Founded over 30 years ago, Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Burns, LLP is a full service law firm committed to providing high-quality representation to businesses and individuals throughout Florida. Since its inception, the firm has consistently grown, and is now the largest law firm in Pinellas County, which encompasses St. Petersburg and Clearwater. The firm has offices in both picturesque Clearwater, and in the heart of downtown Tampa. The firm is proud of its deep roots and excellent reputation in Florida’s Tampa Bay area.

The firm’s highly-skilled attorneys dedicate their practices to providing high-quality, client-driven legal services with the utmost of professional integrity. Our full-service firm has focused its efforts in the following practice areas (in alphabetical order):

    • Ad Valorem Taxation, Valuation and Exemption
    • Antitrust Compliance and Litigation
    • Business Law
    • Business Litigation
    • Class Action and Complex Litigation
    • Computer Law / Internet Domain Disputes
    • Condominium/Homeowner’s Association Law
    • Copyright Litigation
    • Corporate Transactions
    • Creditor's Rights and Bankruptcy
    • Eminent Domain / Condemnation

    • Estate and Trust Planning and Probate Administration
    • Executive Compensation
    • Franchise Litigation
    • General Civil Litigation (Commercial Landlord/Tenant,
      Construction, Foreclosures, Products Liability,
      Professional Malpractice, Title Insurance and Tobacco
      Issues)
    • Intellectual Property and Unfair Competition
    • Labor and Employment Law and Litigation
    • Mediation
    • Municipal Finance / Tax Exempt Bonds
    • Non-Competition Agreements
    • Patent Litigation
    • Personal Injury and Wrongful Death
    • Probate Litigation
    • Public Accommodations and Housing Discrimination
    • Real Estate Litigation
    • Real Property, Land Use and Lending
    • Securities Arbitration and Litigation
    • Securities Transactions
    • Tax Planning and Controversies (Federal and State)
    • Trademark Application and Prosecution
    • Trademark Litigation

The firm's clients include commercial lenders, local governments and special districts, a variety of local and national businesses, real estate developers, medical professionals, accounting and engineering firms, religious institutions, as well as individuals and consumers.

The firm’s lawyers believe that service to their communities is a vital component of their profession. To that end, they have served on numerous non-profit boards and are active in local area Chambers of Commerce, educational institutions, the arts, cultural and community events. Some of these non-profit organizations and community organizations include:

    • The Florida Orchestra
    • Greater Clearwater Chamber of Commerce
    • Greater Largo Chamber of Commerce
    • Leadership Pinellas
    • Leadership St. Petersburg
    • Leadership Tampa Bay
    • Morton Plant Corporate Associates
    • Morton Plant Hospital
    • Morton Plant Mease Health Care System
    • Partners in Self Sufficiency
    • Pinellas County Arts Council
    • Pinellas County Schools
    • Suncoast Golf Classic, Inc.
    • University of Florida College of Law
    • University of South Florida Foundation
    • UPARC
    • Upper Tampa Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce

Johnson Pope's attorneys are also committed to serving their profession by providing their time and energy to these professional associations:

    • American Bar Association
    • American Bar Foundation
    • American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
    • American College of Tax Counsel
    • American Law Institute
    • Second District Court of Appeal Judicial Nominating
      Commission
    • The Federal Bar Association
    • The Florida Bar
    • The Florida Bar Board of Bar Examiners
    • The Florida Bar Board of Governors
    • The Florida Bar's Young Lawyer’s Section
    • The Florida Bar Foundation
    • The International Trademark Association
    • Local Bar Associations – Officers and Members of their
      local governing Boards
    • Sixth Judicial Circuit Grievance and Professionalism
      Committees

Johnson Pope has also received the following professional ratings and acknowledgments:

    • The firm is AV-Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
    • Several shareholders have been recognized as Florida
      Trend’s Legal Elite
    • Several shareholders have been listed in the Best
      Lawyers in America
    • The firm has been recognized by Corporate Board
      Member Magazine
    • Several shareholders are board certified lawyers
    • Several shareholders are certified mediators
    • The firm is an active member of Legal Netlink Alliance,
      an international network of independent law firms

Johnson Pope is also an innovator in Tampa Bay's legal community in several important areas:
    • Recruitment, hiring and advancement of attorneys and
      staff without regard to race, sex, national origin,
      religion or political affiliation
    • Utilization of legal assistants to deliver quality, cost
      effective legal services to its clients
    • Incorporation into its practice of the most advanced
      technology available