This CLE webinar provides guidance to estate planning counsel on minimizing and defending breach of fiduciary duty claims when administering trusts and estates. The experienced panelists discuss the most contentious breach of duty claims and effective defenses and techniques to reduce the possibility of a lawsuit. When: Tuesday, July 15, 2014 Speaker: Anthony R. La […]

Steven K. Mignogna will present “Seven Deadly Claims” at the American Law Institute Continuing Legal Education Group (ALI-CLE), “Representing Estate and Trust Beneficiaries and Fiduciaries” in Chicago, IL on July 24, 2014. Mr. Mignogna will discuss claims involving estates and trusts that are unique yet growing around the country. This presentation will be part of […]

In this soup to nuts summary of undue influence claims, the panelists will cover:   The varying contexts in which undue influence claims can arise; The burden of proof and jurisdictional differences; Written discovery and deposition challenges and opportunities; The role of expert witnesses; and Strategies for pursuing and defending undue influence claims at trial. […]

Steven K. Mignogna will present a program at the New Jersey State Bar Association’s Annual Meeting and Convention in Atlantic City, N.J. Mr. Mignogna will be on a panel discussing important developments in fiduciary law during the past year. The program will be on Thursday, May 15, at 3p.m. The presentation is part of a […]

Steven K. Mignogna will present a program on contested guardianships, joining a panel of other experts from around the country, at the 25th Anniversary of the Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Spring Symposia of the American Bar Association. Mr. Mignogna will act as moderator for the 1.5 hour program titled “Silver Hair […]

Archer & Greiner Partners Steven K. Mignogna and Anthony R. La Ratta presented “Hot Trends in Probate Litigation,” a seminar sponsored by the Burlington County Bar Association, on March 12, 2014, at the Burlington County Office Building in Mount Holly, N.J. The panel of presenters also included the Hon. Karen L. Suter, Presiding Judge of […]

Anthony R. La Ratta, Partner in Archer & Greiner’s Estate and Trust Litigation Group, served as moderator and spoke on New Jersey estate litigation issues at “What PA Lawyers Need to Know about NJ Estate Practice,” a seminar presented by the Pennsylvania Bar Institute (PBI) on March 11, 2014, in Philadelphia. The course highlighted the […]

2nd Annual Estate Litigation Seminar Events and Seminars How do you know it’s spring? If you said, ‘Archer & Greiner’s Annual Estate Litigation Seminar,’ you’re correct. Archer & Greiner hosted its annual CLE, which included breakfast and a panel discussion with County Surrogates, elder advocates and top estate litigation practitioners from throughout Archer & Greiner’s network of New […]

Estate of Booth v. Dir., Div. of Taxation, No. 015173-2012, 2014 N.J. Tax LEXIS 4 (Tax Ct. Feb. 11, 2014) This case dealt with whether defendant’s, the New Jersey Division of Taxation, disallowance of the federally allowed marital deduction in computing the New Jersey estate tax is proper.  Lillian Garis Booth, decedent, died testate in […]

Attorney Steven K. Mignogna of Archer & Greiner P.C. spoke at one of the nation’s leading conferences for trust and estate attorneys and professionals, where he led a panel program on ethics in estate and trust disputes. Mr. Mignogna, Chair of the Estate & Trust Litigation Group at Archer & Greiner in Haddonfield, N.J., served […]