Carruthers & Roth Attorney Ron Johnson Receives Inaugural Philanthropic Leadership Award
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GBA member and Carruthers & Roth attorney, Ron Johnson, has been recognized by the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro for his outstanding leadership in philanthropy.
Johnson received the Foundation’s inaugural Philanthropic Leadership Award, which honors an outstanding professional advisor who is committed to philanthropy in both their professional practice and personal endeavors. The award was presented at the Financial Service Advisors Council’s breakfast, “Beyond Giving: Crafting Philanthropic Legacies That Transform Lives,” on Sept. 17.
“Ron has inspired many of us through nearly five decades of serving others, whether in the legal profession or through key leadership and volunteer roles,” says Davis McDonald, special counsel. “We are pleased to see him recognized once again for his selfless commitment to supporting those in need while building a better community for all of us.”
During his career, Johnson has founded several nonprofits, served on boards of local organizations and earned many accolades including the Governor’s Award for Outstanding Volunteer Service. Among the many organizations that have benefitted from his efforts are the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro, Family Services of the Piedmont, the Greensboro Commission on the Status of Women, North Carolina for Community and Justice, Planned Parenthood of Greensboro and of the Triad, Triad Health Project, Guilford Green Foundation, Triad Stage, the Women’s Resource Center of Greensboro, and Hospice and Palliative Care of Greensboro (now AuthoraCare Collective). He is equally respected for his success in fundraising, having raised more than $1 million for Triad Health Project and receiving the Greensboro Philanthropist of the Year Award from the Triad Society of Professional Fundraisers.
At Carruthers & Roth, he focuses his practice on estate planning, estate administration, business law and nonprofit corporations. Board certified in estate planning and probate law, he has been recognized repeatedly by Business North Carolina’s “Legal Elite” — ranked by his peers for his excellence in the area of Tax & Estate Planning. Johnson is a member of the North Carolina Bar Association’s Legal Practice Hall of Fame, and this year was named to the “Icons & Phenoms” list by North Carolina Lawyers Weekly.
A graduate of the University of South Carolina and its School of Law, he co-founded Greensboro-based Johnson Peddrick & McDonald before he and his partners joined Carruthers & Roth in 2021.
