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About Richard P. Johnson

Dallas, Plano, & Allen, Texas Estate Planning Attorney

Richard Johnson, a Dallas attorney, is recognized by his peers and clients alike for his expertise in estate planning, probate, and asset protection. Mr. Johnson develops estate plans for his clients that will provide for their families according to their desires—all with the least amount of expense, taxes, delays, and frustrations.

Clients appreciate Mr. Johnson’s ability to communicate the important differences between different estate planning tools, as well as the time he takes to clearly inform them of their estate planning options. Mr. Johnson works closely with other professionals to ensure that his clients’ estate plans are both legally and financially sound.

Mr. Johnson speaks extensively on the subject of estate planning, asset protection, and elder law. He has been a frequent presenter before business groups, banks, accounting firms, other law firms, brokerage firms, college classes, and various other organizations throughout Texas.

Mr. Johnson grew up in Austin, Texas. He graduated from Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas in 1970 with a degree in Business Administration. He graduated from South Texas College of Law in Houston, Texas in 1974 with a Doctorate of Jurisprudence.

Mr. Johnson began the practice of law as an Assistant District Attorney in San Antonio, Texas. He served as Assistant City Attorney in Garland, Texas and later served as Municipal Judge in Garland, Texas.

Mr. Johnson is licensed to practice law in the states of Texas and Washington. He is licensed to practice in Federal Court in the Northern District of Texas and is also licensed to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States.

Mr. Johnson is a VA accredited attorney and is Board Certified in Estate Planning and Probate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and is rated the highest rating of AV by the attorney rating service of Martindale Hubbell. He is a member of the following professional organizations:

• Wealth Counsel Association of Estate Planning Attorneys
• Elder Counsel
• Texas Bar Association, Probate Section
• College of the State Bar of Texas
• Dallas Bar Association, Probate Section
• Washington Bar Association
• National Association of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA)
• Medicaid Practice Systems (MPS)

Mr. Johnson has been married to Rita Johnson since 1969. They have two children, Marcie Johnson and Katie Kathman. Marcie practices with the firm of Richard P. Johnson, P.C. and Katie is a third grade teacher in Grapevine, Texas. Katie is married to Jason Kathman, a Bankruptcy attorney in Dallas, Texas. Katie and Jason have one child, Sean Patrick Kathman born in 2011.

Mr. Johnson is a graduate of Leadership Garland and is a 32nd degree Master Mason.

For fun, Mr. Johnson enjoys, water skiing, RVing, hiking, traveling and aviation. He is also a huge Texas Tech Red Raider fan.

Richard P. Johnson P.C. Attorneys at Law, of Plano, Texas, assist clients with Estate Planning, Wills, Trusts, Irrevocable Trusts, Revocable Living Trusts, Powers of Attorney, health care documents, Elder Law Planning, Long-Term Care Planning, Guardianships, Medicaid Crisis Planning, Asset Protection, Business Succession, Charitable Planning, Estate Tax Planning, Probate & Estate Administration, Special Needs Planning, Retirement planning, Veterans Benefits, and "Aid and Attendance Pension," in the cities of Dallas, Plano, and Allen, TX, and the surrounding areas, cities, and counties.  

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