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07.29.2020
Steven Mignogna Serves as Rutgers Law School Guest Lecturer
Archer Partner Steven K. Mignogna recently served as a guest lecturer for the Rutgers Law School course, “Estates and Trusts.” Steve led a discussion on estate and trust law, as well as provided students with career advice and important insight about the legal profession in general. Steve serves as the Chair of Archer’s Estate and […]
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05.18.2020
Melissa Dibble Spoke At The American Bar Association’s 32nd Annual Real Property, Trust & Estate Law National CLE Conference
Melissa Dibble spoke at the American Bar Association’s 32nd Annual Real Property, Trust & Estate Law National CLE Conference – The Virtual Experience 2020 (May 14-15). Melissa was on a panel presenting on “Toss the Blue-Backs and Sealing Wax, Electronic Wills Are Here! Or Are They?” on May 14th. For more information, please click the following […]
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05.18.2020
N.Y. Lawyer Must Keep Over 500 Wills, Some Of Which Are 70 Years Old
Even though she searched for the Wills’ testators, a New York lawyer can’t dispose of the documents according to an ethics opinion by the New York State Bar Association. The Jan. 23 ethics opinion says the Wills are property, “and the lawyer must safeguard the Wills indefinitely” even though some of the wills were prepared more than […]
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05.18.2020
Will the Judiciary Re-Write the Rules for Retainers in Fee-Shifting Cases?
Balducci v. Cige, 240 N.J. 574 (2020) A former client filed an action against her former attorney for a declaratory judgment that the retainer agreement with him to represent her in a suit for damages under a Law Against Discrimination (LAD) lawsuit was unenforceable. The trial court declared the agreement unenforceable and dismissed the attorney’s […]
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