Steven K. Mignogna, a Partner in Archer’s Haddonfield office, has been reappointed to a second term as Chair of the Alternate Dispute Resolution Committee in the Litigation, Ethics and Malpractice Group of the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section. His new term will start on September 1. As Chair, Mr. […]

Deal v. Velez, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 39427 (D.N.J. March 20, 2017). This matter was on appeal before the District Court on defendants’ motion to dismiss the Amended Complaint for lack of jurisdiction.  The issue before the Court was whether the defendants are entitled to sovereign and/or qualified immunity under the Eleventh Amendment. This case […]

Jiwungkul v. Dir., Div. of Taxation, 2017 N.J. Super. LEXIS 62, No. A-4089-15T2, (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. May 30, 2017). This case pertains to marital deduction eligibility for domestic partners in New Jersey under the New Jersey Inheritance Tax and the New Jersey Estate Tax.  Here, Rucksapol Jiwungkul and Michael R. Connolly, Jr. were […]

Steven K. Mignogna, a Partner in the firm’s Haddonfield office, served as a featured speaker at two seminars at the New Jersey State Bar Association Annual Meeting and Convention, recently held on May 17 – 19 at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City. During the convention, Mr. Mignogna served as moderator and […]

Stegier v. Steiger, 2016 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 5806, No. 37-2013-00072651 (Cal. App. Div. Aug. 5, 2016). This case is an unpublished Appellate Division decision arising out of San Diego County, California. Lee Steiger (“Lee”) petitioned the probate court in California to compel trustee Paul Steiger (“Paul”) to account for the Louise A. Steiger Trust […]

McDermott-Guber v. Estate of McDermott, 2017 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 1240, Docket No. A-1210-15T3 (N.J. Sup. Ct. App. Div. May 19, 2017). This is an unpublished Appellate Division decision arising out of Morris County, New Jersey.  This case pertains to whether plaintiff adduced sufficient evidence to establish a valid inter vivos gift. Here, a vacant […]

The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) recently appointed Steven K. Mignogna, a Partner in the firm’s Haddonfield office, to its Joint ACTEC/NCPJ Task Force. The task force is a joint initiative between ACTEC and the National College of Probate Judges (NCPJ), and was created to coordinate projects between ACTEC and the NCPJ. […]

Epstein v. Epstein, 2017 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 1165, No. A-1558-15T3 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. May 15, 2017). This case is an unpublished Appellate Division decision arising out of Ocean County, New Jersey. Plaintiff Neal Epstein (“Neal”) appealed the trial court’s order dismissing his Complaint against Barbara Epstein (“Barbara”).  Neal’s Complaint alleged that as […]

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Estate of Lerner v. Lerner, No. A-0399-15T4, 2017 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 804 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Mar. 30, 2017). Defendant Tisa Lynn Lerner appeals from an August 11, 2015, judgment finding she breached her fiduciary duties as trustee for plaintiff, the Estate of Harry Lerner.  Tisa is one of three daughters of the […]