Nathan K. Johnson
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren S.C.
Recognized for
Estate Planning
The Elite Counsel Perspective
Clients value Nathan’s estate planning judgment, sharpened by years as an accountant and a CPA’s grasp of the tax issues facing individuals, closely held businesses and charities.
Clients value Nathan’s estate planning judgment, sharpened by years as an accountant and a CPA’s grasp of the tax issues facing individuals, closely held businesses and charities.
Overview
Nate is a shareholder in Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren’s Trusts and Estates Practice. He works with individuals, closely held businesses and charitable organizations on estate planning and tax matters. A Certified Public Accountant who spent several years as an accountant, he draws on both disciplines to understand clients’ goals and financial challenges and develop appropriate solutions.
His work includes developing and implementing a comprehensive succession plan for a closely held family business. The plan enabled the family to transition the business to other family members while pursuing its charitable giving goals. Nate has also advised a large public charitable organization on fiduciary accounting and tax issues, drawing on his accounting and legal backgrounds. He speaks on a variety of professional topics to business audiences, including financial institutions and professional organizations.
Nate has been recognized in Best Lawyers in America for Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Nonprofit / Charities Law, Tax Law, and Trusts and Estates. He has been named a FIVE STAR Wealth Manager and selected for Wisconsin Super Lawyers from 2024 onward. He was previously selected for its Rising Star edition in 2009–2011 and 2013–2014.
Nate earned his J.D., cum laude, from Marquette University Law School and a B.B.A. in accounting and finance from the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater. He is admitted to practice in Wisconsin and Arizona. His affiliations include the State Bar of Wisconsin, the Milwaukee Bar Association and the American Bar Association’s Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Sections. He serves on the board of directors of the St. Camillus Foundation.
Education
- J.D., cum laude, Marquette University Law School
- B.B.A., University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (Accounting and Finance)
Admissions
Wisconsin | Arizona
Honors & Recognition
- Best Lawyers in America, Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Nonprofit / Charities Law; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
- Named a FIVE STAR Wealth Manager
- Selected for inclusion in Wisconsin Super Lawyers (2024-present)
- Selected for inclusion in Wisconsin Super Lawyers - Rising Star Edition (2009-2011; 2013-2014)
Professional Associations
- State Bar of Wisconsin
- Milwaukee Bar Association
- American Bar Association (Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Sections)
- St. Camillus Foundation (Board of Directors)