Mr. Johnson was born in Peoria, Illinois, in 1963.  His undergraduate education was taken at Drake University from which he received a B.S. in Pharmacy in 1986.  While at Drake University, he received various honors, including: The Norcliff-Thayer Publishing Grant, election into the Order of Omega (Honor Society), and inclusion on the Dean's List.  Mr. Johnson is a Licensed Pharmacist in both Iowa (1986) and Illinois (1987).  Mr. Johnson received his Juris Doctor degree from Pace University School of Law in June, 1989.  While at Pace, he was involved in their Health Law Program.

After serving a Judicial Internship with The Honorable John Marbach in the New York Supreme Court, Mr. Johnson became associated with Jeffrey A. Krompier, Esquire, of Florham Park, New Jersey from 1989 through 1992.  In 1992, Mr. Johnson became associated with Michael J. Lunga, Esquire of Fairfield, New Jersey and became a partner at their newly named firm, Lunga, Evers & Johnson in 1995.  Mr. Johnson remained at that firm until becoming a shareholder at Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin in 2007.  He is one of only an approximate 300 attorneys who also hold a pharmacy degree.  His knowlege of pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, toxicology and anatomy are well utilized in the firm's healthcare liability practice.

Mr. Johnson is admitted to the Bar in New Jersey (1989), New York (1989), Illinois (1991) and the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey (1989).  He is a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association, the New York Bar Association, and the American Society for Pharmacy Law.  He has recently been appointed to the Medical Malpractice Committee of the New Jersey State Bar Association as well as the Joint Committee of Essex County Medical and Bar Associations.  Mr. Johnson also is the past Editor-in-Chief of Medical Malpractice Law & Strategy, a monthly publication of American Lawyer Media (formerly Law Journal Newsletters).