Knut Johnson

I am a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, is a member of the Fire Litigation and Environmental Litigation practice groups who brings over 30 years of experience as a trial attorney to Singleton Schreiber. Representing clients in federal and state courts across the nation, I have handled complex criminal trials, appeals, and habeas corpus proceedings and litigated cases alleging serious violations of environmental laws, including under the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act. Together with my many trials and appeals, I have represented clients before the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol and the Mueller Special Counsel’s Office investigation. I have also been recognized with many awards and honors, including the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary, unanimous “Well Qualified” rating (the highest ABA rating) after nomination to U.S. District Court, 2020; Top 50 Attorneys, San Diego Super Lawyers, 2020 and 2019; University of San Diego, School of Law, Distinguished Alumni Award, 2018; America’s Top 100 Attorneys Lifetime Achievement Selection, 2018; Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award, 2017; Lawyer of the Year, White Collar Criminal Defense, San Diego, Best Lawyers in America, 2016; and the E. Stanley Conant Award, Defenders Organizations of San Diego, 2005 and 2013. I graduated cum laude from the University of San Diego School of Law and before my legal career, I studied petroleum engineering and geology as an undergraduate and graduate student at Tulane University, where I received the W.A. Tarr Award for outstanding Earth Sciences Graduate. I then worked as a petroleum geologist for a major oil company, where I received a significant amount of professional training in areas like well completion, exploration, and related topics. I am licensed to practice in the state courts of California, New Mexico, Arizona, Oregon, Washington, and New York. I am also admitted to practice in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second, Eighth, and Ninth Circuits, as well as many different U.S. District Courts. I am also admitted to practice before the International Criminal Court, The Hague, Netherlands. I served as the Chair of the Practitioners Advisory Group to the United States Sentencing Commission and testified before the Commission on several occasions. I presently serve on the Ethics Committee for the San Diego County Bar Association.