Knut Johnson

Bio

Knut S. Johnson is a State Bar of California, Certified Specialist in Criminal Law who defends people and organizations that government agencies are investigating and prosecuting. He has represented small and large companies as well as physicians, business owners, lawyers, judges, and other people. He has received numerous honors and awards, including being named to the top 10 attorneys in San Diego by Super Lawyers in 2010 and 2011 and he was named “Lawyer of the Year” for San Diego White Collar Criminal Defense by Best Lawyers in America© 2017. He has taught lawyers and law students throughout his career and he has published articles related to his practice. His practice includes trials, appeals, and petitions for writ of habeas corpus and his trial practice includes state and federal felony charges throughout the United States. He has testified three times in front of the United States Sentencing Commission in support of sentencing reform.

His clients have been charged with a wide range of crimes and he has successfully defended the most serious and complex of charges, including murder, minor misdemeanor offenses, serious violent crimes, weapons offenses, narcotics crimes, environmental crimes, and complex white collar and regulatory offenses. Mr. Johnson has also represented clients on appeal and in petitions for writs of habeas corpus. He has practiced before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, as well as in petitions for certiorari to the United States Supreme Court. He has also practiced before the California Courts of Appeal and the California Supreme Court. Finally, he is the only person to be honored twice with the E. Stanley Conant Award by the Defenders Organizations of San Diego for dedication to indigent defense.

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