Law Office of Knut S. Johnson

"I highly recommend Knut Johnson to anyone in need of excellent legal representation. He is incredibly knowledgeable about all aspects of Federal Law. Knut, and his colleague Emerson Wheat, worked tirelessly on my defense during a very difficult and stressful time. He was always upbeat, honest, and respectful to me. What really stands out is how he defended me so effectively during my court proceedings. For anyone needing an outstanding criminal defense attorney, there is no one more qualified than Knut Johnson."

"Thank you Knut! Mr. Johnson has been my attorney for a complex federal matter since 2013. Knut, Emerson and his whole team have been so important to me and my family throughout this process. Knowledgeable, personable and caring aside I have been fortunate enough to witness firsthand the respect he receives from the United States Attorneys office. He knows everyone at the courthouse and always says hello to the various court staffers by name. Mr. Johnson is a fixture at the federal courthouse and it shows. There are several tiers of attorneys practicing in San Diego. Mr. Johnson has earned his spot with his peers at the top. One particularly harrowing portion of my matter saw Knut and his entire staff work from around 6:30 p.m. till 2 a.m. submitting an emergency brief on my behalf for a hearing the next morning. I couldn't sleep that entire evening and met Mr. Johnson and Mr. Wheat the next morning for the ex parte hearing on his motion. The first thing out of the judges mouth after she took the bench was to cite for the record the time stamp on Mr Johnson's submission. Quite frankly everyone was rightly impressed. Mr. Johnson was calm, cool and collected the entire time and the Court ruled in his favor on each point of his moving papers after hearing arguments. That is one very minor instance of his consistently winning approach to mounting a successful defense. Mr. Johnson has a methodical approach that covers all the bases. He is planning ten steps ahead for every contingency and is a master of using his knowledge and experience to mould an outcome using every allowable legal maneuver to his advantage even if in this instance It takes him all night on short notice. It is this ability and mastery of the law coupled with solid relationships he enjoys with opposing counsel that makes him such a formidable weapon for the defense. Do yourself a favor and contact the Law Offices Of Knut Johnson if you find yourself in a complex situation. If you find yourself up against it, you will know it when it happens, really up against it, call out the big guns. Call early though. Don't try and handle any portion of your case on your own as you will likely tank your case going forward no matter who you hire later on. Getting Knut involved as early as possible allows him to captain your defense from start to finish."

"Knut Johnson is the most horrific attorney one could ever hire. Stay away from him !!!!! He does not care, he will LIE to you repeatedly like he lied to me on numerous occasions. he PROMISED me time served, NOT at all true. he was never prepared but got his A___ handed to him by the prosecutor every time, it be bail hearings or at sentencing. He cares nothing about you as a client. He will collect his fee and sell you down the river. After I got sentenced to 46 months he said not to worry it is not so bad. And this after he promised time served ! He then walked up to the prosecutor and stood with him laughing and joking !!! His lies are to many to mention here, I will for sure pursue sanctions against him with the California Bar association. I know for a fact that other clients truly despise him as well. I know of 2 clients that fired him while I was at MCC, and another one that wanted to fire him but could not afford to do so. Shame on you Knut Johnson. I WILL take this to the bar. DO NOT HIRE HIM; IT WILL BE THE BIGGEST MISTAKE OF YOUR LIFE. I would not even have given him one star, but I had to in order to post here...that one star isn´t even deserved !"

"Quick and efficient and very painless. Knut Johnson Law Offices had my cased dropped before i was even arraigned."