INDIVIDUAL PROFILE

Sarah M. Johnson

High Net Worth 2026

Harrison LLP

Ranked in 1 practice area

Private Wealth Law

District of Columbia

9 years ranked

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About

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High Net Worth

Practice Areas

Sarah Johnson is a respected leader in the Washington, DC estate planning community who concentrates on estate planning, trust and estate administration, business succession planning, asset protection, and charitable giving while minimizing income, estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer taxes. Recognized as a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and as a Top Attorney in the Washingtonian magazine, Sarah focuses on planning for family offices, entrepreneurs, real estate developers, and art collectors. She particularly relishes streamlining and improving existing estate plans for her high-net-worth clients.

Career

Highlights:

-Engage in sophisticated planning transactions to save estate, gift, generation-skipping and income taxes for clients with net worth from $50 million to $1 billion

-Represented estate with over 80 asset holdings worth almost $1 billion in estate tax filing

-Frequently host and lead family meetings to explain estate plan to multiple generations in warm, caring environment

Personal

Sarah is a Southerner at heart and puts clients at ease with her relaxed, friendly manner. She earns their respect with her attention to detail, honesty and depth of knowledge. A master of organization, she strives to simplify and de-clutter her clients’ estate plans wherever possible.

Chambers Review

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Chambers High Net Worth

Private Wealth Law - District of Columbia

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Sarah Johnson was a founding partner of Birchstone Moore LLC, which merged with Harrison LLP in January 2025. Johnson is a well-respected practitioner in DC who advises wealthy individuals on matters such as trust and estate administration, estate planning and charitable giving.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Sarah is differentiated by the quality of her advice, her ability to distil and communicate highly complex concepts in a simple-to-understand way, and her awareness of how estate planning and investment management integrate in practice.
Private Wealth LawChambers High Net Worth
Sarah is highly skilled and a great person to work with.
Private Wealth LawChambers High Net Worth