Lloyd G. Johnson

The State of Michigan criminal justice system is out of control. Ordinary citizens are being denied their rights without justification by their government officials on a systematic basis. The local police departments are using the power of their position (With their badges and guns) to abuse the rights of the citizenry. Police abuse of the statutory and constitutional rights of the citizenry is rampant and out of control. Citizens who have the temerity to stand up for their rights are arrested and given the 3rd degree by the police.

The illegality of the police abuse is being covered up and supported by overworked and spiteful county prosecutors. The county prosecutors (on behalf of the People of the State of Michigan) continue the abuse of the citizenry by fully supporting the actions of the police with the power and prestige of their office. The victimized citizenry are pressed to plead guilty to crimes they did not commit to avoid the potential of conviction for even more serious crimes they can not afford to defend themselves against.

The vast majority of abused citizens can not afford to pay for private attorneys, like myself, who will fight the government (criminally and civilly) to obtain justice for their clients. Indeed, the vast majority of abused citizens are given court appointed attorneys who are ill equipped (mentally, emotionally or financially) to successfully confront the abusive power of the government. These court appointed attorney’s inveigle the prosecutors to give their clients (innocent or guilty) the “best deal possible”. That “deal” is then presented to the client on a take or leave it basis, as if trial would be a waste of the attorney’s time.

The “system of abuse” is built to favor the government, because:

1. The police are chronic liars, and their reports are filled with misstated facts and/ or they omit exculpatory facts, intentionally;
2. The courts have supported the police officer’s right to lie to suspects/witnesses in their putative “search for the truth”;
3. The police detectives are actually trained to use lying as part of their investigative tactics;
4. The police regularly pressure witnesses to lie for them in shaping their witness statements;
5. Prosecutors use this tainted information to build their case against the defendant;
6. The actual innocence of the defendant is irrelevant to the government efforts to find a responsible person;
7. Court appointed attorneys do not have the time, or the money, to re-investigate the case to find the police and/or prosecution’s misconduct;
8. The courts generally ignore anything less than the most egregious acts of police and prosecutorial misconduct;
9. The acts of police and prosecutorial misconduct must be brought to the courts attention anyway;
10. The jury is not informed of the police and prosecutorial misconduct during the jury trial;
11. The police and prosecutor are not forced to explain their misconduct as part of the defendant’s defense of his/her case;
12. The (court appointed) defense attorney does not zealously defend the rights of the accused to both the judge and the jury;

The system of abuse is fought against and defeated in this office everyday. The police and prosecution are confronted with their misconduct (if any) in every criminal case. Every effort is made to exonerate every truly innocent client. A jury’s verdict of “not guilty” is a common refrain. Each client is given respect and are never “sold up the river”. I will not, however, lie for a client. I will get justice for my clients; but, I will not act like the police in doing so.

Established in 1993, the Million Dollar Advocates Forum (which includes the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum) is one the most prestigious groups of trial lawyers in the United States of which I am a member. Membership is limited to attorneys who have won million and multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements. There are over 3000 members throughout the country.  Fewer than 1% of U.S. lawyers are members.

The quality of membership is very impressive and includes many of the top trial lawyers in the country. Our members have achieved numerous million and multi-million dollar results (several members have won billion dollar cases). Our practice areas include most areas of litigation, including: major personal injury, products liability, malpractice, construction, environmental, employment, insurance and business litigation. The common fact is that we have each demonstrated, in an objective and tangible way, our ability to accomplish superior results in complex cases. Certification by the Million Dollar Advocates Forum provides recognition of such accomplishment and a national network of experienced colleagues for information exchange, assistance and professional referral.

I am a lifetime member of the “Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum”.  Fewer than 1% of US lawyers are qualified to be members of this elite group of highly skilled trial lawyers.  I have had multiple settlements for my clients in excess of 1 million dollars, and one settlement for nearly 6 million dollars in 2005.

I handle my clients litigation matters from start to finish. I handle my clients needs at every level of the litigation process, including trials and appeals. Brief writing and oral advocacy are two of my “special” talents. I have been very successful in thwarting dismissals of my clients cases and winning cases on appeal. I have also had great success in creating new law to help my clients cases. I leave no stone unturned, and I absolutely hate to lose!

If you have a case that you absolutely can not afford to lose, I am the lawyer for you. I will handle your case in any court in this state with unrelenting fervor in any area of personal injury, police misconduct, criminal law, constitutional law, commercial litigation, divorce, and drunk driving. When winning is a must, I am your must have “legal Scholar”.

I know the law like a mother knows her child, and I will use this in depth knowledge to get you the justice the law says you deserve. Do not go to court with a lawyer who is unprepared and ignorant of the law. Ignorance of the law, both its general rules and exceptions, is no excuse for any lawyer- and will not be tolerated by me, ever. When I go to court I am prepared and fully knowledgeable of the law.

The term “The Legal Scholar” is not just a moniker or title. It represents who and what, I am, and the essence of what I bring to the table for my clients day in and day out. I use this title with pride, knowing full well that it accurately describes me and the unique attributes that I provide my clients. I am truly “Sui Generis”.

Lloyd G. Johnson