Membership Lunch Meeting -The Forgotten 40 Acres: Repairing Racial Wealth Disparity Using the Estate Tax and Charitable Incentives
Membership Lunch Meeting
The Forgotten 40 Acres: Repairing Racial Wealth Disparity Using the Estate Tax and Charitable Incentives
Date: Wednesday, February 10, 2027
Time: 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Location: Cured 18th & 21st, 10980 Grantchester Way, Suite 110, Columbia, MD
Speakers: Sarah Moore Johnson and Stephanie Perry
Members are encouraged to bring prospective member guests; first-time member-hosted guests may attend at no charge.
About the Program
Join the Howard County Estate Planning Council for an important discussion on racial wealth disparities and the role estate and tax planning can play in addressing historical inequities.
The Forgotten 40 Acres: Repairing Racial Wealth Disparity Using the Estate Tax and Charitable Incentives will explore the intersection of wealth, tax policy, and charitable planning, encouraging estate planning professionals to consider how their work relates to broader questions of economic opportunity and generational wealth.
About the Speakers
Sarah Moore Johnson
Sarah Moore Johnson is the Managing Partner of Harrison LLP's Washington, DC office and a recognized leader in the estate planning community. As President of the Washington, D.C. Estate Planning Council in 2020, she established its first DEI Committee and launched the Race & Wealth speaker series.
Sarah is an award-winning speaker on tax and estate planning topics. In 2022, a version of this program was recognized by the American Bar Association as one of the year's seven most influential programs. She has also provided expert testimony on tax policy before the California Reparations Task Force and the DC Council.
Sarah serves on the Board of the Greater Washington Community Foundation and is a graduate of Wake Forest University and the University of Georgia School of Law.
Stephanie Perry
Stephanie Perry is the Managing Partner of Pasternak & Fidis, P.C. in Bethesda, Maryland, where she concentrates her practice in estate planning and estate and trust administration.
A Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), Stephanie is admitted to practice in Maryland, the District of Columbia, and Virginia. She has been recognized as a Maryland Super Lawyer in Estate Planning and Probate annually since 2015 and has received recognition from Washingtonian, Best Lawyers, and Bethesda Magazine.
Stephanie is a Past President of the Bar Association of Montgomery County and the Bar Foundation of Montgomery County. She currently serves as a Director of the ACTEC Foundation and the Bar Foundation of Montgomery County.
Schedule
12:00 PM – Registration, Networking and Buffet Lunch
12:30 PM – Program Begins
1:30 PM – Continued Networking
2:00 PM – Program Ends
