Charles F. Johnson

Bar Associations

• The Florida Bar
  • Past Chair, 12th Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee
  • Past Chair, 12th Judicial Circuit Unlicensed Practice of Law Committee
  • Trial Lawyer Section
  • Real Property, Probate and Trust Section
• Manatee County Bar Association

Professional

• Manatee County Home Builders Association
  • Member Board of Directors (1994 – Present)
  • Executive Committee Member (2003 – 2005)
  • Life Director
• Barrister, Manatee American Inn of Court, 2014 – present
• Florida Home Builders Association
  • Manatee County Delegate (2003 – 2006)

Community

• Manatee Education Foundation
  • Member, Board of Directors (2012 – Present)
• Boys & Girls Club of Manatee County Foundation
  • Member, Board of Directors (2018-Present)
• Take Stock in Children of Manatee
  • Member, Board of Directors (2020-Present)
• United Way of Manatee County
  • Board of Directors (1998 – 2004)
  • Chair, Allocations Committee (2000 – 2002)
  • Executive Committee (2002 – 2004)
• Manatee County Family YMCA
  • Board of Directors (1994 – 2010)
  • President (1998)
  • Executive Committee Member (2004 – 2010)

• University of Florida College of Law (J.D. 1991)
• University of Florida (B.S., B.A., in Finance, with high honors, 1988) Phi Kappa Phi, Beta Gamma Sigma

Reported Cases 

• Sun State Services v. Ageny For Healthcare Administration, 2013 W.L. 5942241
• First Financial Bank of Florida v. 1st Manatee Bank 119 So.3d 1256 (Fla. 2nd DCA 2013)
• Sinatra v. Bussel, 119 So.3d 473 (Fla. 2nd DCA 2013)
• Githler v. Half Moon Beach Club of Sarasota, LLC, 110 So.3d 451 (Fla. 2nd DCA 2013)
• Weinhold v. Kabe, 50 So.3d 718 (Fla. 2nd DCA 2010)
• BCJJ, LLC v. LeFevre, 2010 W.L. 1142033 (M.D. Fla. 2010)
• Friday v. Walker, DOAH Case No. 09-4814 (July 2, 2010)
• Cardiovascular Care of Sarasota, P.A. v. Cardinal Health, Inc., 2009 W.L. 928321 (M.D. Fla. 2009)
• Murphy v. Bay Colony Property Owners’ Association, 12 So.3d 924 (Fla. 2nd DCA 2009)
• Crescenze v Bothe, 4 So.3d 31 (Fla. 2nd DCA 2009)
• Parrot Cove Marina, LLC v. Duncan Seawall Dock and Boat Lift, Inc., 978 So.2d 811 (Fla. 2nd DCA 2008)
• Cardiology Associates of Bradenton v. Lourie, 965 So.2d 1148 (Fla. 2nd DCA 2007)
• Zilber v. Atchley, 918 So.2d 304 (Fla. 2nd DCA 2006)
• Terry v. Dittman, 937 So.2d 670 (Fla. 2nd DCA 2006)
• Kropp v. Lawrence, 910 So.2d 268 (Fla. 2nd DCA 2005)
• Steve Parisian Construction Company, Inc. v. Romero, 892 So.2d 487 (Fla. 2nd DCA 2004)
• Hansen v. Estate of Hansen, 793 So.2d 945 (Fla. 2nd DCA 2001)
• Kerr Construction, Inc. v. Peters Contracting, Inc., 767 So.2d 610 (Fla. 5th DCA 2000)
• Honegger v. Pacific Tomato Growers, Ltd., 692 So.2d 192 (Fla. 2nd DCA 1997)
• Bower v. CJ Timm Investment Company, 637 So.2d 678 (Fla. 2nd DCA 1994)

Representative Matters

Chuck Johnson provides representation in relation to:

• Trustees, personal representatives and/or beneficiaries in probate and trust litigation, including claims of undue influence and lack of capacity
• Trust companies, banks, brokerages, registered investment advisors, and investors in investment disputes including claims with respect to suitability, concentration and prudent investor analysis
• Lenders, borrowers, and guarantors in mortgage foreclosures
• Developers, owners, contractors, subcontractors and/or suppliers in construction litigation
• Employers and employees in the enforcement of employment contracts, including non-competition covenants
• Title insurance companies in resolving claims
• Landlords and tenants in commercial lease disputes
• Buyers and sellers in real estate contract disputes
• Engineers, architects, and lawyers in professional malpractice claims
• Majority and minority owners in corporate and partnership dissolutions
• Brokers and owners in disputes regarding real estate commissions
• Plaintiffs and defendants in commercial collection matters

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