Your Ally In The Fight For Justice
Biography
Jana is a Partner and co-founder of Johnson Reist PLLC. She has over 18 years of litigation experience in Texas, advocating for her clients in personal injury matters, including motor vehicle accidents, workplace injuries, premises liability, medical malpractice, and catastrophic injuries.
Jana strives to foster personal relationships with her clients and provide individualized attention to their legal matters, aggressively advocating on their behalf. Jana is also a certified mediator and an approved arbitrator for the Texas Department of Insurance, Colorado Department of Insurance, and Virginia State Corporation Commission. She has mediated and arbitrated over 4000 matters.
Jana also volunteers for the Dallas County Dispute Resolution Center where she was awarded Mediator of the Month for January 2021. Johnson Reist PLLC offers mediations in person and can safely and comfortably accommodate multiple parties in person or via Zoom.
Jana grew up in Rowlett and now resides in Far North Dallas with her husband Kyle and identical twins, Madelyn and Ashlyn. While outside of work, Jana enjoys playing tennis, watching her daughters play volleyball, and volunteer through the National Charity League.
Practice Areas
- Personal Injury and Wrongful Death
- Construction Law
- Insurance Law
- Employment Law
- Commercial Matters
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 2007
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
Education
- Southern Methodist University School of Law, Dallas, Texas
- J.D. - 2007
- Honors: cum laude
- Baylor University
- B.A. - 2001
- Honors: cum laude
Representative Cases
- Obtained multimillion dollar settlement for injured clients for exposure to toxic mold.
- Obtained nearly $500,000 settlement for injured ride-share passenger.
- Obtained $400,000 arbitration award for employee injured at big retail store.
- Obtained $1 million settlement for a client in medical malpractice claims.
- Obtained $400,000 settlement for trip and fall in restaurant parking lot.
- Obtained nearly $300,000 against hotel chain for client's slip and fall.
- Obtained over $200,000 settlement for a client injured in a door at a hospital.
- Obtained $340,000 settlement in first party insurance claims for damages to commercial property.
- Obtained over $200,000 in settlement for client in first party insurance suit for uninsured motorists coverage.
- Obtained over $2.4 million for unpaid construction work and materials for various contractor clients through the filing of liens and pre-suit negotiations.
- Obtained a nearly $500,000 settlement on behalf of homeowner for construction defect claims against her homebuilder.
- Obtained $600,000 settlement on behalf of janitorial service company against insurance agent for failure to procure proper insurance coverage.
- Obtained $200,000 for client’s slip and fall at retail store.