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 […]

IMO Estate of Lucy G. Kershak, Docket Nos. A-2897-17T3, A-4402-17T3, 2019 WL 1976066 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. May 2, 2019) This case considers whether summary judgment is appropriate when a complaint opposing probate of a will is not timely filed. In 2008, the decedent executed a will prepared by her long-time attorney. The 2008 […]

In re Walker, 2019 PA Super 120, 2019 WL 1759792 (Pa. Super. Apr.22, 2019). This appeal deals with the standing for residual beneficiaries of a revocable trust. In July 2001, Pauline O. Walker (“decedent”) created a revocable trust, naming her daughters, Katherine W. Bantleon and Elizabeth W. Mecke (“the daughters”), as the residual beneficiaries.  Smithfield […]

In the Matter of the Estate of Dorothy Dreher, No. A-4800-17T3, 2019 WL 1512720 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. April 8, 2019). Dorothy Dreher had two children, David and Rebecca. David was the executor.  Rebecca filed a verified complaint to vacate the probate judgment on grounds of undue influence and lack of capacity.  After four […]

Archer is pleased to announce that attorney Melissa Osorio Dibble has been accepted into the inaugural class of the Mid-Atlantic Fellows Institute of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC). Lawyers are nominated by an ACTEC Fellow and selected through a competitive application process. Ms. Dibble was one of 38 lawyers selected from […]

Archer & Greiner’s Anthony La Ratta, Esq. spoke at the ABA’s 31st Annual RPTE National CLE Conference in Boston, Ma., on May 9, 2019 on the intersection of estate and family law in a program entitled “Another Boston Tea Party? Navigating Family Law Issues in Trust and Estate Litigation.” This two-day conference features some of the […]

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 T́ir Na Nóg in Cherry Hill. Ms. Dibble previously […]

This week, three handwritten documents were discovered in Aretha Franklin’s house. Are they valid wills? Archer’s Steven Mignogna, Esq. chimes in: “This is an increasing problem in our society. Especially with more technology available, people are inclined to create their own wills. Given the importance of the creation of a last will, creating one’s own […]