Diane K. Kuwamura

DIANE K. KUWAMURA, born Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; admitted to bar, 1995, Maryland. Education: Boston University (B.S.B.A. in Accounting, 1987); The Catholic University of America's The Columbus School of Law (J.D., 1994). Member: Montgomery County (Member, Section on Estates and Trusts), Maryland State (Member, Sections on Taxation, Estate and Trust Law and Business Law) and American (Member, Sections on Taxation, Real Property, Estate and Trust Law) Bar Associations; Washington DC Estate Planning Council (Board Member 2006-2011 and Officer-Secretary, 2007-2008 and President 1010-2011); Member: Alpha Phi Fraternity (Eta Deuteron Chapter-Boston). PRACTICE AREAS: Estate Planning; Wills Law; Trust Law; Probate; Estate and Gift Taxation Law. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Diane K. Kuwamura included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors AV Preeminent rating from Martindale Hubbell by Bethesda Magazine Maryland and District of Columbia SuperLawyers in Estate Planning and Probate for 2019. Other Sources of Feedback About Diane K. Kuwamura Included on the 2026Maryland Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2025 Maryland Super Lawyers list 2024 Maryland Super Lawyers list 2023 Maryland Super Lawyers list 2022 Maryland Super Lawyers list 2021 Maryland Super Lawyers list 2020 Maryland Super Lawyers list 2019 Maryland Super Lawyers list

• Principal

• Chair of the Board of Directors of Montgomery Hospice

• Maryland, 1995
• District of Columbia
• U.S. District Court District of Maryland
• Supreme Court of the United States of America

• Montgomery County Bar Association (Member)
• Maryland State Bar Association, 1998 - Present (Member, Taxation Section)
• Maryland Bar Association, 1998 - Present (Member, Estate and Trust Law Section)
• Maryland Bar Association, 2001 - Present (Member, Business Law Section)
• American Bar Association (Member, Taxation Section)
• American Bar Association (Member, Real Property Section)
• American Bar Association (Member, Estate and Trust Law Section)
• Washington DC Estate Planning Council, 2007 - 2008 (Officer-Secretary)
• United States Supreme Court Bar Association
• Maryland State Bar Association-Estates and Trusts and Taxation Sections
• American Bar Association-Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section and Taxation Section
• Montgomery County Bar Association-Estates and Trusts Section.
• Maryland State Bar Association. (Fellow)
• Washington, DC Estate Planning Council, 2000 - Present
• Washington, DC Estate Planning Council, 2010 - 2011 (President)
• Washington, DC Estate Planning Council., 2005 - 2012 (Council’s Board)
• Montgomery County Estate Planning Council (Board of Directors)