On Thursday, December 5, 2019, with others from our firm,  Mr. Mignogna will present a seminar at the Camden County Bar Association on important trends in estate litigation.  This is the 18th annual year for this program.  It will be presented at Tavistock. Provider: Camden County Bar Association Speakers: Mr. Glenn Henkel Esq. – Kulzer […]

On January 16, 2020, Mr. Mignogna will present a program on the “Inside View from Corporate Fiduciaries,” at the 54th Annual Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning in Orlando, Florida.  The Heckerling Institute is the nation’s premier conference for estate planning professionals.  Mr. Mignogna will moderate a panel comprised of the chief officers of several major corporate […]

Archer attorneys Tara Zane and Melissa Dibble presented a free “Wills and Estate Planning Workshop” hosted by Samaritan’s Planned Giving Committee on Thursday, September 26, 2019 from 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM. The committee included some of the region’s leading financial advisors who volunteer their time and expertise to raise awareness about the importance of […]

In re the Estate of Connolly, No. A-3855-17T1, 2019 WL 1578804 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Apr. 12, 2019). This case involves a purported will drafted by an attorney who never met the decedent.  The attorney drafted the will based on a telephone conversation he had with the decedent, who was then ninety (90) years […]

De Paul vs. Estate of De Paul, A-0887-16t2, 2019 WL 1831554 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. April 25, 2019). This action considered the reach of the entire controversy doctrine. The dispute stemmed from the disposition of a residential property in Mays Landing owned by the decedent, Catherine De Paul (“Catherine”). Catherine died testate in December […]

The Daily Mail reported that a Los Angeles judge ruled that Steve Bing and Elizabeth Hurley’s son Damian Hurley, 17, and his half-sister Kira Kerkorian, the daughter of Steve and former tennis pro Lisa Bonder, are beneficiaries to their grandfather,  Dr. Peter Bing’s, trust.  The trust is set to terminate in October 2020. Dr. Bing […]

Archer Partner Anthony R. La Ratta was recently appointed Chair of the National Conference of Lawyers and Corporate Fiduciaries Committee of the American Bar Association’s Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section. His term will begin September 1. As Chair, Mr. La Ratta has overall leadership responsibility for the Committee, which focuses on the bar’s […]

Archer attorney, Melissa Osorio Dibble, a member of the firm’s Estate and Trust Litigation Group, was reappointed Vice-Chair of the Probate & Fiduciary Litigation Committee of the Litigation, Ethics and Malpractice Group of the American Bar Association’s Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section. Her new term will begin September 1. As Vice-Chair, Ms. Dibble is a member […]

Archer Partner Steven K. Mignogna was recently appointed a Member of the following administrative committees within the American Bar Association’s Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law, effective September 1: Continuing Legal Education – The Continuing Legal Education Committee plans programs for the Section’s national meetings. Groups and Substantive Committees – The Committee on […]

Archer attorney Melissa Osorio Dibble has been installed as 2nd Vice President of the Board of Directors of the Estate and Financial Planning Council of Southern New Jersey (EFPCSNJ). Ms. Dibble was sworn in at the Council’s Annual Installation and Awards Dinner on June 13 at Tir Na Nog in Cherry Hill. Ms. Dibble previously […]