Steven Mignogna, Chair of Archer’s Estate & Trust Litigation Group, will act as moderator at the University of Miami School of Law’s 58th Annual Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning. The conference will be held in Orlando, Florida at the Orlando World Center Marriott Resort from January 8 – 12, 2024. Information about the session is as […]

Steven Mignogna, Chair of Archer’s Estate & Trust Litigation Group, will speak about undue influence at the Philadelphia Estate Planning Council’s January 2024 Luncheon Program. Information about the program is as follows: Title: “Undue Influence: Will You Know It When You See It?” When: Tuesday, January 23, 2024 from 11:45 AM – 1:45 PM. Where: The Union League of […]

Steven K. Mignogna, presented the Rutgers University School of Law’s “The Do’s and Don’ts of Estate Planning” Webinar on November 30, 2023 from 6:00 – 8:35 PM. Overview: Estate Planning is a topic that lawyers cannot avoid, whether as part of their own practice, or just fielding questions from family, friends, and clients, or with […]

Archer Partner, Melissa Osorio Dibble, was recently appointed to Samaritan’s Board of Trustees. Samaritan is one of New Jersey’s leading providers for hospice and palliative care. A member of Archer’s Estate & Trust Litigation Group, Melissa also serves on Samaritan’s Development Committee. In her practice, Melissa handles all varieties of probate, general equity, and Orphans’ […]

Steven Mignogna and Anthony LaRatta will present “Hot Trends in Estate Litigation” at the Mercer County Bar Association’s 2023 Xtreme CLE on November 28 at 10 AM. The Xtreme CLE is a two-day virtual program designed to meet the continuing educational requirements of attorneys and features outstanding local and regional speakers. To learn more and […]

Steve Mignogna and Anthony LaRatta will present “What’s New in Estate Litigation” at the Estate and Financial Planners Council of South Jersey’s meeting on November 9. The seminar will take place at the Samaritan Center at Voorhees in Voorhees, New Jersey. The schedule is as follows: Opening Remarks: 8:15am – 8:30am Educational Program: 8:30am – […]

Andrew J. Cevasco, Archer Trust & Estate attorney, will moderate the Committee on Professionalism in the Law’s annual seminar, “Professionalism – Doing Law Well,” on November 6, 2023. The seminar will take place at Seasons Catering in Washington Township, New Jersey. The CLE will take place from 4:00 – 6:00 PM, followed by the dinner […]

Melissa Osorio Dibble and Steven Mignogna recently attended the fall national meeting of The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), held in Louisville, Kentucky. At the meeting, Steve and Melissa participated in the Mock Trial: “Father Knows Best or Parent Trapped? An Affluent Young Adult with Diminished Capacity Faces Guardianship.” Steve served as […]

Steven Mignogna presented at the Delaware Banker Association’s 2023 Delaware Trust Conference on October 18. The program, “Till Trusts Do Us Part:  Trusts, Divorce, and Our Fiduciary and Ethical Roles,” addressed the intersection (collision) of trusts and failed marriages, including the evolving – and often conflicting — fiduciary and ethical duties of trustees, lawyers, and […]

McFadden v. Pentagon Federal Credit Union, No. A-3538-20, 2023 WL 4777219 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. July 27, 2023) This case illustrates how parties must stay wary of the applicable statute of limitations.  McFadden at *1.  The appellant, Joseph – nephew of the decedent, Joan McFadden (the “decedent”) – appealed an order granting Morgan Stanley […]