Washingtonian has named three Washington, DC–based partners among its Top Financial Advisers in the magazine’s upcoming February issue. The attorneys recognized are Sarah Moore Johnson, Laura Stone, and Meryl Mathews. This annual directory highlights leading financial planners, tax professionals, insurance specialists, and other financial experts in the Washington region, selected through peer recommendations
Sarah Moore Johnson is a respected leader in the Washington, D.C. estate planning community. Her practice concentrates on estate planning, trust and estate administration, business succession planning, and charitable planning for wealthy individuals and their families. She particularly relishes streamlining and improving existing estate plans, building in tax efficiency and protection from divorce and creditors along the way. Ms. Johnson is an active Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) and has been ranked as a top wealth planning attorney by Chambers and Partners, Best Lawyers, Super Lawyers, and the Washingtonian magazine. Many of Sarah’s clients are family offices, entrepreneurs, real estate developers, and art collectors.
Laura Stone has more than 30 years of experience assisting clients with their estate planning (including life insurance and charitable planning), business succession and estate and trust administration. Laura has been recognized numerous times as a Top Estate Attorney in the Washingtonian magazine. Laura uses her extensive knowledge of estate and gift taxes together with her effective communication skills and personable demeanor to provide clients with an understandable, efficient and comfortable experience. Each estate plan is crafted to meet the individual needs of the client while minimizing estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer taxes.
Meryl Mathew’s practice is driven by efficiency and a commitment to ensuring every individual is protected through a plan that is equally practical as it is precise. Understanding that families are unique and dynamic, Meryl carefully crafts a plan to provide for what is distinctly important, while being flexible enough to adapt to the ever-changing tax laws. Clients find Meryl’s warm personality to be comforting during difficult times and that it eases a conversation many find challenging. Meryl seeks to earn each client’s confidence and serve as a trusted advisor for many generations.
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About Harrison LLP
Harrison LLP is a national law firm that assists clients in defining and achieving their private wealth goals, delivering peace of mind through sophisticated and practical legal counsel. Founded in 2003, the firm advises fiduciaries, families, and family offices on tax matters, asset structuring, and succession planning.