Mr. Johnston grew up in Casper, Wyoming, and spent much of his childhood working on his family’s ranch. He attended the University of Wyoming and received three Bachelor’s Degrees while making the Dean’s List. He then attended the University of Wyoming College of Law and received his Juris Doctorate in 2002. After being inducted into the Wyoming Bar Association and Colorado Bar Association, he and his wife, Julie, moved to Pueblo, Colorado. Stephen and Julie have been married for 29 years and have six children. Stephen enjoys spending time with his family, camping, fishing, and coaching children’s soccer. He is the President of the Pueblo Rangers Soccer Club, which provides access to soccer programs for children of all ages, skill levels, and financial means, including programs for children with special needs.
Mr. Johnston has been practicing law since 2002, with a primary practice on workers’ compensation, personal injury, social security, and criminal defense. In his years of practicing workers’ compensation law, Stephen has represented injured workers in all stages of litigation. He has argued cases before the Colorado Office of Administrative Courts, the Colorado Industrial Appeals Panel, the Colorado Court of Appeals, the Colorado Supreme Court, and the 10th Circuit Federal Court of Appeals.
Education
University of Wyoming, 1999
- BA, Political Science
- BS, History
- BS, Admiration of Justice
University of Wyoming, 2002
- Juris Doctorate
Bar and Court Admissions
Colorado Bar
- Bar Number: 34307
- Admittance: October 31, 2002
Wyoming Bar
- Bar Number: 6-3602
- Admittance: November 1, 2002
U.S. District Court District of Colorado
- State of Wyoming U.S. District Court
- 10th Circuit Court of Appeals
Credentials
- Order of the Barristers
- Colorado Bar Association
- Wyoming Bar Association