Connelly v. United States, 144 S.Ct. 1406 (2024) Two brothers, Michael and Thomas Connelly, owned a building supply corporation.  To keep the company in the family in the event either of the brothers died, the brothers entered into an agreement where the surviving brother would have the option to purchase the deceased brother’s shares.  If […]

Archer is pleased to announce that Kelly M. Barry was installed as Secretary of the Estate and Financial Planners Council of South Jersey (EFPCSNJ). She will serve a 1-year term. EFPCSNJ celebrated the installation of their 2024-2025 Board on June 19 at Sapori in Collingswood, NJ. A member of Archer’s Estates & Trusts Group, Kelly […]

Archer Attorney Steven K. Mignogna will present to the American College of Trust and Estate Council’s Trust Fiduciary Administration Committee on Friday, June 21 at the 2024 Summer Meeting in Toronto, Canada. His presentation will address how fiduciaries deal with lost or missing records. To learn more about the Summer Meeting, click here.

Attorneys Steven K. Mignogna and Eimi S. Figlio will be among the speakers presenting the seminar, “Trusts, Estate Planning, and Divorce: How and Why to Consider Divorce in Estate Planning” to members of the Greater New Jersey Estate Planning Council. Presenters for this online event will be discussing various cases, recent developments, and why and how to consider divorce […]

Melissa Dibble will speak at the New Jersey State Bar Association’s Annual Meeting and Convention, which will be held from May 15-17 at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa in Atlantic City, NJ. The program information is as follows: Fiduciary Litigation Update When: Wednesday, May 15 from 9:30 AM – 10:45 AM Overview: This segment […]

In re Estate of Wasowicz, 2023 WL 8069402, No. A-3620-21 (N.J. Super. App. Div. Nov. 21, 2023) This case focused on whether an oral agreement made in 1987, 35 years prior to death, is akin to a Will or, in the alternative, can be an enforceable oral contract in New Jersey. From 1971 to 1987 […]

Anthony La Ratta, Archer Estate & Trust Litigation attorney, will present the New Jersey Institution for Continuing Legal Education’s (NJICLE) 17th Annual Latest Trends in Estate Litigation CLE, which will provide a comprehensive review of recent cases and the significance to their estate planning and estate litigation practice. Program information is as follows: When: Thursday, March 28 […]

Steven Mignogna, Chair of Archer’s Estate & Trust Litigation Group, will present at the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) in Phoenix, AZ from March 6-10, 2024. Steve’s program will address novel and evolving claims related to estates and trust. Panel information is as follows: Title: “Seven Deadly Claims” When: Thursday, March 7 from 9:45 […]

Anthony La Ratta, Archer Estate & Trust Litigation attorney, will present a New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education ( NJICLE) program on New Jersey judicial accounting procedures in the Probate Part, Court Rules, statutes, and case law. Program: Judicial Accountings in the Probate Part When: Monday, January 22 from 9:00 a.m. – 12:35 p.m. Where: Online. […]

Steven Mignogna, Chair of Archer’s Estate & Trust Litigation Group, will act as moderator at the University of Miami School of Law’s 58th Annual Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning. The conference will be held in Orlando, Florida at the Orlando World Center Marriott Resort from January 8 – 12, 2024. Information about the session is as […]