education

University of Florida Fredric G. Levin College of Law (J.D., 1999), with honors
University of Montpellier (1997), high honors
Florida State University (B.S., 1995), cum laude

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Florida

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Florida State Courts
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit

Johanna Wills Clark

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Orlando

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For the past 11 years Johanna Clark has defended companies in both state and federal courts in class actions, insurance bad faith litigation, insurance coverage disputes, malicious prosecution litigation, ERISA disability litigation, product liability litigation, general commercial litigation, and administrative housing discrimination claims.

Ms. Clark has also repeatedly represented tenants in landlord-tenant disputes on a pro bono basis.

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Representative Matters
- DWFII Corporation, d/b/a Falls Chiropractic Health Center v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, --- F.R.D. ----, 2010 WL 5094242 (S.D. Fla. 2010). Represented largest automobile insurance carrier in Florida in defeating class certification in putative class action lawsuit filed by medical providers.
- Dame v. Prudential Ins. Companies of America, 2009 WL 248228 (M.D. Fla. 2009). Represented insurer in removing action to Federal Court and defeating plaintiff’s motion to remand.
- Defense of national disability insurer against a multitude of claimants seeking benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) that settled on favorable terms.
- Defense of international insurance carrier in more than 200 automobile and homeowner insurance lawsuits throughout the state of Florida.
- Defense of international insurance carrier in two separate class actions; each of which settled on favorable terms prior to class certification.
- Defense of malicious prosecution litigation against a national insurance carrier.
- Defense of bad faith litigation against an international insurance carrier.
- Defense of coverage and bad faith actions involving automobile insurance policies against a national insurance carrier.
Pro Bono
- In Re: Holocaust Victims Assets Litigation. Thomas Weiss, David Mermelstein, et al. v. Union Bank of Switzerland, et. al.: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, Docket No. 00-9593, 00-0613, 00-9614. Carlton Fields represented the appellants, a group of U.S. holocaust survivors, in a class action settlement of claims against a Swiss bank. Appellants challenged the settlement on grounds that the allocation of settlement funds was unfairly weighted against them; Carlton Fields fashioned arguments that assisted them in obtaining the relief they sought.
Publications

02.01.2011

Co-Author, “The Good Faith, Bad Faith, and Ugly Set-up of Insurance Claims Settlement,” The Florida Bar Journal, Volume 85, No. 2 (February 2011).
Speaking Engagements
- “Navigating the Attorney-Client Relationship,” UCF Business Incubation Program (October 2010).
- “Preparing to Testify at Trial,” International Claim Association 101 Annual Education Conference, Austin, TX (October 2010).
- “Insurance 101: What you Need to Know to Protect Your Clients’ (and your own) Rights to Recovery,” American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division 2007 Midyear Meeting, Miami, FL (February 9, 2007).
Professional Recognition
- AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
- Orlando Business Journal’s “Forty Under 40” (2011)
- Recipient of University of Florida College of Law Pro Bono Certificate (1999)
- Award-winning member of the University of Florida Justice Campbell Thornal National Moot Court Team
- Award-winning member of the University of Florida Trial Team
Professional and Civic Activities
- Historical Society of Central Florida, Inc.
  Chairman of the Board of Directors (2010-present)
  President (2008-2010)
  Chair, Development Committee (2008)
  Board of Directors (2006-present)
- University of Central Florida Town & Gown Council, Member (2011)
- Wesley Child Development Center, Co-Chair (2008-2010), Member (2006-2010)
- Orange County Teen Court, Advisor (2006)
- American Bar Association, Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section (2000-present)
- The Florida Bar (2000-present)
- Orange County Bar Association (2004-present)
- Defense Research Institute (2000-present)
  Insurance Law Committee (2011)
  Bad Faith Subcommittee (2011)
  Membership Subcommittee (2011)
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Miami, Big Sister (2000-2003)
- Association for Public Interest Fellow (1997)

News

08.19.2011	Johanna Clark Named Orlando Business Journal’s “Forty Under 40”
04.18.2011	Carlton Fields Served as a Premier Sponsor of the Orlando Business Journal's 2011 Women Who Mean Business Awards