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Review of Reviews: “How Should Inheritance Law Remediate Inequality?” 97 Wash. L. Rev. __ (forthcoming 2022)Review of Reviews: “How Should Inheritance Law Remediate Inequality?” 97 Wash. L. Rev. __ (forthcoming 2022)

Felix B. Chang, professor, University of Cincinnati College of Law in Cincinnati.

Patricia M. Angus, Founder & CEO

November 23, 2022

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Inequality—or rather, disparity—of wealth is perhaps the most complex and vexing issue of our time.1 The law review article, “How Should Inheritance Law Remediate Inequality?” focuses on the challenges of wealth inequality, especially its causes and consequences, and reviews some of the proscriptions presented by trusts and estates (T&E) scholars to remedy the problem going forward. Most importantly for T&E practitioners and readers of this publication, it proposes a purported “comprehensive framework for progressive inheritance law that redresses long-term inequality.” Is this an interesting proposition? Certainly. However, in several ways, the framework falls short of its task—not only because of the magnitude of its aspirations but al...

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About the Author

Patricia M. Angus

Founder & CEO, Angus Advisory Group LLC

http://www.angusadvisorygroup.com/

Patricia Angus, JD, MIA, TEP, is Founder and CEO of Angus Advisory Group LLC, and an Adjunct Professor at Columbia University. A recognized thought leader in multi-generational family governance and wealth, she has advised families with businesses, trusts, and charitable foundations for more than two decades. 

 

Ms. Angus helps clients navigate some of life's most complex issues, through critical analysis, strategic planning, and compassionate guidance. She practiced law at trusts and estates boutique Hughes and Whitaker (now Day Pitney) and Coudert Brothers international law firm (now Baker & McKenzie).  She served as Principal and Chief Wealth Advisory Officer of Shelterwood Financial Services LLC and Family Wealth Advisor at GenSpring and JP Morgan Private Bank. 

 

Ms. Angus launched the Family Enterprise and Wealth MBA course at Columbia Business School, and writes the "Building Bridges" column on www.wealthmanagement.com. She is a member of the Carter Center Planned Giving Advisory Council and the Editorial Advisory Board of Trusts & Estates.  She served on the New York Women's Foundation Allocations Committee and Citizens Committee for Children of New York's Advocacy Council. She has written numerous articles on topics including family wealth, businesses, trusts, estate planning, philanthropy, and women's issues, and frequently speaks at industry and family events. Ms. Angus has been named one of the Top 50 Women in Wealth Management by Wealth Manager, a Rising Star by Private Asset Management, and twice named in the Top 100 North American Wealth Advisers by City Wealth.  She received a B.A. cum laude from Amherst College, a Masters in International Affairs from Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs, and a J.D. from George Washington University Law School.