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Yvette Ashworth is a native Texan, graduating from the University of Texas with a degree in Accounting.  After graduating magna cum laude from Georgia State University School of Law, Yvette settled down with her husband near the beach in Florida. Four kids later and following thousands of hours devoted to her children, the Boy Scouts of Amercia, Parent-Teacher Associations, booster clubs, and her church, Yvette moved to Arizona to start practicing law full-time at Johnson & Associates.. Yvette's primary practice areas are Guardianships and Conservatorships, Estate Planning, and Estate and Trust Administration.  During college, Yvette lived with and assisted her grandmother, Fayme, so that Fayme could live independently for a few more years.  Shortly after moving out, Fayme, who was diagnosed with dementia, moved in with Yvette's mother, who cared for her until her passing.  Having seen the realitites of aging and the sacrifices that her mother made in order to care for her aging parents, Yvette finds it satisfying to help people plan for the future and rewarding to work with those individuals that sacrifice and care for their family members.

Lora G. Johnson was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona.  After obtaining her undergraduate degree in psychology and having her research published, she attended law school at Arizona State University.  Lora then went to work for a large estate planning law firm, where she practiced exclusively in the area of estate planning and elder law for several years.  In order to better serve her clients and fulfill a lifelong dream, Mrs. Johnson opened her own estate planning firm in 2006.  She is devoted to her clients and enjoys working with people who are preparing for the future.  Lora loves what she does, and she has enjoyed her 19 years of being able to help people in the community resolve their concerns about caring for loved ones with dementia or other illnesses, as well as being able to financially and emotionally survive such ordeals.  She believes that customer service is vital to her practice and that hard work is important to success. Lora serves on the Alzheimer's Association Desert Southwest Chapter Regional Leadership Council, the Benevilla Board of Directors, the Gateway Office Park Board of Directors, and the West Valley Bar Association Board of Directors.  Lora is also a member of the Arizona National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys Arizona Chapter (past president), the Arizona Wealth Counsel, the Arizona State Bar (Elder Law, Mental Health, and Special Needs Section), and the Maricopa County Bar (Estate Planning, Probate, and Trust Section).  Lora is a VA accredited attorney and a Certified Senior Advisor.  She is a noted speaker in the community on legal and financial planning, and she understands the importance of getting people access to good and accurate information so that they can be proactive in their own decision-making.  She participates in many local community service groups and enjoys reading, sewing, travelling, painting, and playing the piano.  Lora and her husband Steven, also an Arizona native and a retired high school English teacher, live in Peoria. They have five children and one granddaughter.

I was born and raised in Tucson, Arizona. My hobbies are fishing in Arizona and Alaska, history, traveling ,hiking and reading. I handle cases on a wide range of subject matter and  even after almost 39 years of practing law i still find it exciting to go to the  office every day.

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