to working for Johnson & Johnson Law Firm, Erica worked as an administrative assistant in the medical field.

Erica has been married to her husband Israel since 2010 and they have two children, Olivia and Izzy. She enjoys spending quality time with her family, attending family gatherings, shopping, coffee and plants. Family is her greatest value.

Winnie Alberg

Winnie is our law firm’s intake manager and enjoys supporting our clients. She also serves as legal assistant to criminal defense attorney Alexander Johnson and assists with City of Richland, City of West Richland, and City of Pasco misdemeanor cases and all felony criminal matters in Yakima, Benton and Franklin counties. She also handles personal injury cases for attorney Jeff Johnson.

She has lived in the Northwest for much of her life and is happiest when spending time outdoors. Winnie adores spending quality time with her children and family, assists in teaching the children at her church, and enjoys skiing in the winter, playing tennis in the summer, and coaching youth sports.