Kelly Overstreet Johnson is a Florida certified mediator and lawyer with an active litigation practice.  She has practiced law in Tallahassee for more than 36 years, primarily as a commercial and employment litigation attorney, and mediated cases for over a decade, successfully resolving over a thousand cases. She is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit-Civil Mediator and Certified AAA Arbitrator with proven experience in resolving a wide variety of civil and commercial disputes.

Ms. Johnson is a highly sought-out mediator as she effectively communicates with parties, and brings her years of experience as a litigator and mediator to help the parties discuss the merits of their case. A large percentage of her mediations settle, as the parties have been actively engaged in the process and negotiated and agreed to a resolution on their terms. Lawyers frequently request her mediation counsel because of her litigation skills and background. She mediates a variety of employment, civil and commercial and real estate disputes.

She is a Florida native and lifelong resident. She is the managing shareholder of Baker Donelson's Tallahassee office. A former president of The Florida Bar, the Tallahassee Bar Association and Tallahassee Women Lawyers, she maintains professional connections statewide in the Florida legal community. She is AV® rated by Martindale-Hubbell. The AV® Peer Review rating serves as an objective indicator that a lawyer has demonstrated ethical standards and professional ability and is a reflection of an attorney’s skill, experience, integrity, and overall professional excellence.

Kelly Overstreet Johnson was born May 3, 1958, in Tallahassee. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Real Estate and Pre-Law from Florida State University in 1979 and a Juris Doctor degree, with honors, from Florida State University College of Law in 1982.

Florida Bar Activities:

• President, The Florida Bar (2004-05)
• President-Elect, The Florida Bar (2003-04)
• Executive Council Member, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section of The Florida Bar (term ending 2021)

• Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit-Civil Mediator
• Certified AAA Arbitrator
• Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers
• American Bar Association
• American Bar Association House of Delegates, member (1992-94), (2003-2006)
• American Bar Foundation, Fellow
• Florida Academy of Professional Mediators
• Florida Association for Women Lawyers, treasurer (1988-89)
• Florida Bar Foundation, Fellow
• Florida Council of Bar Association Presidents
• Florida Government Bar Association
• Inns of Court
• Judicial Nominating Commission, 1st District Court of Appeals (1994-98)
• Judicial Nominating Commission, 2nd Judicial Circuit (1990-94 and 2007-2011)
• National Conference of Bar Presidents, member, Executive Council (2005-2008)
• Tallahassee Bar Association, Board of Directors (1987-89 and 1991-92); president-elect (1989-90); president (1990-91)
• Tallahassee Barristers
• Tallahassee Women Lawyers, treasurer (1982-84); president (1984-85); Board of Directors (1985-86)

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