Brandon Johnson

Brandon Johnson is an attorney with Wooton, Davis, Hussell & Johnson, PLLC in Charleston, WV. Johnson handles family law, criminal defense, DUI and DWI, personal injury, and related civil matters. The practice includes family law, criminal defense, DUI cases, personal injury, business litigation, estate-related matters, and nursing home claims. The work often involves developing case strategy, evaluating evidence, briefing legal issues, and preparing matters for negotiation, hearing, trial, or appeal.

Johnson earned a J.D. from the West Virginia University School of Law in 1990, an M.Ed. from the University of Vermont in 1987, and a B.S. in History from Asbury College in 1982. Johnson was admitted to the West Virginia bar in 1990. That training supports the research, writing, analysis, and advocacy required in complex civil disputes and other contested proceedings.

Johnson’s experience includes service as a federal prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia, work as a Nationwide Insurance trial attorney, and more than two decades as a law-firm partner. Johnson has also appeared before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on multiple occasions. These matters require close attention to facts, procedure, legal standards, and the practical consequences of decisions made throughout a case.

Brandon Johnson brings prosecution, insurance-defense, private-practice, and appellate experience to a broad litigation practice. That background gives him experience with both government and private-party perspectives in criminal, family, injury, and civil matters. The practice remains focused on careful preparation, clear analysis, and representation that responds to the legal and practical demands of each dispute.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Wooton, Davis, Hussell & Johnson, PLLC
• Member, The West Virginia State Bar
• Member, West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicines Foundation Board
• Advisor, Lewisburg Fire Department

Licensed State

• West Virginia

Education

• West Virginia University School of Law, Morgantown, WV
  J.D.
• University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
  Ed.
• Asbury College, Wilmore, KY
  A. (Major: History)

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