Melissa D. Johnson

Associate

Areas Of Practice: Trusts & Estates

Ms. Johnson is the senior associate of the firm whose practice is focused exclusively on estate planning, probate and trust administration. Ms. Johnson holds a J.D., M.B.A., and an LL.M. in taxation. She has had the honor of clerking for Justice James Hardesty at both the Nevada Supreme Court and the Nevada Second Judicial District Court prior to joining the firm in 2006.

Education

• New York University School of Law: L.L.M., Taxation, 2006
• Law Clerk, Nevada Supreme Court, Justice James W. Hardesty, 2005
• Willamette University College of Law: J.D., 2004
• Willamette University Atkinson School of Management: M.B.A., with highest honors, 2004
• Law Clerk, Second Judicial District Court, Honorable James W. Hardesty, 2004
• Willamette Law Review: Associate Editor, 2003-2004
• Cornell University: B.S., Hotel Administration, 1999

Bar and Court Admissions

• All Nevada state courts

Professional Affiliations

• State Bar of Nevada: Member
• Washoe County and American Bar Associations: Member
• Washoe County Probate Bar Association
• Estate Planning Council of Northern Nevada