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Joseph R. "Joe" Johnson

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley PA
  • Recognized Since:
    2014
  • Recognized in:
    Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
    Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
  • Website:
    http://www.searcylaw.com
  • Languages:
    English
  • Gender:
    Male
  • Location:
    2139 Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard
    West Palm Beach, FL 33409-6601
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JOSEPH JOHNSON is a Florida Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer with extensive experience litigating difficult and complex cases. Over the last 38 years, he has represented victims and their families in a wide range of personal injury cases, including medical malpractice, products liability, consumer protection, defective medical devices and automobile and trucking accidents.

Mr. Johnson is a third generation lawyer who has been recognized as a Florida Super Lawyer since 2006. He has been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2021 and has been listed in Best Lawyers since 2014. He was graduated from the Florida State University with a Bachelor of Science degree and went on to earn a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree at the Florida State University College of Law.

A South Florida native, Mr. Johnson has long been active in legal and professional associations and in local community organizations. He is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court and the United States District Court for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida. He is also a member of the Palm Beach County Bar Association, the Palm Beach County Justice Association, The Florida Bar, the American Association for Justice, and the American Bar Association.

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JOSEPH JOHNSON is a Florida Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer with extensive experience litigating difficult and complex cases. Over the last 38 years, he has represented victims and their families in a wide range of personal injury cases, including medical malpractice, products liability, consumer protection, defective medical devices and automobile and trucking accidents.

Mr. Johnson is a third generation lawyer who has been recognized as a Florida Super Lawyer since 2006. He has been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2021 and has been listed in Best Lawyers since 2014. He was graduated from the Florida State University with a Bachelor of Science degree and went on to earn a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree at the Florida State University College of Law.

A South Florida native, Mr. Johnson has long been active in legal and professional associations and in local community organizations. He is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court and the United States District Court for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida. He is also a member of the Palm Beach County Bar Association, the Palm Beach County Justice Association, The Florida Bar, the American Association for Justice, and the American Bar Association.

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Education:

  • Florida State University, BS, graduated 1980

Bar Admissions:

  • Florida, Florida
  • Florida, U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
  • United States, U.S. Supreme Court

Affiliations:

  • Lawyers of Distinction - Member
  • ABOTA - Member
  • American Association for Justice - Member
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • American Inns of the Court - Member
  • Florida Bar Association - Member
  • National Board of Trial Advocacy - Member
  • Palm Beach County Bar Association - Member
  • Palm Beach County Justice Association - Member
  • The Florida Bar - Member, Civil Procedure Rules Committee
  • The Florida Justice Association - Member

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
 

Awards:

  • “10 Best Attorney” Selection for Florida, American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys, 2018
  • Florida Super Lawyer, 2006 - Present
  • Florida Trend’s Florida Legal Elite™, 2018
  • Lawyers of Distinction, 2018
  • The Best Lawyers in America©, 2014 - Present
 

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Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley PA
http://www.searcylaw.com
 
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2139 Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard
West Palm Beach, FL 33409-6601
(561) 285.4356
2 Office Locations
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United States

United States

Florida

Florida

Tallahassee, FL

The Towle House

517 North Calhoun Street

Tallahassee, FL 32301-1231

United States

(850) 253.7813

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