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Tara Hagopian Zane

Tara’s estate planning services include lifetime and end-of-life planning and related document preparation such as Wills, Trusts, Powers of Attorney, and Advance Directives, as well as lifetime giving, charitable planning, and business succession matters.

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01.26.2018
Steven Mignogna Presented at 52nd Annual Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning

Steven K. Mignogna, a Partner in the firm’s Haddonfield office, lectured at the 52nd Annual Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning, in Orlando, Florida, on January 25, 2018. Mr. Mignogna served on a panel of experts discussing “Ethics and Negotiations,” which addressed the ethical and strategic implications in negotiating with counsel, clients and advisors.
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Posted in Headline Highlights: Estate & Trust Law In the News | By Estate & Trust Group
01.10.2018
Stay Tuned for Archer’s 6th Annual Estate Litigation Seminar scheduled for the first week of May 2018

Join us for a complimentary breakfast and panels that include top estate practitioners from Archer & Greiner, as well as other experts from outside the firm.
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Posted in Speaking Events | By Estate & Trust Group
01.10.2018
NJ Appellate Division Addresses the Interplay of Family and Intestacy Law

In the Matter of the Estate of Louis M. Acerra, 2017 N.J. Super. No. A-1955-15T1, 2017 WL 6048117 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Dec. 7, 2017). This unpublished Appellate Division case is an example of the intersection between family law and estate law. In particular, this matter involves litigation regarding the administration of an intestate […]
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Posted in Hot Trends: Developing Case Law | By Melissa Osorio Dibble
01.10.2018
NJ Trial Court Mistakenly Applied Its Discretion By Not Allowing Filing Extension

In the Matter of the Estate of Florence Fisher, No. A-0515-16T, 2017 WL 5895758 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Nov. 28, 2017). These two pieces of litigation involved the efforts of plaintiff Meredith A. Fisher to void estate planning by her mother, the late Florence Fisher.
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Posted in Hot Trends: Developing Case Law | By Steven K. Mignogna

12.21.2017
California Court of Appeals Weighs In On Attorney-Client Privilege of Trustees

Fiduciary Tr. Internat. of Cal. v. Klein, 9 Cal. App. 5th 1184, 216 Cal. Rptr. 3d 61 (Cal. Ct. App. Mar. 21, 2017).
This case out of California deals with the cutting edge issue regarding the attorney-client privilege as it applies to trustees. The facts of this case center around the Mark Hughes Family Trust (the “Trust”) and litigation in the probate court that lasted several years.
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Posted in Hot Trends: Developing Case Law | By Melissa Osorio Dibble

12.21.2017
NJ Appellate Court Affirms Decedent’s Capability of Executing An Enforceable Will, Despite Having Mild Dementia

In the Matter of the Estate of Alfred Finocchiaro, Sr., WL 5898592, No. A-4532-14T1 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Nov. 30, 2017).
This matter was on appeal from the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, Probate Part, Morris County. Judge Fuentes, Presiding Judge of the Appellate Division, wrote the opinion.
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Posted in Hot Trends: Developing Case Law | By Estate & Trust Group

12.21.2017
Pennsylvania’s New Judicial Public Access and Redaction Policy Impacts Filings in Orphans’ Court

On January 6, 2018, new policies will affect Orphans’ Court practitioners who are filing or seeking access to court documents in Pennsylvania. By prior order of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, the new policy titled, “Public Access Policy of the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania: Case Records of the Appellate and Trial Courts”(the “Policy”), limits the ability to access and review certain information deemed personal and confidential. You can access the policy here. Key aspects of the Policy are Sections 7.0 and 8.0.
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Posted in Headline Highlights: Estate & Trust Law In the News | By Estate & Trust Group

12.15.2017
Steven K. Mignogna Receives 2017 Distinguished Service Award

On December 4, 2017, Steven K. Mignogna received a 2017 Distinguished Service Award from the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education at the 27th Annual Excellence in CLE Awards reception held at the New Jersey Law Center in New Brunswick.
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Posted in Headline Highlights: Estate & Trust Law In the News | By Estate & Trust Group

12.15.2017
Steven K. Mignogna and Anthony R. La Ratta presented “Hot Trends in Probate Litigation”

On December 7, 2017, Steven K. Mignogna and Anthony R. La Ratta presented “Hot Trends in Probate Litigation” at an annual forum for the Camden County Bar Association, Probate & Trust Committee.
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Posted in Speaking Events | By Estate & Trust Group

11.28.2017
NJ Appellate Division Finds Removal Of Executor Unwarranted

In the Matter of the Estate of Dolores M. Pierce, Deceased, 2017 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 2381, No. A-4691-15T4 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Sept. 22, 2017). This case arose from the Monmouth County Probate Part.
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Posted in Hot Trends: Developing Case Law | By Anthony R. La Ratta

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Tara Hagopian Zane

Steven Mignogna Presented at 52nd Annual Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning

Stay Tuned for Archer’s 6th Annual Estate Litigation Seminar scheduled for the first week of May 2018

NJ Appellate Division Addresses the Interplay of Family and Intestacy Law

NJ Trial Court Mistakenly Applied Its Discretion By Not Allowing Filing Extension

California Court of Appeals Weighs In On Attorney-Client Privilege of Trustees

NJ Appellate Court Affirms Decedent’s Capability of Executing An Enforceable Will, Despite Having Mild Dementia

Pennsylvania’s New Judicial Public Access and Redaction Policy Impacts Filings in Orphans’ Court

Steven K. Mignogna Receives 2017 Distinguished Service Award

Steven K. Mignogna and Anthony R. La Ratta presented “Hot Trends in Probate Litigation”

NJ Appellate Division Finds Removal Of Executor Unwarranted