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 […]

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 […]

Steven K. Mignogna, Anthony R. La Ratta, and Donald P. Craig presented at the Annual Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey (COANJ) Conference. The annual COANJ conference took place at the Golden Nugget in Atlantic City, NJ, September 29–October 2, 2015. On September 30, 2015, Mr. La Ratta and Mr. Craig presented “Developments in Elder […]

Steven K. Mignogna, a shareholder in Archer & Greiner’s Haddonfield office, has recently been appointed as Chair of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee in the Litigation, Ethics and Malpractice Group of the American Bar Association’s Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section.  Mr. Mignogna previously served as Chair and Vice Chair of that Group, and […]

By Andrew J. Cevasco, Esquire No one expects to die young and no one expects their children to die even younger.  When tragedies like that occur, the estate issues left behind are usually monumental, and the results rarely coincide with what the decedent wished. Whitney Houston, however, planned well for death.  She left her considerable […]

“NJ Supreme Court, Congress Clarify Rules re: Special Needs Trusts” Reprinted with permission from the February 5, 2015, volume of the New Jersey Law Journal. © 2015 ALM Media Properties, LLC. All rights reserved. Further duplication without permission is prohibited.) By: William P. Isele

William Isele of Archer & Greiner in Princeton, in Oct. 31, 2014, New Jersey Law Journal article on Ebola quarantine issue: “Sometimes, in the interest of public welfare, there has to be some public intrusion on individual civil rights, and the laws and the courts look to use the least restrictive measures to protect the public interest.” Read […]

Reprinted with permission from the July 29, 2013, edition of New Jersey Law Journal. © 2013 ALM Media Properties, LLC. All rights reserved. Further duplication without permission is prohibited.) By: Steven K. Mignogna