Enlisting a skilled mediator can be critical to a successful mediation. Ms. Johnson’s wealth of experience as a past litigator, and her over 17 years of experience as a mediator provides a high settlement rate to the mediations she conducts. Her philosophy is to be engaged and actively assist the parties in determining how they would like to resolve their dispute and the benefits of reaching a resolution on terms they have crafted.
Ms. Johnson is a qualified Florida Supreme Court Arbitrator and handles both binding and non-binding arbitrations. She serves as a panelist for the American Arbitration Association, specifically on the commercial, large complex, employment and consumer panels.
“In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.”
– Albert Einstein
PRACTICES
- Mediation & Arbitration
- Commercial & Business
- Employment
- General Civil & Tort
- Estates & Trusts
- Class Action
- Real Estate
- Health care
- Premises Liability
EDUCATION
- Florida State University College of Law, J.D., 1982, cum laude
- Florida State University, B.S., 1979
ADMISSIONS
- Florida, 1982
- U.S. District Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit, 1983
- U.S. District Court, Middle, Northern and Southern Districts of Florida, 1983
PROFESSIONAL HONORS & ACTIVITIES
- Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator
- Florida Supreme Court Qualified Arbitrator
- American Arbitration Association Certified Arbitrator (Large Complex, Employment, Commercial & Consumer Arbitrations) and Mediator
- Arbitrator and Mediator with Alterity ADR
- American College of Civil Mediators
- International Academy of Mediators
- The Florida Circuit-Civil Mediator Society
- The Florida Academy of Mediators, Inc.
- The National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals
- The Florida Bar (President, 2004 – 2005; President-Elect, 2003 – 2004; Board of Governors, 1997 – 2003; Judicial Independence Committee, 2005 – 2011; Chair, Annual Meeting Committee, 1996; Young Lawyers Division Board of Governors, 1986 – 1990; Executive Council, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section, 2017 – 2021)
- American Bar Association (Officer, Council of the Section of Litigation, 2012 – 2015; Member, House of Delegates, 1992 – 1994, 2003 – 2006; Litigation Section, Co-Chair 2006 – 2013, Co-Chair, ADR committee 2022-2023)
- Florida Association for Women Lawyers (Treasurer, 1988 – 1989)
- Fellow – American Bar Foundation
- Fellow – Florida Bar Foundation
- Florida Council of Bar Association Presidents
- Florida Government Bar Association
- William Stafford Inns of Court
- Judicial Nominating Commission, 2nd Judicial Circuit (1990 – 1994 and 2007 – 2011)
- Judicial Nominating Commission, 1st District Court of Appeals (1994 – 1998)
- National Conference of Bar Presidents (Member, Executive Council, 2005 – 2008)
- Tallahassee Bar Association (President, 1990 – 1991; President-Elect, 1989 – 1990; Board of Directors, 1987 – 1989 and 1991 – 1992)
- Tallahassee Women Lawyers Association (President, 1984 – 1985; Treasurer, 1982 – 1984; Board of Directors, 1985 – 1986)
- Recognized in Florida Trend’s “Legal Elite” list in the area of Commercial Litigation (2004 – present)
- Name to Florida Trend’s Legal Elite Hall of Fame (2011 – present)
- Recognized in Best Lawyers in America® for Employment Law – Management (2011 – 2019); Commercial Litigation (2006 – 2013); Bet-the-Company Litigation (2010 – 2013); Litigation – Labor and Employment (2011) and Labor Law – Management (2011)
- Recognized in Best Lawyers in America® as Tallahassee’s Employment Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year” (2014)
- Recognized in Florida Super Lawyers (2006 – present)
- Named to “Top 25 Women Tampa Super Lawyers” list by Florida Super Lawyers (2007)
- Named to “Top 50 Women Florida Super Lawyers” list by Florida Super Lawyers (2007, 2012, 2014)
- AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
- Recipient – Rose Deeb Kitchen Award, Tallahassee Women Lawyers (2022)
- Recipient – 2018 Martha Barnett Women Lawyers of Achievement Award, presented by the Tallahassee Bar Association
- Recipient – Tallahassee Women Lawyers Outstanding Achievement Award (2005)
- Named to Continental’s Who’s Who Registry for National Business Leaders
- Recognized by Marquis as a “Who’s Who”
- Recipient – Tallahassee Community College’s Outstanding Women of Achievement Award (2004)
- Recipient – Broward County Hispanic Bar Associations’ Gracias Award for Commitment to Diversity (2004)
- Recipient – Florida Association for Women Lawyers’ Rosemary Barkett Outstanding Achievement Award (2003)
