Jason Johnson

About Jason Johnson

Florida business litigation/banking/real estate lawyer, seasoned mediator, and outside general counsel, getting my clients to the finish line efficiently - “It’s a phase.” That was my Dad’s response when I told him I was going to law school-perhaps due to my having taken the LSAT, applied to law school, secured financial aid and secured acceptance to law school before I ever actually told him of this desire. I got my undergraduate degree in Animal Science (pre-veterinary medicine), so this seismic shift certainly must’ve seemed “out of left field.” Regardless, now 25 years later, he has long-since come around to the idea that I was meant to be a lawyer. My personality lends very well to litigation, but I also possess the deal skills inherent in transactional lawyers that are also very important in my areas of practice-especially as Outside General Counsel. There are two types of litigators: problem creators & problem solvers. Problem creators do just that. They create problems—usually with the aim of keeping their own plates full. Problem solvers, however, look for ways to achieve their clients’ goals in the most efficient, cost-effective way possible. That may not be “sexy,” but I’ve found that clients always prefer “getting to the finish line” efficiently over “let’s blow the litigation budget.” There’s an inherent tension in being a litigator, as often, the better you are at your job, the better you are at taking work off your own plate. I often joke with my clients that “While I’m all about the ‘Jason Johnson Full-Employment Program,’ it may not be in your best interests to implement that program, and it is your interests that must control.” The creativity required to be a problem solver, though, is one of the reasons I most enjoy litigation. Opponents who mistake my professionalism and reasonableness for weakness, though, do so at their clients’ peril. Being a problem solver and a zealous advocate are not mutually exclusive. Important for my creditors\' rights practice, I have been board-certified in Business Bankruptcy for a number of years. Feel free to ask me sometime about the shift from vet school to the law, and about some of my more “interesting” Animal Science experiences—just don’t ask about the latter while we are eating.

Experience

1. Commercial Trial Lawyer, Equity Partner Shareholder

   Byrd Campbell, P.A.

   Dec 2021 — Present · Winter Park, FL, US

Education

• University of Florida

  B.S.

• Cumberland Law

  J.D.