Jennifer E. Johnsen

South Carolina

Gallivan, White & Boyd, P.A.
One Liberty Square
55 Beattie Place
Greenville, SC 29601

Tel: 864.271.5380

Email: jjohnsen@gwblawfirm.com
Web: www.gwblawfirm.com

Professional Biography

Jennifer E. Johnsen is a partner in the firm’s Greenville, SC office of Gallivan, White & Boyd.

Jennifer practices in the area of ERISA/non-ERISA benefits. She handles claims for benefits involving short-term and long-term disability, health care, life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment. Jennifer is also an accomplished business and commercial litigation attorney, representing businesses and corporations in a variety of business disputes and litigation.

She is a past-president of the Greenville County Bar Association. Jennifer also served on the board of trustees for the United Way of Greenville County and chaired the United Way of Greenville County’s 2016 Campaign which raised more than $16.5 million dollars for the community.

With more than 30 years of trial and litigation experience representing insurers in insurance coverage litigation, including extra-contractual and bad faith claims, Jennifer was named a Fellow of the American College of Coverage Counsel in 2019.

Jennifer recognizes the value and importance of client service. She is responsive to inquiries and strives to exceed her clients’ expectations.

Education

  • Mount Holyoke College
    B.A. (1987)
  • Suffolk University Law School
    J.D. (1990)

Bar Admissions

  • Massachusetts Bar Association
  • South Carolina Bar
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

  • Best Lawyers in America (2012-2025)
    • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Litigation – ERISA
  • Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC)
    • Appleman Award (2014)
  • Greenville Business Magazine
    • Legal Elite: Insurance Law (2014) (2020-2024)
    • Best & Brightest, 35 and Under
  • South Carolina Lawyers Weekly, Leadership in Law Honoree (2023)
  • South Carolina Lawyers Weekly, Influential Women in Law (2024)
  • South Carolina Super Lawyers, Insurance Coverage (2020-2025)

  • American Bar Association
  • American College of Coverage Counsel
    • Fellow
  • Defense Research Institute (DRI)
  • Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC)
    • Secretary/Treasurer (2024-2025)
    • Board of Directors, Senior Director
    • Executive Committee
    • Projects and Objectives Committee, Chair
    • Insurance Coverage Section, Former Vice Chair
    • Life, Health and Disability Section, Former Chair
  • Greenville County Bar Association, Past President
  • Leadership Greenville, Class 29
  • South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys’ Association (SCDTAA)

Gallivan White Boyd represents plan and claim administrators in ERISA litigation involving all types of employee benefits – life, health, disability, accidental death and dismemberment. We also represent administrators in non-ERISA litigation.

Our attorneys have extensive federal and state court experience handling the following litigation matters:

  • Accidental Death and Dismemberment Benefits
  • Health Benefits
  • Life Insurance
  • Long-Term Disability Benefits
  • Reimbursement Disputes
  • Short-Term Disability Benefits
  • Stop Loss Policy Claims

The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) governs employer sponsored and maintained group benefit plans. We know that healthcare and employee benefits are governed by complex state and federal laws that are often difficult to navigate and understand. Our attorneys help clients understand the impact and enforcement of these laws as well as how organizations may be at risk. We represent both self-funded and fully insured plans providing group life, health, disability, accidental death and dismemberment benefits. We also handle matters pertaining to life, health and disability benefits exempt from ERISA that are governed by state law. These matters include the defense of breach of contract and extracontractual claims.

For more than seven decades, Gallivan White Boyd attorneys have served in leadership positions at the highest level within local, state, national, and international organizations. We are committed to the preservation of justice for all. Our attorneys, their results, and their experience speak to that commitment. From business & commercial litigation to insurance coverage law, workers’ compensation defense, commercial transportation, and more, our North and South Carolina attorneys are here to deliver excellence in client service.

Whatever your business or legal needs, we are here to represent you with experience, leadership, and results. Our North and South Carolina attorneys meet challenges head on. From business and commercial litigation to workers’ compensation defense, commercial transportation law, and more, our complex experiences are all the more reason to trust our leadership.

Chambers and Partners lists Gallivan White Boyd as a leading law firm in South Carolina. Founded more than seven decades ago, the firm has a multifaceted, large group of professionals in offices across both North and South Carolina. We are equipped to provide legal services to a wide range of clients in business and complex litigation, strategic risk assessment, and corporate representation.