Derek Johnson
For 16 years, I've worked in real estate — and over time, one kind of work came to mean more to me than any other. When a family loses someone, they're often faced with consequential decisions about the home and the estate at the hardest possible moment: while they're grieving, and usually without a clear sense of where to begin.
That's why I built Estate Transition Management. My goal is simple — to honor and protect the family estate exactly the way the original owners intended, handling it with the same care and integrity they would have brought to it themselves.
In practice, that means lifting the burden off the attorney, the trustee, and the family — coordinating every practical detail, from the first walkthrough to the final key handoff, so the people responsible for the estate can focus on what matters most. It's work that has never stopped mattering to me.
Morgan Phillips
Morgan Phillips supports the Estate Transition team's day-to-day operations, helping keep each trust and probate sale organized and on track. He coordinates the details behind the scenes — preparing properties for market and working alongside executors, trustees, and their advisors — so families can move through the process with clarity and ease.