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J. Lee Johnson

J. Lee Johnson is an attorney specializing in complex estates and trusts, tax minimization techniques, and IRS tax controversy matters.

Before joining Ambrecht & Associates, Lee handled a variety of civil litigation, estate planning, probate and trust cases for 11 years in the Mid-West, eight as a partner with a Kentucky firm. He is currently licensed to practice in California, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, and Tennessee. With a determination to upgrade his specialized knowledge in estate and tax planning, Mr. Johnson completed his LLM (Master of Laws) degree in Estate Planning at the University of Miami School of Law in Coral Gables, Florida in 2009, graduating first in his class. He and his wife have now relocated to Santa Barbara where they have family and intend to put down roots.

Admitted

  • California (2010)
  • Tennessee (2005)
  • Kentucky (2003)
  • Illinois (1999)
  • Missouri (1998)

Education

  • LLM (Master of Laws) in Estate Planning, University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, FL (2009)
    • Graduated first in LLM class
  • JD, University of Missouri School of Law, Columbia, MO (1998)
    • Missouri Law Review, Best Comment Award Recipient
    • Morrison & Hecker Scholarship
  • BA summa cum laude, Principia College, Elsah, IL (1994)
    • The Canova Scholarship
    • Commencement Speaker

Associations

Lecture / Seminar Presentations

"IDGTs (Intentionally Defective Grantor Trusts): How Could Something So Wrong Be So Right?" sponsored by the Santa Barbara Estate Planning Council, held at Santa Barbara, California (November 22, 2011).

Author

Chapter 6, "Challenging or Defending Action by Settlor's Agent under Power of Attorney," Matthew Bender Practice Guide: California Trust Litigation, Matthew Bender & Company / LexisNexis, 2011.

Wackford Squeers Still Rules at Dotheboys Hall, 2000 ABA Sec. Tort & Ins. Prac. Gov't Liability Committee Newsl. 8.

A Global Economy and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: Some Facts Worth Knowing, 63 Mo. L. Rev. 979 (1998).

Email

johnson@taxlawsb.com
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