About Donald
Donald Johnson is a shareholder in Dentons Sirote’s Birmingham, Alabama office, where he is a member of the Tax practice group. Don counsels business owners and businesses in areas of mergers and acquisitions, entity formation, and tax and business planning. He counsels developers and investors with regard to real estate income tax planning, including capital gain planning, like-kind exchanges, opportunity zone planning, tax incentives, and debt restructurings and workouts. Don represents taxpayers in connection with federal, state, and local tax controversies and audits and is a frequent lecturer on corporate taxation, partnership taxation, and like-kind exchanges.
Donald Johnson is a shareholder in Dentons Sirote’s Birmingham, Alabama office, where he is a member of the Tax practice group. Don counsels business owners and businesses in areas of mergers and acquisitions, entity formation, and tax and business planning. He counsels developers and investors with regard to real estate income tax planning, including capital gain planning, like-kind exchanges, opportunity zone planning, tax incentives, and debt restructurings and workouts. Don represents taxpayers in connection with federal, state, and local tax controversies and audits and is a frequent lecturer on corporate taxation, partnership taxation, and like-kind exchanges.
Practice Areas
Professional Affiliations
Awards & Recognition
- Lawyer of the Year: Tax Law, Birmingham (2026)
- Lawyer of the Year: Tax Law, Birmingham (2024)
- Recognized: Corporate Law
- Recognized: Real Estate Law
- Recognized: Tax Law
- Practice Area: Agriculture Law
- Practice Area: Copyright Law
- Special Focus: Agribusiness
- Special Focus: Corporate
- Special Focus: Income Tax
- Alabama Super Lawyers, Rising Stars 2011-2012
