Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Stephen W. Johnson was born in Bethesda, Maryland on December 14, 1953. He attended the Georgia Institute of Technology before transferring to the University of Florida to earn his Bachelor of Sciences degree in Business Administration in 1975 and his Juris Doctorate in 1978. Steve Johnson is admitted to practice in the U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida (1981), the U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit (1979), U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit (1981), the U.S. Supreme Court (1982) and all Florida courts.

Steve Johnson represents management in defense of employment related claims and workers' compensation, and represents both plaintiffs and defendants in personal injury and employment discrimination lawsuits. He is a member of both the Lake County Bar Association's and the Florida Bar Association's Trial Lawyers and Worker's Compensation Sections. Currently, Steve Johnson is the lead attorney for the Firm's representation of the Lake County School Board.

Steve Johnson serves as a pro bono attorney for the Boys and Girls Club of Lake & Sumter Counties, where he also served as a Director for many years and is a Trustee of the Lake County Law Library Board.

Areas of Practice

• Civil Rights Litigation
• Education Law
• Employment Litigation
• Insurance Defense Litigation
• Workers' Compensation

Representative Cases

• Rich v. State, 663 So2d 1321 (Florida Supreme Court 1995)
• Beverly Hius v.Wimpey, 661 So2d 969 (5th DCA FL 1995)
• Collins v. Citrus National Bank, 641 So2d 458 (5th DCA FL 1994)
• Florida Telephone Corp V. ESSIG, 468 So2d 543 (5th DCA FL 1985)

West Practice Categories

Administrative Law, Administrative Hearings & Adjudication, Business & Commercial Law, Contracts, Civil Rights, Age Discrimination, Disability & Illness Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Constitutional Law, Discrimination, Construction Law, Government Construction Contracts, Education Law, Private Schools, Public Schools, Employment Law -- Employer, Americans with Disabilities Act -- Employer, Employee Rights -- Employer, Employment Contracts -- Employer, Employment Discrimination -- Employer, Municipal Employment -- Employer, Sexual Harassment -- Employer, Wage & Hour Laws -- Employer, Whistleblower -- Employer, Wrongful Termination -- Employer, Government Contracts, Government Procurement, State & Municipal Contracts, Insurance Law, Directors' & Officers' Liability Insurance, Errors & Omissions Insurance, Insurance Subrogation, Motor Vehicle, Property & Casualty, Litigation & Appeals, Federal Trial Practice, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Personal Injury -- Defense, Animal Bites -- Defense, Assault & Battery -- Defense, Aviation Accidents -- Defense, Defamation & Privacy -- Defense, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Defense, Premises Liability -- Defense, Slip and Fall -- Defense, Wrongful Death -- Defense, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff, Premises Liability -- Plaintiff, Wrongful Death -- Plaintiff, Professional Malpractice Law, Medical Malpractice, Workers' Compensation Law, State & Municipal Employees, Workers' Compensation Appeals, Workers' Compensation Defense, Workers' Compensation Subrogation

Bar Admissions

• Florida, 1978
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, 1979
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 1981
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1979
• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1981
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1982

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Lake County Bar Association (Member)
• The Florida Bar, Trial Lawyers and Workers Compensation Sections (Member)

Education

• University of Florida College of Law, Gainesville, Florida, 1978
  J.D.
• University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 1975
  B.S.
  Major: Business Administration
• Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia
  No degree

Fraternities/Sororities

• Phi Delta Phi
• Sigma Alpha Epsilon

Address

1000 West Main Street
Leesburg, FL 34748

Phones

352-787-1241

Faxes

352-326-2608

Emails

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Websites

http://www.mclinburnsed.com