Walt Johnson

Walt Johnson

also known as K. Walter Johnson, Kevin Walter Johnson

3.7
Rating: 7.4

Licensed for 33 years

Probate Lawyer at Pleasanton, CA
Practice Areas: Probate, Family, Trusts

4695 Chabot Drive, Suite 200, Pleasanton, CA

About Walt

Biography

Practice Areas

3

Practice Areas

Probate 65%

Compassionate and dedicated probate attorney ready to guide you through the intricate probate process. Call today for a free phone consultation.

65%
Family 25%

Compassionate and dedicated divorce, child custody and support attorney determined to help you get the best outcome. Call today for a free phone consultation.

5 years

25%
Trusts 10%

Complete professional Estate Plans including Wills, Trusts, Powers of Attorney, and various other necessary documents.

10%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Hourly Rates

$ 300-300 per hour


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check

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Licenses

Licensed in California for 33 years

State: California

Acquired: 1992

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No misconduct found

Location

Law Office of K. Walter Johnson

4695 Chabot Drive, Suite 200, Pleasanton, CA, 94588

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Walt Johnson's Reviews

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3.7 /5.0

3 Client Reviews

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Posted by anonymous | March 07, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

Incompetent in Family Law (Divorce) Matters

I hired Mr. Johnson to represent me in my divorce matter. In my experience, Mr. Johnson was t most incompetent for divorce representation due to below reasons: ** Provided settlement terms full of incorrect information, grammatical and simple writing errors after he asked me to write up, edit, and... correct almost the whole settlement agreement in order to save money ** I found another client and their children's names in what was supposed to be my marital settlement agreement ** Offered no legal advice and simply took whatever terms my former spouse provided, which included me having to give up a substantial amount (a million) of money from my home equity, which another lawyer later told me could have been avoided if my legal advisor simply advised me to liquidate the asset in concern at the time and split the proceeds to avoid loss of such a huge sum from my home equity share ** During the initial, consultation, Mr. Johnson said he has experience dealing with high conflict and highly contentious people. I saw no such experience in practice when dealing with my former spouse ** Judge found issues when everything was FINALLY submitted for an approval and the paperwork had to be submitted at least 2-3 times before getting it approved by the court ** Found incorrect names in incorrect sections even in the final settlement once it came back from the court In conclusion, just getting my divorce papers submitted in court and actually signed by a private judge (for which I paid separately out of pocket) costed me nearly $20,000 with Mr. Johnson while I wrote up almost the whole martial settlement terms and parental plans with minimal updates by Mr. Johnson. The updates, if any at all, that were made by Mr. Johnson were full of errors. A paralegal would have costed me perhaps under $1000 to do the same types of paperwork. I do not recommend hiring Mr. Johnson as your legal representative for divorce matters.

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Experience

Rating:  7.4 (Very Good)

Associations

State Bar of California, Family Law Section

Member

State Bar of California, Trusts and Estates Section

Member

State Bar of California

Member

Education

1992

University of California, Hastings College of the Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1989

University of Minnesota

MBA

1986

Wheaton College, Wheaton IL

BS - Bachelor of Science

Publications

1996

56 Taxation for Accountants 68 GRATs Let Grantor Retain Control and Reduce Transfer Tax

Languages

English

Activity

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