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Team Johnson Wins Fourth Consecutive Gasparilla Race Challenge!
For the fourth year in a row, team Johnson stifled the competition, emerging victorious in the 2018 Gasparilla Distance Classic Half Marathon Open Team Challenge. The team challenge has seen a growing number of competitive entries each year, and 2018 was no exception. Nonetheless, the Johnson runners battled through unseasonably warm conditions and established… Read More »
Johnson Sponsors “Boots & BBQ 2017” Supporting Lacoochee Boys & Girls Club
Lacoochee, Florida is an old mill town in Pasco County, Florida. A little more than an hour drive from Tampa, in many respects it is a world away. When the mill shut down decades ago, nothing replaced it. Families live in poverty, unfamiliar with simple things that we take for granted, such as how… Read More »
Spreading the Secret: Early “Defend Trade Secrets Act” Decision Shows that Businesses Have the Choice of Pursuing Misappropriation of Trade Secret Claims in Either State or Federal Court
In one of the first cases filed in Florida under the new Federal Defend Trade Secrets Act (“DTSA”), a federal court relied on precedent under Florida’s own Uniform Trade Secrets Act (“FUTSA”) to dismiss a complaint for misappropriation of trade secrets that sought relief under both statutes.[i] In M.C. Dean, Inc. v. City of… Read More »
Chris DeCort Appointed to Tampa Connection’s Board of Directors
Tampa Connection has selected Chris DeCort to join its Board of Directors for a three year term beginning this year. Chris has been active in Tampa Connection for several years, first as a participant in its 2014 graduating class and subsequently as a member and the Executive Chair of its Alumni Committee. Tampa Connection is an important community… Read More »
Team Johnson Repeats as 2016 Gasparilla Half Marathon Team Champions
Once again, team Johnson emerged victorious in the 2016 Gasparilla Classic Half Marathon Open Team Challenge, winning its class by a wide margin. The race, which raises funds to support numerous youth charitable organizations and running programs throughout the Tampa Bay area, is a long standing tradition, as it approaches its fourth decade. Winning… Read More »
Johnson Named to 2016 Best Law Firms in Florida by U.S. News and World Report
Hard work, responsiveness and attention to client needs is a tried and true formula that guides our firm in every aspect of our practice. We are honored once again for the recognition by U.S. News and World Report’s First Tier Firm rankings as one of Florida’s Best Law Firms. Thank you to our clients… Read More »