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 […]

The famed saxophonist of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band died in 2011 from a stroke.  Clemons, oftentimes called the “Big Man”, established a trust to control his assets when he died.  Specifically, the trust required that the rights to his name and likeness be managed by the trust until his youngest son, Jarod, reached age […]

At only 46 years old, Zappos founder Tony Hsieh tragically died in a house fire in November 2020.  He did not execute a Will before he died, which led to an ongoing battle between his family and business colleagues.  Specifically, Hseih’s father, Richard, and brother, Andrew, alleged that friends and business associates took advantage of […]

On September 18, 2023, one month after settling a trust dispute, the Estate of Lisa Marie Presley was notified of an alleged outstanding $3.8 million loan against it.  Naussany Investments & Private Lending, LLC filed a lawsuit alleging Ms. Presley, the sole child of rock n’ roll legend Elvis Presley, used her interest in Elvis […]

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 […]

In re Grompone, No. A-0563-22, 2023 WL 4926145 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. August 2, 2023) Helen Paglinawan – the sister of Marie Grompone, an incapacitated person – appealed the trial court’s approval of a consent order and the denial of her motion to intervene in the litigation.  Grompone at *1, 4. Helen instituted a […]