Jonathon M. Morrison

Jonathon M. Morrison

recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2022
Awarded Practice Areas
Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
Jonathon M. Morrison
Jonathon M. Morrison
Phoenix, AZ
Works at
Frazer Ryan Goldberg & Arnold LLP

11 Best Lawyers awards

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Biography

A senior partner and Best Lawyers® honoree, Jonathon Morrison’s practice is focused on tax, business and estate planning for clients with large or complex estates. He is licensed in both Arizona and California and is a Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law in California.

After a decade practicing with preeminent estate planning law firms in Silicon Valley, Jonathon gained a mastery of virtually every estate and tax planning strategy in existence. With his unique background, Jonathon enjoys a reputation for developing advanced estate planning solutions for high income and high net worth clients whose objectives include income tax and estate tax minimization, charitable and philanthropic giving, business exit and succession planning, and asset protection.

A Forbes contributor, Jonathon is widely viewed as a thought leader and innovator in estate planning and related tax strategies.

Jonathon is also a frequent speaker and nationally recognized authority with respect to a specific type of charitable vehicle: the “charitable lead annuity trust” (CLAT). Jonathon is frequently engaged by clients, advisors and attorneys around the country to implement and provide advice with respect to CLAT planning.

Jonathon Morrison is a planning pioneer and published author concerning the use of the “optimized CLAT” (OCLAT) strategy, which further optimizes for the philanthropic contributor the tax and economic benefits of a charitable lead annuity trust. Read "The Optimized CLAT," co-authored by Jonathon Morrison, in the September 2020 issue of Estate Planning.

Works at
Frazer Ryan Goldberg & Arnold LLP

11 Best Lawyers awards

Frazer Ryan Goldberg & Arnold LLP logo

Locations

Education

  • University of California Hastings College of the Law, J.D., graduated 2007
  • The University of Arizona, B.S., graduated 2004

Bar Admissions

  • California, 2007
  • Arizona, 2015

Court Admissions

  • Arizona, 2015
  • California, 2007

Affiliations

  • State Bar of Arizona - Probate and Trust Law Section, Tax Law Section
  • State Bar of California - Member
  • Maricopa County (AZ) Bar Association - Member
  • Central Arizona Estate Planning Council - Member
  • Planned Giving Roundtable of Arizona - Member

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Tax Law
  • Trusts and Estates
Awards:
  • "Az Business Leaders 2023" (Tax Law), AZ Big Media

Additional Information

  • Certified Specialist in Estate Planning , Trust & Probate Law
State Bar of California
  • Co-author, “The Optimized CLAT: A Compelling Income Tax Deduction Vehicle Hiding In Plain Sight”
Estate Planning, a Thompson Reuters Publication, Vol. 47, No. 9, September 2020

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