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Publications

The Forgotten 40 Acres: How Real Property, Probate & Tax Laws Contributed To The Racial Wealth Gap And How Tax Policy Could Repair It, Sarah M. Johnson, Raymond C. Odom, 57 Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Journal 1, Spring 2022.

Art Crimes and Misdemeanors: Managing Risk in Estate Administration and in Appraisals of Stigmatized Art, Digital Journal of Advanced Appraisal Practice, Spring 2019.

Speeches

“352 Days and a Lifetime to Go: Practical, Prudent Planning Pointers for 2025 and Beyond”, Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning Conference, January 13, 2025

“Estate Planning in the Age of Assisted Reproductive Technology”, Delaware Trust Conference, October 28, 2024

“The Voldemort of Transfer Taxes: Paying the GST Tax and Planning for GST Non-Exempt Trusts”, ABA Virtual Fall Tax Meeting, September 24, 2024

“Surprise! Redefining Family in the Wild West of DNA Kits and Assisted Reproductive Technology”, Southern Federal Tax Institute, November 2, 2023 and Washington, DC Estate Planning Council, October 19, 2023

“The Voldemort of Transfer Taxes: What to Do When GST Tax is Due and Other Tales from the Dark Side”, DC Bar Estate Planning Tax Series, June 15, 2023

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University of Georgia School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2002; Order of the Coif; Outstanding Notes Editor, Georgia Law Review; John C. O’Byrne Excellence in Taxation Award

Wake Forest University, B.S., magna cum laude, 1997; Thomas K. Hearn Excellence in Leadership Award; President, Panhellenic Council

Immediate Past President, President, Vice President, Board Director and Former Committee Chair, Washington DC Estate Planning Council (2013 to 2022)

Board of Trustees, Greater Washington Community Foundation (2021 to present)

Co-Chair, Greater Washington Community Foundation’s Professional Advisors Council (2018 to 2021)

Steering Committee, Estates Trusts & Probate Law Section of D.C. Bar Association (2014-2015)

Former Chair, Estate Planning Committee of the D.C. Bar Association Taxation Section (2008-2009; Vice Chair from 2005-2008)

Subcommittee Chair, American Bar Association Task Force for Tax Reform (helped author a report submitted to Congress in 2012)

Co-Founder, DC Trusts and Estates Attorneys Study Group

Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (“ACTEC”)

Fellow, American Bar Foundation