Heather Johnston founded Sapphire Law Group to bring high-quality legal services traditionally found in large city law firms to the suburbs and mountains where grew up and lives by pairing her legal acumen with her passion for technology. Heather delivers legal services to families and businesses in a way that is personal, creative, convenient and exceptionally efficient. Heather’s intelligence, attention to detail and education has been dedicated to serving clients in complex real estate transactions for over a decade. She has been an integral part of completing some of the largest transactions in the greater Sacramento area, representing lenders, regional developers, investors, business owners and families. Heather has had the opportunity to work with some of the region’s most respected individuals and businesses on real estate purchase and sale transactions, leases and financing. In addition, Heather has represented clients in connection with the distribution of complex trust assets, resolution of disputes over trust assets and title issues created the the improper administration of trust property.

Heather C. Johnston is a Shareholder in the Real Estate Transactional Department of Trainor Fairbrook. Ms. Johnston’s practice focuses on commercial real estate matters related to the acquisition, development, ownership and disposition of real property including purchase and sale transactions, leasing, title matters, easements and CC&Rs and commercial condominium conversions.As part of her transactional real estate practice, Ms. Johnston has experience related to all facets of commercial real estate specifically in negotiating and documenting complex leasing transactions, preparing and negotiating purchase and sale agreements, easement agreements and CC&Rs. Ms. Johnson’s practice also includes the representation of property owners and investors that desire to convert existing retail, industrial or office projects into commercial condominiums, including negotiation with local cities and counties.Ms. Johnston served as a consultant for the parties, interest and premises chapter of the book, Ground Lease Practice published by the California Continuing Education of the Bar in 2009. She has given presentations on commercial condominium conversions for several real estate industry groups.