Zach J. Johnson

Zach Johnson represents clients in complex trust and estate litigation, helping them resolve disputes involving trusts, estates and family wealth. Based in Los Angeles, he is part of Holland & Knight's Private Wealth Services Group and brings courtroom and appellate advocacy experience to his work.

Before joining the Firm full time, Zach was a summer associate in Holland & Knight's Los Angeles office. He also served as a judicial extern to Judge R. Gary Klausner of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, gaining firsthand insight into litigation and judicial decision making.

Zach developed his advocacy skills in law school, where he competed in the Scott Moot Court Honors Program and was named a finalist for 2020-2021. As a member of his school's Ninth Circuit Clinic, he argued an immigration case before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and he served as a staff editor for the Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Review.

This courtroom and appellate experience support his work for clients in contested trust and estate matters.