In 2009, Johnson took on the defense of Kory White, a young engineer and University of Colorado graduate who was charged with attempted murder in connection with a fight that took place after the annual football game between his alma mater and interstate rival Colorado State University. The case was reported extensively in the Boulder […]
In 2004, Mr. Johnson became involved in the University of Colorado football recruiting scandal when he agreed to represent Pasha Cowan – a key witness in a state grand jury probe of illegal activity surrounding the recruitment of athletes to the Boulder, Colorado campus. Reports of alleged sexual assaults by CU football players prompted scrutiny […]
In 2002, Mr. Johnson was involved in perhaps the most controversial cases of his career when he defended Charles Garrison in a highly-publicized, first-degree murder trial. Mr. Garrison was accused of killing his wife and burying her in the couple’s front yard. The case garnered intense publicity because for weeks, a statewide search was conducted […]
The fundamental role of the defense lawyer is to stand with the individual and vigorously defend his rights – especially in the face of damning evidence and community outrage. Johnson has taken on many such unpopular causes. That was clearly the case in 2009 when Johnson took on the representation of Raymond Palomino, a young […]
When the U.S. Department of Justice launched a securities fraud investigation into Denver-based Qwest Communications International in 2006, the resultant criminal probe became the widest white-collar prosecutions in Colorado in some 30 years. As the vice-president of investor relations for the telecommunications carrier, Lee Wolfe reported directly to Joe Nacchio, Qwest’s chief executive. Wolfe became […]
In United States v. B&H Maintenance, Mark Johnson defended a New Mexico natural gas pipeline contractor accused by federal authorities of engaging in a bid-rigging scheme in the Four Corners area. Johnson’s client, J.P. Smith, was the main prosecution target in the 2006 case. The company he worked for, B&H Maintenance, was also indicted along […]
Few cases attracted more worldwide headlines than the 2003 sexual-assault charge leveled against Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant. Joining renowned criminal defense lawyers Hal Haddon and Pamela Mackey in representing Bryant, Mark Johnson navigated through the media maelstrom to focus on defending his client’s rights. As an integral member of the Bryant defense team, […]
