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Philip C. Johnston grew up in both New York City and Florida, but has resided continuously in South Florida for the past twenty years. After graduating from Columbia University School of Law in New York City in 2000, he spent two years clerking for a federal judge in Miami in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. He then worked for the prestigious international law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom in Manhattan in their white-collar criminal defense practice group. He is licensed to practice law in both Florida and New York.
Mr. Johnston started his own practice in West Palm Beach, Florida in 2018 and within the past few years has had criminal cases dismissed against doctors, lawyers, and hedge-fund managers. He prevailed upon the State to dismiss three felony charges wrongly filed against a commercial real estate attorney, including burglary of a dwelling, domestic battery by strangulation and child abuse. He also succeeded in getting a sales tax fraud case dismissed against a Fort Lauderdale businessman and won a case against the Department of Revenue charging an alleged father with failing to pay child support.
Mr. Johnston successfully negotiated the resolution of a felony prosecution in St. Lucie County, charging an 18-year-old college student with 25 counts of possession of child pornography. The student, who had no prior record, faced 125 years in Florida State Prison for viewing photos of teenagers on his phone while he himself was a minor. After 18 months of negotiation, the settlement permitted the young man to avoid jail time, a felony conviction, sex offender registration, and his criminal record will eventually be eligible to be sealed. He further persuaded the university to allow him to remain enrolled in college.
Mr. Johnston played a high-profile role as an attorney in the controversy surrounding whether former President Donald Trump was entitled to live at Mar-a-Lago under the terms of a ement signed with the Town of Palm Beach.
He recently succeeded in getting felony charges dropped in Broward and Palm Beach against a man accused of stealing cooking oil from fast food restaurants, which is re-sold to make biodiesel. He also got charges dropped against a man accused of impersonating a police officer in Hillsborough County.
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State: Florida
Acquired: 2012
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Acquired: 2003
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Posted by anonymous | November 25, 2023 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense
Always one call away!
Philip was able to get my felony case as a withhold adjudication. I’m trying to become a police officer and I can’t afford having a felony case on my record & Philip has gone above and beyond for me. He even helped me with giving out contacts that can help with getting my case expunged and so much m...
Posted by Christopher | December 27, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense
God bless you Mr. Johnston
The government wanted to give me 25 years to life for a sexual battery (rape) that I didn't commit. You got it dropped to a battery with no jail and no conviction. God willing, I will have this awful case sealed. I have worked hard all of my life and never had any problems with the law. Mr. Johns...
Posted by Colleen | September 09, 2021 | Hired Attorney
Excellent attorney!
Mr. Johnston is accessible and a good listener, being there every step of the way, negotiating to get the best result. He works tirelessly and is very diligent in researching every angle and possibilities to get the best result for his client. He is knowledgeable alert and very attentive to details...
Posted by Juliette | August 11, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes
Great Lawyer
I hired Johnston my lawyer you went above and beyond my expectations.I would strongly recommend Phillip to anyone looking for an attorney, that will throughly provide you with all the necessary details and information needed. If I ever need a lawyer again I will be hiring Phillip Johnston because he...
Posted by anonymous | December 08, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense
Great Attorney
I worked with Phil for an early termination for my probation. He was extremely knowledgeable and had great communication throughout the process, even when I had a million questions. Whenever I needed something he would text or call back right away and always had time to explain my situation and my ...
"Attorney Philip C. Johnston is one of the finest lawyers I have ever had the pleasure of working with. He is very intelligent, hard-working, and extremely thorough in his research and writing, with a solid journalism background, having lived and worked in Russia for 5 years with UPI, United Press International. He went to Columbia Law School in NYC and has successfully handled hundreds of cases around the state. He has been my partner for quite some time and worked hand-in-hand with me to achieve so much success in our practice. There are very few lawyers anywhere that have the qualities, experience, and success that Phil has had and continues to display going forward."
Litigation lawyer
2021 - Present
Partner, Roderman & Johnston
2018 - Present
Managing Partner, The Law Offices of Philip C. Johnston, P.A.
2014 - 2018
APD - Felony Trial Division, Law Offices Of The Public Defender, Fort Lauderdale and Sarasota
2012 - 2013
Attorney, Boyes & Farina
2010 - 2011
General Counsel, Green Source Energy
2003 - 2010
Founder and President, BPI
2002 - 2003
Associate, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, N.Y.
2000 - 2002
Law Clerk to Federal Judge, United States District Court, Southern District of Florida
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ongoing matter
2000
JD - Juris Doctor
1994
MA - Masters
1990
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Russian
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