Christopher Bernard Johnson Esq.
(866) 674-7061 (Toll Free)
Christopher B. Johnson is a 1994 graduate of Pepperdine University School of Law in Malibu, California. He was a Dean’s Scholar, and an extern at the legal department of Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., and for the Honorable Barry Russell, Judge of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court and Bankruptcy Appellate Panel. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from Wheaton College in 1991.
Prior to forming Russakow | Ryan | Johnson, P.C., he worked at his own estate planning and probate practice in Pasadena, and as a civil litigation attorney for the Law Office of Errol Berk in Ventura. He has appeared on NBC-TV news and radio programs to discuss estate planning and probate issues. He is a member of the Fiduciary Round Table in Pasadena, National Network of Estate Planning Attorneys, the Los Angeles County and Pasadena Bar Associations, and the Central District Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys Association.
He practices in the areas of estate planning and probate, including trusts and wills, probate litigation, business succession and elder law, as well as bankruptcy and creditor law. He is admitted to practice in all California state courts and the United States District Court, Central District.
Areas of Practice
- Estate Planning and Probate
- Trusts and Wills
- Probate Litigation
- Business Succession
- Elder Law
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Law
Bar Admissions
- California, 1994
- U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1994
Education
- Pepperdine University, Malibu, California
- J.D. - 1994
- Honors: Dean's List
- Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois
- B.A. - 1991
- Honors: Dean's List
- Major: Communications
Classes/Seminars
- Estate Planning, Burbank Joslyn Adult Center, 1995 - Present
- Charitable Estate Planning, The Gideons - Calnevso, 1999 - Present
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Fiduciary Round Table, Pasadena, Member
- National Network of Estate Planning Attorneys, Member
- Los Angeles County Bar Association, Member
- Pasadena Bar Association, Member
- Central District Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys Association, Member
Past Employment Positions
- Law Office of Errol Berk, Ventura, Attorney/Clerk, 1993 - 1995
- Legal Department, Toyota Motor Sales, Extern
- Hon. Barry Russell, Judge of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Bankruptcy Appellate Panel, Extern
Pro Bono Activities
- Joslyn Adult Center, 1996 - Present
- Neighborhood Adult Center, 1999 - Present
- Union Rescue Mission, 1999 - Present
