Debra Scanlon Johnson

Debra Johnson is simply as good as it gets at her profession! She came into my world in 2015 as a referral from a friend at a very dim time in my life facing a pending family law situation and, to this day, is one of the greatest strokes of fortune to find me. Her calming demeanor, professionalism,... and overwhelming breadth of knowledge made everything seem like things were going to be ok. Her staff is excellent and the office communications are to-the-point and relative to that stage of the case and do not waste time nor assets. Her trial manner is smooth, polished, highly-prepared/organized and was quite obvious to consistently unravel opposing counsel at every turn. She turned an unwinnable case into a sound victory for me and I will always be forever grateful to her. I have referred numerous other individuals to her in the past seven years and all have retained her and they always give me a hug and say thanks when I run into them for allowing Debra Johnson to come into their world. I HIGHLY suggest you using her services if you're in need!!

I found Mrs. Johnson in the middle of my divorce process when I was very distraught and beaten down by an attorney I had hired that wasn’t fighting for me and my daughter. Mrs. Johnson assured me she would be there for me and get the best possible outcome. She had a lot of work that needed to be com...pleted from the start that my previous attorney did not do. She was quick to make sure everything was always on time and turned in correctly. Mrs. Johnson answered my emails swiftly and would take my frantic phone calls and calmed me down immediately. I loved the fact I could always talk to Mrs Johnson and there was always a (real) person answering the phones. Mrs Johnson’s staff was also amazing they were always informative and very knowledgeable especially Kristopher. Mrs. Johnson was fierce and fast thinking in court and she did not back down. My outcome was a big win for my daughter and I and we got all we asked for plus more. I could not be happier with Mrs. Johnson I only wish I would have found her from the very beginning. Mrs. Johnson is a fantastic attorney with a VERY kind heart.

To all my friends and family of the LGBTQ Community, as well as all my family in the world, I would highly recommend Debra, for all your needs. I was in a dark hole for years, and Debra has now made it possible for me to finally, see the light. My gay marriage has now come to an end. Debra fought for... me like no one in the world has ever done. As gay divorce is new, in the justice system, I was in great fear of what my outcome would be. From day 1, Debra assured me, I will do good. I believed her from the very beginning. But still, I wondered for 6 months, how this would all turn out. Turning to other devices, to calm my nerves, throughout the whole procedure. The day came for Mediation. I told Debra, I will not mediate any more than 2 hours. She said, it may take about 3. It wound up taking 7, and I was mentally exhausted after we hung up at 5 pm. I went to bed at 7 p.m, which is unheard of in my book. Debra got me everything I wanted, and more. Alimony, was left as one of the last procedures. I was offered, after 25 years together, and six and a half years married, $2000.00 a month, for 3 months. I laughed, of course, and said , no way, but as I mentioned earlier, I was mentally exhausted, and I told Debra, I will accept a year of Alimony, just need that, to get back on my feet. Debra, in a professional way, ( as she knew how to handle me, by this time) ask me, just to relax, sit quiet, and give her some time. And that is what I did. She worked diligently, throughout my whole 7 hour Mediation session. She never gave up. But, I did, when I said I would accept one year Alimony. My final outcome, was 3 years Alimony. Not 3 months. I can not thank Debra, and her entire team, as well as Kristopher Donegan, Senior Litigation Paralegal, who fought for me, just as hard. I am so proud of Debra's entire team. Thanks to Debra, I now have peace of mind, and came out of my dark hole, and I am living life to the fullest once again. I as a spiritual person, do not believe in chance encounters. I believe Debra and I were brought together, for a reason. I am still trying to figure that out, and I will some day. I now consider Debra, not only my attorney, but one of my best friends, that I will cherish, for the rest of my life. I no longer have to worry about retirement, at the age of 57, Debra made sure I was taken care of for retirement, and now, that is the greatest burden, that was lifted off of my shoulders. I now have a beautiful retirement account, that will last me, until the day I die. My life, was exactly like Elizabeth Gilbert, author of eat, pray, love. I first saw Elizabeth, on the Oprah Winfrey show, over 15 years ago. I read her book, as soon as it came out, then, years later, the movie came out. Debra did not know it, but, I wore my 108 Mala Bead Prayer Meditation Necklace, underneath my shirt, the whole day. Every time we had a break, and there were a few, I would walk away, touch my necklace, and pray, pray some more, and pray some more. Then, back to mediation. Now, I plan to do what Elizabeth did. I am going to go on the same journey, she went on. And, I can only go on this journey, because Debra fought for me, like there was no tomorrow. And at that point, there was no tomorrow. Debra, as stated earlier, I can never thank you enough, for fighting for me, the way you did. Watch out for the Irish ladies, is all I can say. There is a little bit of Tiger in them, I am sure. If anyone else is going through what I went through, please, do not hesitate. Call Debra immediately. And if you hire her, never look back, only look forward, and forward, for the rest of your life. I joked with Debra, and told her, to tell her husband to watch out, I was coming for her, we both had a good laugh, and, we needed all the laughter we could receive, during this entire process. At the end of the day, I can smile now, which is something I have not been able to do in years. I can love more, which is not something I have been able to do in years.

I was dealing with a very difficult co-parent for many years who wanted to keep all control while giving nothing in return no matter how much I proved myself. Debra Johnson did a fantastic job with my case. I was going for a 50/50 custody split for my daughter which she was able to get for us and muc...h more .Debra and her team was extremely informative and effective on my situation which I was not confident in winning on my own. It was truly my pleasure to consult with them, watching her work through my trial with us and the judge was truly impressive. I would highly recommend Debra Johnson to anyone in a similar situation, it was worth every penny. Thanks again to Debra & her team, I could not have done it without her.