Whitman B. Johnson III

Whit Johnson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but grew up in Clarksdale, Mississippi, in a doctor’s household.  Mr. Johnson has been licensed to practice in the State of Mississippi since 1979. He specializes in litigation, with the focus of his practice for the past 25 years being the defense of physicians, hospitals, and other health care providers from claims of medical negligence.

Mr. Johnson is a frequent speaker to medical organizations, including the Mississippi State Medical Association, the Mississippi Medical and Surgical Association, Medical Assurance Company of Mississippi, and various departments and groups within the University of Mississippi Medical Center system. He has also been published in the Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association on both risk management and litigation issues.

Mr. Johnson’s wife, George, is a pre-school teacher, and they are the proud parents of three children, two of whom are in college. They have lived in Jackson since Mr. Johnson’s graduation from law school in 1979 and are actively involved as parishioners at St. Richard’s Catholic Church.

Admitted to bar

• Mississippi 1979

Education

• University of Mississippi (B.A., 1976; J.D., with high honors, 1979)
  • Phi Kappa Phi
  • Phi Delta Phi
  • Member,  Mississippi Law Journal, 1978-1979

Memberships

• The Mississippi Bar
• Hinds County Bar Association
• Rankin County Bar Association
• Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association