Biography |
Sean Johnson practiced in a large regional firm (Trenam Kemker) for 20 years
and a larger statewide firm (Shutts & Bowen) for 7 years. He now practices
in a 6 lawyer Tampa firm, which he co-founded in 2014
His practice involves commercial litigation, employment contract litigation
and negotiation, regulatory litigation and investigation, professional
negligence/liability, banking litigation, officer and director and corporate
litigation. Sean has tried jury trial and bench trials – in state and federal
courts – and arbitrations in a broad variety of commercial and employment
disputes including dealership contracts, replevins, securities, product liability, supply contracts,
advertising contracts, trademarks and intellectual property, unfair competition, trade secrets, deceptive
and unfair trade practices, fraud, restrictive covenants, shareholder disputes, corporate dissolutions,
whistleblower actions, discrimination claims and matters under the Uniform Commercial Code. His
practice has generally been evenly split representing plaintiffs and defendants. Sean is also a Florida
Certified Mediator and a Certified Mediator of the Florida Middle District Court.
Sean has been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© every year since
2014. For the years 2016 and 2017, Sean was named the Best Lawyers 2016© Tampa Litigation –
Banking and Finance “Lawyer of the Year†in Tampa, Florida. Only one lawyer in the community is
recognized each year as “Lawyer of the Year†for a given practice area. Sean is the former President and
Board Member of the Tampa Bay Chapter of the American Bar Association. He is Martindale-Hubble AV
Preeminent Rated and has been selected by his peers for inclusion in Florida Trend’s Legal Elite and
Florida Super Lawyers each year since 2010. |