Lauren E. Johnson
Partner
Centurion Tower, 1601 Forum Place, Suite 201
West Palm Beach, Florida 33401
Phone: 561-659-7878
ljohnson@rkjlawgroup.com
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Areas of Practice:
- Business Litigation
- Securities Arbitration and Litigation
- Qui Tam and Whistleblower Actions
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. in Finance, with honors, from the University of Florida.
Professional Honors & Awards
- “Leader in the Law Award,” Florida Association for Women Lawyers, 2024
- Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for Commercial Litigation and Qui Tam Law, 2024-2025
- “Judge Meenu Sasser Outstanding Young Lawyer Award,” Palm Beach County Chapter of FAWL, 2022
- “Florida Rising Stars,” Super Lawyers, 2020-2025
Bar Admissions
- Florida
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida
Professional and Community Involvement
Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County
- Board of Directors, 2024-present
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Palm Beach and Martin Counties
- Pro Bono Counsel, 2024-present
Florida Bar
- Standard Jury Instructions Committee—Contract and Business Cases, Reporter, 2022-present
- Judicial Nominating Procedures Committee, 2020-2024
Palm Beach County Bar Association
- Board of Directors, 2022-present
- Judicial Relations Committee
- Co-Chair, 2022-2023 & 2024-2025
- Member, 2016-present
- Young Lawyers Section
- President, 2021-2022
- Board Member, 2016-2021
- Co-Chair of Bench Bar Conference, 2021
Florida Association for Women Lawyers, Palm Beach County Chapter
- President-Elect, 2024-2025
- Secretary, 2023-2024
- 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
- South Florida Fair
- Scholarship Committee, 2022-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
