We have the experience and dedication to get results.
We limit our practice to criminal cases and I have more than 20 years of experience as a full-time criminal defense lawyer.
I’ve spoken to college, graduate school, and law school students across the region and presented at local, regional, and national conferences; I’ve also helped train Maryland judges on issues related to transfer and waiver of jurisdiction and served as a long-time lecturer for new public defenders on topics ranging from preliminary hearings to sentencing. I helped author the national guidelines for defending children facing a life sentence and the best practices for representing children in adult cases.
I am a past president of the Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys Association, the state’s criminal defense specialty bar association, and former Vice-Chair of the Maryland State Bar Association’s Correctional Reform Section.
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Attorneys
OWNER
James A. Johnston
Education
TULANE LAW SCHOOL
Juris Doctor, 2002
DICKINSON COLLEGE
B.A., History and German, 1999
Activities & Affiliations
• Former President, Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys Association
• Member, Criminal Law Section, Correctional Reform Section, Maryland State Bar Association
• Members, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Bar Admissions
• Maryland