Law Offices of Walter L. Johnson

What Law Offices of Walter L. Johnson does

The Law Offices of Johnson & Johnson is a private criminal defense and family law boutique founded in 1993 and headquartered at 2125 Oak Grove Rd., Suite 315, Walnut Creek, California. The firm is a partnership owned and operated by attorneys Peter Johnson and Carin Johnson, both graduates of Golden Gate University School of Law (class of 1992/1993) with over 30 years of trial experience each. The firm offers five core practice areas: Criminal Defense, DUI Defense, Juvenile Dependency, Juvenile Delinquency, and Civil Rights Litigation, serving individual clients across eight Bay Area counties (Alameda, Contra Costa, Solano, Napa, Sonoma, Santa Clara, San Joaquin, and San Francisco).

The firm has handled more than 2,000 cases since inception and taken over 400 to trial. Its primary client base consists of individuals facing criminal charges, DUI allegations, juvenile dependency proceedings involving Child Protective Services, juvenile delinquency matters, and civil rights violations by government officials. Service delivery is partner-led with direct attorney access (no delegation to junior staff), bilingual English/Spanish support, and free initial consultations. Distribution is overwhelmingly referral-driven through past clients, fellow attorneys, and the legal community, supplemented by a content-marketing presence (website, blog, YouTube videos, Facebook, LinkedIn) and Avvo/Super Lawyers credibility signals. Peter Johnson is a published authority on DUI defense via the Thomson Reuters reference "California Drunk Driving Defense" (Taylor & Johnson, 2016-present) and a board member of the California DUI Lawyers Association (2017-present); Carin Johnson authored the published appellate opinion L.Z. v. Superior Court (2010) and presents regularly in juvenile dependency matters. The firm added its first non-partner attorney (Bianca Teran Leichnitz, formerly an Assistant Federal Public Defender) in October 2023 and two legal administrative assistants in 2021 and 2022, bringing total headcount to five. Revenue is generated through case-based and hourly legal fees; specific fee structures and revenue figures are not publicly disclosed.

Name

Law Offices of Walter L. Johnson

Legal name

Law Offices of Johnson & Johnson

Website

https://jjlaw2.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Law Offices of Johnson & Johnson is a private Walnut Creek, California criminal defense boutique founded in 1993, specializing in criminal defense, DUI defense, juvenile dependency and delinquency, and civil rights litigation for individual clients across eight Bay Area counties.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services - Criminal Defense

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHAAAN

Criminal Defense

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Legal Services

SECONDARYBPAHAAAJ

White-Collar Defense & Investigations

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Legal Services

Keywords

• Criminal defense representation
• DUI defense law
• Juvenile dependency cases
• Juvenile delinquency defense
• Civil rights litigation

Headquarters

HQ city

Walnut Creek

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Professional Services: The firm generates revenue through legal fees for criminal defense, DUI defense, juvenile dependency representation, and civil rights litigation services. Clients pay for legal representation on an hourly or case basis, with free initial consultations offered.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Law Offices of Johnson & Johnson is a Bay Area law firm providing legal representation in criminal defense (misdemeanors and felonies), DUI defense, juvenile dependency, juvenile delinquency, and civil rights litigation against government officials. The firm serves individual clients across eight Northern California counties from its Walnut Creek headquarters, with partners Peter Johnson and Carin Johnson each bringing over 30 years of trial experience to the practice.

Product overview

Law Offices of Johnson & Johnson is a unified legal services practice offering five interconnected practice areas: Criminal Defense, DUI Defense, Juvenile Dependency, Juvenile Delinquency, and Civil Rights Litigation. The firm operates as a single integrated practice rather than separate product modules, with attorneys Peter Johnson and Carin Johnson serving as partners with complementary expertise that enables cross-referrals and combined strategies across practice areas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Criminal Defense Comprehensive criminal defense representation for misdemeanors and felonies, including assault, battery, domestic violence, drug crimes, theft, sex crimes, white collar crimes, and weapons charges, handling cases from initial arrest through trial for individuals in the San Francisco Bay Area.
• DUI Defense Defense representation for DUI charges including first-time and repeat offenses, refusal allegations, high BAC cases, and DMV license hearings, with expertise in challenging breath and blood testing procedures for California drivers.
• Juvenile Dependency Legal representation for parents facing Child Protective Services investigations, court interventions, and child removal proceedings, covering CPS investigations and removals, family reunification, detention hearings, and appeals in juvenile dependency court.
• Juvenile Delinquency Defense representation for minors accused of crimes, including investigation, detention hearings, juvenile court proceedings, possible outcomes, hearings, placement, suspensions, and expulsions matters for children and their families.
• Civil Rights Litigation Civil rights litigation against government officials including police brutality, false arrest, wrongful imprisonment, and CPS/social worker misconduct cases involving constitutional violations, representing victims of government misconduct seeking accountability and damages.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 2,000 cases handled since 1993
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Law Offices of John L. Patrick: Bay Area criminal defense and DUI firm. Directly comparable small private criminal defense practice serving similar individual clients across the same Northern California geography.
• The Ticket Clinic: California DUI and traffic defense firm operating across multiple counties with high-volume marketing. Comparable in DUI defense focus, but competing on volume, technology-enabled intake, and standardized pricing rather than senior partner-led trial work.
• Werksman Jackson & Quinn LLP: Los Angeles-based criminal defense firm with multiple trial-tested partners handling serious felonies, DUI, and juvenile matters. Comparable in practice mix (criminal defense, trial-tested partners) though larger and serving Southern California.
• East Bay Family Defenders: Non-profit legal organization supporting parents in child welfare and dependency matters across the East Bay. Directly comparable to Johnson & Johnson's juvenile dependency practice, and was a former employer of the firm's own staff member, indicating overlap in both clients and talent pool.

Others

• National College of DUI Defense: National professional association of DUI defense attorneys. Comparable as a peer-network and referral source for both attorneys and clients seeking specialized DUI counsel; Johnson & Johnson holds membership.
• California DUI Lawyers Association: Professional association for DUI defense attorneys where Peter Johnson serves on the board. Comparable in that it represents the same professional ecosystem and member-attorney referral network that supplies Johnson & Johnson's DUI caseload.

Emerging players

• Federal Public Defender's Office, Northern District of California: Government public defender office providing federal criminal defense representation. Comparable on the criminal defense side, and serves as a direct talent pipeline - Johnson & Johnson hired Bianca Teran Leichnitz from this office in 2023.
• Contra Costa County Public Defender's Office: Local public defender office providing indigent criminal defense representation in the same counties served by Johnson & Johnson. Comparable in practice area but distinct in funding model and client base, competing for similar cases at the public-defense level.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC4IWP-RLhqR20FX0nzFQcFA
• Facebookfacebook.com/The-Law-Office-of-Johnson-Johnson-277437425629891
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/law-offices-of-johnson-johnson

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

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