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Michael W. Johnson
 
Michael W. Johnson
   
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Michael W. Johnson
mwjohnson@ohkdlaw.com

Mr. Johnson is an attorney with Osborne, Helman, Knebel & Deleery, L.L.P.  His practice primarily involves representing individuals and families in connection with their domestic and international tax, estate planning, and asset protection needs. In addition to his U.S. estate planning practice, he designs and implements strategies to address cross-border estate and tax planning for multinational families with U.S. investments or beneficiaries. He also represents both individuals and fiduciaries with regard to the administration of foreign and domestic trusts and descendants estates. Mr. Johnson is also an author and lecturer in these practice areas.

Practice Areas
Professional Memberships and Honors
  • Member, State Bar of Texas
  • Member, American Bar Association
  • Member, Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners
  • Member, International Bar Association
  • Member, The College of the State Bar of Texas
  • Member, Austin Bar Association
  • Member, Austin Young Lawyers Association
  • Member, Austin Tax Study Group
Education
  • University of Texas at Austin (J.D., 2003)
  • Baylor University (M.A., Philosophy, 1998)
  • Hardin-Simmons University (B.A., Philosophy, 1996)
Publications and Presentations
  • Panelist, "The Nuts and Bolts of Estate Planning and Probate," State Bar of Texas Advanced Estate Planning Course (2008).
  • Author, "International Estate Planning for Individuals with U.S. Ties," International Bar Association Young Lawyers Committee Newsletter (Sept. 2007).
  • Presenter, "Transfer Tax Regime for Tax Avoidance Expatriates," Austin Tax Study Group (2006)
  • Co-Author, "Asset Protection Planning After the Bankruptcy Act," 68 Texas Bar Journal, 1006 (2005)
  • Co-Author, "Wealth Protection Planning Under the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005," 30 Tax Mgmt, Est., Gift & Tr J., 269 (2005)
  • Co-Author, "Potential Effects of Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act on Asset Protection Planning," Steve Leimberg's Asset Protection Planning Newsletter #67
  • Co-Author, "The Weese Litigation Solvency Defense Under the Cook Islands International Trusts Act," Steve Leimberg's Asset Protection Planning Newsletter #37
  • Co-Author, "The Influence of Spanish and Mexican Laws on the Property and Probate Laws of Texas," The International Academy of Estate and Trust Law, Santiago, Chile (2003)
  • Author, “Posner on the Uses and Disadvantages of Precedents for Law,” The Review of Litigation (2003)

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