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Janet Johnson is regularly featured as an expert in criminal defense on national radio and television, including CNN and HLN. Janet was featured in FORTUNE Magazine as a nationally prominent attorney. She has received the highest AV rating from her peers and has been awarded numerous awards including being named AIOCLA’s 10 BEST in Florida for Client Satisfaction for three consecutive years. Janet Johnson is a member of the Trial Law Institute and Diversity Law Institute. She is listed as a Top Lawyer in the Global Directory of Who’s Who, Top Rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell, America’s Top 100 Criminal Defense Attorneys, Lawyers of Distinction, 10 Best Attorneys for Client Satisfaction
Originally from Stamford, Connecticut, Janet Johnson graduated from Connecticut College in 1988 with a Bachelor of Arts in English and worked at Rolling Stone Magazine before attending law school. Janet Johnson obtained her law degree in 1994 from the University of Oregon School of Law. She was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1994, the Colorado Bar in 1996, the Massachusetts Bar in 2022, and is licensed to practice in federal court. She is a member of the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and has over 25 years of experience providing aggressive and compassionate criminal defense.
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Acquired: 1994
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Acquired: 2021
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State: Colorado
Acquired: 1996
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Posted by Donna | February 06, 2026 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense
Simply the best criminal law lawyer.
My son was wrongfully accused of a crime and we needed to prove his innocence of a, “ he said she said” case. Fortunately I remembered the outcome of a DUI charge I had years ago and the positive outcome Janet Johnson and her team got for me, I hired her immediately. I had faith from the beginning ...
Posted by anonymous | October 29, 2024 | Hired Attorney | Violent Crime
FELONY CHARGE DISMISSED
Janet is God sent. She is relentless, dedicated, and motivated. Rather you have a parking ticket, or a 2nd degree Vehicular Homicide Felony, she is there to fight for you personally. Janet makes you feel like family, and not someone who is at the mercy of the system. She is patient, intelligent, ...
Posted by Alan | April 21, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense
I Needed Help!
I was very frightened when two policemen came to my home and relayed a story that they had been told about me from a road repair foreman that had stopped and intimidated me at a road repair site several days earlier. The foreman told one of the officers that I had hit him with my automobile and injur...
Posted by anonymous | February 19, 2022 | Hired Attorney | DUI & DWI
Best Legal Representation in the Country
Janet was amazing. She acted swiftly. She was compassionate and helped me through a very dark time in my life. From the very first phone call, I knew she was going to help me out. There really are angels on this earth. I had very little money but she put me on a payment plan and treated my case as if...
Posted by Matthew | November 04, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense
Excellent
Janet is awesome, she is resourceful and not only wants to achieve success with your case, but cares about your future success as well. She is a confident defense lawyer, and feel i made the right decision hiring Janet for my case.
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Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2024
AV Preeminent Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2024
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2020
Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers
2019
Member, America's Top 100 Attorneys
2019
AV Preeminent Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2018
10 Best for Client Satisfaction, American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys
2018
Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
2018
Featured Attorney, Lawyers of Distinction
2018
AV Peer Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
2017
10 Best for Client Satisfaction, American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys
2017
Top 10 Attorneys, American Jurist Institute
2017
AV Peer Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
2017
Who's Who in American Law, Who's Who In American Law
2016
10 Best for Client Satisfaction, American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys
2016
AV Peer Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
2015
AV Peer Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
2015
10 Best for Client Satisfaction, American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys
2014
AV Peer Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
2014
Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
2013
AV Peer Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
2012
AV Peer Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
2011
Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
1994 - Present
Attorney, Janet E Johnson, P.A.
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Member
Fellow
acquittal
acquittal
1994
JD - Juris Doctor
1988
BA - Bachelor of Arts
2012
DUI
2021
English