Archer & Greiner’s 4th Annual Estate Litigation Seminar (Including the NJ UTC!) Panelists will include Archer & Greiner attorneys and other experts from outside the firm.  Topics will include the Uniform Trust Code just enacted into New Jersey.  Breakfast will be provided at this complimentary CLE seminar.  More information and registration details coming soon! When: Thursday, […]

SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. A-1099-13T1 Decided December 2, 2015 This dispute focused on the beneficiary designations for life insurance policies. Plaintiff Madeline Fromageot was the widow of decedent Paul Fromageot.  He died in 2004.  In 1996, the decedent completed an “enrollment card” which authorized his employer to deduct monies from […]

William P. Isele, Esq. will be a featured speaker at “Ethical Issues Presented by Aging & Disabled Clients and How to Avoid” for the Middlesex County Bar Association. Thursday, December 10th @ 8:00 a.m. New Brunswick, NJ The seminar will focus on the following: An overview of the ethical issues non-elder law attorneys can be presented […]

The New Jersey Appellate Division recently decided In re Estate of Matchuk, 2015 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 2465 (App. Div. Oct. 28, 2015) (found here), a case involving competing claims to decedent’s retirement accounts.  Prior to marrying his wife, decedent had designated his sister as the beneficiary of his retirement accounts.  After his marriage, decedent […]

Steven K. Mignogna, a shareholder with Archer & Greiner P.C. in Haddonfield, N.J., will be a featured speaker at the National College of Probate Judges Conference on November 12 and 13, 2015.  Mr. Mignogna will present Seven Deadly Claims – a survey of unique estate and trust claims around the nation. As estate and trust […]

Steven K. Mignogna, a shareholder with Archer & Greiner P.C. in Haddonfield, N.J., was a featured speaker at the 2015 Delaware Trust Conference, October 26th & 27th, at the Chase Center on the Riverfront in Wilmington, Delaware. Mr. Mignogna appeared as part of the Case Studies in Ethical Behavior presentation. This year’s conference, the 10th annual, featured […]

Steven K. Mignogna was a featured speaker at the 37th Annual Duke University Estate Planning Conference. He presented “Ethics and Technology in a Trusts and Estates Practice” on October 15, 2015. Mr. Mignogna’s presentation discussed how professionals depend on technology in their practices while often taking it for granted. He also addressed how they can […]

In Jones v. Golden, No. SC 13-2536 (Fla. Sup. Ct. October 1, 2015), the Florida Supreme Court resolved a conflict among Florida’s district courts with regard to whether a reasonably ascertainable creditor who is not served with a notice to creditors is barred if the creditor does not file a claim within three months after […]

By Don Craig, Esquire. Almost every litigation attorney, at some point in his or her career, will file a certification of attorney services.  Most attorneys, particular younger attorneys, start with a template from an experienced practitioner and simply add the requested figures. There is much more to drafting a effective certification of attorney services.  First, […]

In the Matter of The Estate of Eddie Jones, III (App. Div. 8/26/2015), the Appellate Division affirmed a Burlington County Superior Court decision imposing a constructive trust upon the decedent’s life insurance policy proceeds by reforming the policy to enforce the terms of a settlement agreement that was incorporated into the decedent’s Amended Dual Final […]