Jake Johnson
Mr. Johnson joined Pollart Miller LLC in 2011. He practices civil litigation including workers’ compensation. He also defends select clients who have been charged criminally in Colorado.
After graduating from law school in 2007, Mr. Johnson worked as an Assistant Public Defender in Wichita, Kansas. While at the Public Defender’s Office, Mr. Johnson defended clients charged with felonies ranging from driving under the influence to homicide. Mr. Johnson tried over 10 jury trials as lead counsel and successfully obtained a number of acquittals for his clients.
In 2008, Mr. Johnson joined the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office in Wichita, Kansas. He spent two years with the District Attorney’s Office prosecuting businesses that were engaged in deceptive and unconscionable business practices. Mr. Johnson later transferred into the “drug” unit where he prosecuted individuals charged with felonies ranging from driving under the influence to drug distribution and other drug related crimes. While at the District Attorney’s Office, Mr. Johnson took part in another 15 jury trials, taking the role of lead counsel in 10 of them. He left the District Attorney’s Office in October of 2010 to move to Colorado.
Mr. Johnson joined Pollart Miller LLC in January of 2011 and began using his prior years of trial and litigation experience to represent our clients. He has successfully represented our clients in trials at the administrative level and also represents them at the appellate level.
2015 General Member for the National College for DUI Defense
2015 Nation’s top One Percent by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel
2015 Top 10 Under 40 from the National Academy of Criminal Defense Attorneys
2014 Top Contributor in Criminal Defense Topics by AVVO
2014 Top 40 under 40 by The National Trial Lawyers
2014 Top 10 Under 40 by National Academy of Criminal Defense Attorneys
2013 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Manuals by DUI Police Investigations Training
Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111
Colorado Springs, Colorado 80903
