Joseph R. "Joe" Johnson

Joseph R. "Joe" Johnson


Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley PA

Recognized since 2014

West Palm Beach, Florida

Practice Areas

Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs

Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs

Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs

Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs

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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.

Location
  • 2139 Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard
    West Palm Beach, FL 33409-6601
Languages
  • English
Demographics
  • Gender: Male
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® 2025 for work in:
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
  • Product Liability 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
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Personal Injury Litigation

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