Christopher Johnson

Christopher B. Johnson concentrates his practice on the areas of non-profit organizations, estate planning and probate, including trusts and wills, trust administration, probate litigation, business succession and elder law. He was a founding partner of Russakow Ryan Johnson and the Arroyo Law Group, and worked as a Senior Trust Officer with U.S. Trust's ultra high net worth clients. Chris has appeared on television and radio programs to discuss estate planning and probate issues, is a frequent lecturer regarding probate, trusts and elder law, and is a member of the Trusts & Estates sections of the Los Angeles County and Pasadena Bar Associations, and the chair of the planned giving committee for the Cancer Support Community of Pasadena.

 He is a Dean’s Scholar graduate of Pepperdine University School of Law in Malibu, California, and a graduate of Wheaton College with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications. He is also the proud father of two sons and enjoys biking and architecture appreciation in his spare time.



In addition to the Pasadena office, he serves clients in San Bernardino and Riverside Counties from his Chino Hills office.

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