Mary Jo Salone, Attorney at Law
Mary Jo Salone is originally from Wisconsin. She attended law school at Golden Gate University
and then went on to teach there. She entered the private sector to focus on software copyrighting.
She wrote a self-help book entitled How to Copyright Software. Since coming to Arizona over 20
years ago, Ms. Salone has practiced in many different areas as a sole practitioner.
As her parents aged, she was forced into court with her parents and siblings. She had the
opportunity to be solely responsible for the care of her mother, who had Alzheimer’s. Having these
experiences piqued her interest in estate planning. She finds great satisfaction in providing for the
legal needs of both businesses and families as she strives to make life transitions--such as she
went through with her parents--easier for others. Ms. Salone is very excited about the opening of
her practice and its estate planning emphasis. Ms. Salone lives in Goodyear near her daughter, son-
in-law and six grandsons.
Lora G. Johnson, Attorney at Law
Lora G. Johnson was raised in Phoenix, Arizona, the oldest of six children. She earned a
scholarship to Arizona State University, where she received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology,
cum laude, and graduated from the University Honors' College, the first member of her family to
earn a university degree. Her research was published in The Journal of Personality and Social
Psychology. After marriage, three children and numerous retail and clerical jobs she returned to
school to obtain her law degree. She earned her Juris Doctorate from Arizona State University.
Mrs. Johnson practiced with a local large estate planning firm for eight years, six years as an
attorney. She focused in the areas of estate planning, small business planning and Medicaid/Long
term care planning. In order to better serve her clients and fulfill a lifelong dream, Mrs. Johnson
opened her own practice in 2006.
Mrs. Johnson has seen firsthand the value of planning. She is devoted to detail and organization and
strongly enjoys working with people who are preparing for the future and keeping their heirs, families
or causes in mind. She sees estate planning as an essential step in ensuring one's own future, as well
as the future of one's family.
Mrs. Johnson believes that quality customer service is vital. She enjoys doing community service with
various local women's groups. She has a very diverse background and is a talented artist,
seamstress and pianist. Mrs. Johnson also has a strong international interest and has visited
Scandinavia several times, where she has learned much of the tradition and language of her Swedish
ancestors.
Mrs. Johnson and her husband Steven, also an Arizona native and high school English teacher, have
five children.