Lauren E. Johnson
Partner
Centurion Tower, 1601 Forum Place, Suite 201
West Palm Beach, Florida 33401
Phone: 561-659-7878
ljohnson@rkjlawgroup.com
Areas of Practice:
- Business Litigation
- Securities arbitration and Litigation
- Qui Tam and Whistleblower litigation
Lauren Johnson is a partner who represents businesses and individuals in a wide variety of complex business litigation, securities cases, and qui tam (whistleblower) actions, in state court, federal court, and arbitration forums. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Johnson worked as a law clerk for Justice Jorge Labarga of the Florida Supreme Court and for U.S. Magistrate Judge William Matthewman of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Ms. Johnson received her J.D., with honors, from the University of Florida Levin College of Law and her B.S., with honors, from the University of Florida.
Bar Admissions
- Florida
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
Professional Honors & Awards
- “Florida Rising Stars,” Super Lawyers, 2020-2023
- Judge Meenu Sasser Outstanding Young Lawyer Award, 2022
- “Legal Elite Up and Comer,” Florida Trend Magazine, 2020
- “Top Lawyer” in business litigation for Palm Beach Illustrated, 2018-2022
Professional and Community Involvement
Florida Bar
- Standard Jury Instructions Committee—Contract and Business Cases, Reporter, 2022-present
- Judicial Nominating Procedures Committee, 2020-present
Palm Beach County Bar Association
- Board of Directors, 2022-present
- Young Lawyers Section
- President, 2021-2022
- Board Member, 2016-present
- Co-Chair of Bench Bar Conference, 2021
- Judicial Relations Committee
- Co-Chair, 2022-2023
- Member, 2016-present
Florida Association for Women Lawyers, Palm Beach County Chapter
- Chair of Grant-Writing Committee, 2022-2023
- Co-Chair of Constitution Day/Law Week Committee, 2020-2022
- Co-Chair of Programming Committee, 2019-2020
Federal Bar Association, Palm Beach Chapter
- Membership Chair, 2018-2021
- Member, 2017-present
Other Community involvement
- UF Law Alumni Council, 2022-present
- Big Brothers Big Sisters Palm Beach and Martin Counties, Palm Beach Advisory Board, 2022-present
- South Florida Fair
- Young Professionals Committee, 2023-present
- Beyond the Fair: Young Professionals Program, Class of 2021
- Leadership West Palm Beach, Class of 2019
Past Employment
- Law Clerk, U.S. Magistrate Judge William Matthewman, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, 2015-2017
- Law Clerk, Chief Justice Jorge Labarga, Florida Supreme Court, 2014-2015
Education
- University of Florida Levin College of Law, J.D., 2014
- Honors: Cum Laude; Honorable Mention in Trial Practice; Phi Delta Phi Honor Society
- Teaching Assistant for Legal Research & Writing and Appellate Advocacy
- Associate Justice on the University of Florida Student Traffic Court
- University of Florida, B.S. in Finance, 2011
- Honors: Cum Laude; National Society for Collegiate Scholars; Dean’s List 2007-2011
- University of Florida Competitive Cheerleading
