About Us

Colton B. Johnston

Guardianship and Conservatorship Attorney

Colton is a Shareholder at JacksonWhite and currently leads the Guardianship and Conservatorship Team. His team has helped hundreds of families through the often painstaking guardianship and conservatorship process. Colton prides himself on extensive experience in helping families, facilities, caretakers, and loved ones in navigating long-term care, estate planning, and legal authority to act on behalf of those who are suffering from incapacity and dementia. Colton has experience working in nearly every county in Arizona in guiding families through the probate litigation process.

Spencer M. Wilkinson

Guardianship and Conservatorship Attorney

Spencer is an Arizona attorney whose practice focuses primarily on guardianship and conservatorship matters, probate litigation, and fiduciary representation. He represents families, licensed fiduciaries, guardians, conservators, trustees, and interested persons in probate courts throughout Arizona, with a significant portion of his practice focused on contested and high-conflict probate matters.

Brianna Burrows

Paralegal

Brianna joined JacksonWhite in 2019. She dedicates her time with our attorneys who practice in the probate court. Brianna comes to JacksonWhite after several years serving as a Court Clerk for the Pinal County Superior Court. She has extensive experience in guardianship, conservatorship, and probate matters. Brianna serves as the probate team’s paralegal in focused case and statutory research, petition and motion draft practice, and careful management of the various deadlines involved in serving as a fiduciary for a loved one with dementia. Brianna’s experience with the court system makes her an invaluable resource to any family seeking help with the death or incapacity of a loved one.

Billie Meagher

Legal Assistant

Billie joined Jackson White in 2016 as a member of the Civil Litigation team. In 2017, Billie dedicated herself as a legal assistant for JacksonWhite’s Guardianship and Conservatorship team. Billie oversees all external court and client processes. This includes filing all documentation with courts in nearly every county in Arizona; correspondence with clients, opposing counsel, and parties; and oversight of notice processes necessary in any probate litigation. Billie likewise comes to JacksonWhite from experience working with hospital administration giving her extensive experience in reviewing and analyzing medical records. Billie’s experience makes her an asset to families dealing with the struggles of incapacity.

Cassidy Hernandez

Legal Administrator

Cassidy joined the probate and guardianship team at JacksonWhite in 2020. Cassidy has dedicated her last few years to managing the intake process for the guardianship and conservatorship team. Cassidy’s skills with reporting have now led to her promotion as account specialist in managing over 200 case files through the rigors of annual accounting and reporting incumbent on all guardians and conservators. Cassidy’s careful attention to detail, and her patient empathy for those suffering through dementia, make her a stalwart addition to the team.