Sensitive, smart estate and trust planning

For more than 35 years, Kimberly Leach Johnson has served as a trusted advisor to individuals and their families, guiding them through estate planning and, ultimately, the administration of their plan. Beyond preparing wills, tax returns and trust documents, Kimberly focuses on:

• Planning for legacy by learning what is most important to individuals to leave behind to their heirs and tailoring a plan to fulfill their wishes.
• Fostering family harmony by finding creative ways to create win-win solutions where conflicts over assets or estate plans exist.
• Reducing taxes by acting prudently to minimize the tax burden on individuals and estates, so more resources are left to carry out an individual’s and family’s legacy vision.
• Charitable giving by planning in life how to maximize the impact of charitable giving after death.
• Advising institutions, such as trust companies, on tax and other issues.

With a command of the tax code and comprehensive knowledge of both the laws and the personal considerations that affect the transfer of wealth, Kimberly addresses the full range of estate planning issues facing high-net-worth persons and families, including those owning private companies. She is known for being reliable and responsive.

Kimberly served as chair of Quarles from 2013-2020 and was named chair emeritus in 2020.

Bar Admissions

• Florida

Education

• Anderson University (B.S., 1977)

• University of Florida Levin College of Law (J.D., 1981)

• University of Miami (LL.M., 1982)

• "Be Your Best at Marketing"
• "Building Diverse Law Departments Takes Structure, Culture and Effort"
• "Ep 6: Kim Johnson | Quarles & Brady | Yearly Retreats | Innovation | Working Better Together | Client Feedback | Succession Planning | World Travel"
• "Here’s How Law Firms Can Promote Mental Health During the Holidays"
• "Know Your Value / Know Your Worth"
• "Optimizing Talent: A Conversation with Women Law Firm Chairs"
• "Planning for a Smooth Client Transition"
• "Second Annual Ave Maria School of Law Estate Planning Conference"
• 'Women and Power' Taking Control of Your Future
• A New World Order: Best Practices for Rainmakers in the 21st Century
• Containing Cyber-Costs: The Legal Industry Needs a Cybersecurity Audit Template
• Diversity, of course
• High- and low-tech innovation in legal services
• Inside: What's your brand?
• Moving Women Lawyers Forward: Education, Experience & Bias
• New Florida Community Property Trust Law
• Perched Above and In the Trenches
• Pricing – Aligning Client and Firm Interests
• Q&A: Mental Health, Addiction, and Sustaining Wellness in the Legal Field
• Revolutionizing the Legal Industry — From the Bottom Up
• Setting a New Standard for Women in Law
• The Unique Challenges of Leading a National Firm While Maintaining an Individual Practice
• To Bring Big Law Into the Future, Professionalize Legal Ops
• Trust Me On This
• Whatever You’re Selling, They’re Not Buying It
• Women's Power Summit^TM
• Women's Power Summit^TM
• Women's Power Summit^TM
• “Everything happening right now is creating opportunities for us to be more innovative”
• “That’s what inclusion is all about”

Seminar

• "Pay Equity: The Final Frontier"
• Best Management Practices and Immigration