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08.27.2021
Anthony La Ratta Reappointed Vice-Chair of the Jefferson Health Foundation-New Jersey Board
Archer partner Anthony R. La Ratta was reappointed as Vice-Chair of the Jefferson Health Foundation – New Jersey Board. His one-year term will run to June 30, 2022. The mission of the Jefferson Health Foundation – New Jersey is to improve the lives of patients and their families in the community, and to transform the health care […]
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08.24.2021
Legal Malpractice in the Context of Probate, the Entire Controversy Doctrine, and the Right to a Jury Trial
Schindel v. Feitlen, A-2888-19, 2021 WL 2391583 (N.J. Super. App. Div. June 11, 2021). Before his death in November 2016, the decedent, Arnold, executed three wills. In the first will, executed in July 2014, Arnold gave the bulk of his estate to his son, David (the petitioner), and made specific bequests to his friend, Hindy. […]
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08.24.2021
Appellate Division Declines to Award Compensatory, Punitive, and Equitable Damages With Respect to Claims of Trustee Misconduct
In re Gloria T. Mann Revocable Tr., A-2663-19, 2021 WL 2212701 (N.J. Super. App. Div. June 2, 2021). Gloria Mann (“Gloria”) died on August 10, 2017. Her children, plaintiff David Mann (“David”) and defendant Doree Gottlieb (“Doree”), were the primary beneficiaries and successor co-trustees of the Gloria T. Mann Revocable Trust (“Trust”). A few months […]
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08.16.2021
Melissa Dibble to Speak at Samaritan’s Free Will & Estate Planning Workshop
When: Tuesday, September 21, 2021 | Eastern: 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM Where: Webinar Archer Faculty: Melissa Dibble, Esq. Overview: When was your Will last reviewed? If, since then, you’ve bought or sold a home or business, married or divorced, welcomed or lost a family member or heir, received an inheritance, or had a change […]
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Frank Demmerly
Frank R. Demmerly, Jr. is a Stockholder in the law firm of Archer & Greiner, P.C. He provides estate planning, estate administration and estate and gift tax advice. Taking into account client’s personal and tax objective, he provides Wills, Trusts, Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts (“ILIT”S”), Power-of-Attorney, Healthcare Proxies, Living Wills, planning and implementation of simple and complex gifting programs (which may use GRAT’S, QPRT’S and other complex techniques), Charitable Remainder trusts, Charitable Foundations, and other estate planning services. He assists clients with the complexities of administration of estates including probate, the preparation and filing of estate tax returns and estate and trust funding and distributions .