Attorney Steven Johnson of Merrillville, IN; slacker, loser

The state of Indiana presented Steven A. Johnson with a law license in 1975 after he graduated from the University of Miami School of Law.

The Indiana Disciplinary Commission found Stevie guilty of engaging in the following misconduct.

• Failed to act with due diligence (slacker)
• Failed to keep a client reasonably informed about the status of a matter
• Failed to comply promptly with a client’s reasonable requests for information
• Failed to explain a matter to the extent reasonably necessary to permit a client to make informed decisions
• Due to Stevie’s neglect of a breach of contract action, resulted in two five-figure sanction awards and a default judgment of approximately $1.8 million against his client
• The client first learned of the $1 million judgment when his bank account was seized during garnishment proceedings

As a direct consequence of his misconduct, the Indiana Supreme Court punished Stevie by gifting him with a complimentary 30-day suspension of his law license.

As we speak (ca. July 2022), Stevie practices his so-called brand of law with Johnson Ivancevich LLP in Merrillville, Indiana.