Archer attorney Melissa Osorio Dibble has been installed as 2nd Vice President of the Board of Directors of the Estate and Financial Planning Council of Southern New Jersey (EFPCSNJ). Ms. Dibble was sworn in at the Council’s Annual Installation and Awards Dinner on June 13 at Tir Na Nog in Cherry Hill. Ms. Dibble previously […]

Archer is pleased to announce that attorney Melissa Osorio Dibble has been accepted into the inaugural class of the Mid-Atlantic Fellows Institute of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC). Lawyers are nominated by an ACTEC Fellow and selected through a competitive application process. Ms. Dibble was one of 38 lawyers selected from […]

Archer attorney Melissa Osorio Dibble has been installed as 2nd Vice President of the Board of Directors of the Estate and Financial Planning Council of Southern New Jersey (EFPCSNJ). Ms. Dibble was sworn in at the Council’s Annual Installation and Awards Dinner on June 13 at T́ir Na Nóg in Cherry Hill. Ms. Dibble previously […]

This week, three handwritten documents were discovered in Aretha Franklin’s house. Are they valid wills? Archer’s Steven Mignogna, Esq. chimes in: “This is an increasing problem in our society. Especially with more technology available, people are inclined to create their own wills. Given the importance of the creation of a last will, creating one’s own […]

Archer is pleased to announce that Andrew J. Cevasco has been installed as the 121st President of the Bergen County Bar Association. Mr. Cevasco took office on March 21st, and was sworn in by Hon. Bonnie J. Mizdol, the Assignment Judge of the New Jersey Superior Court, Bergen County. More than 350 members of the Bar Association gathered […]

Anthony R. La Ratta, a shareholder in Archer’s Haddonfield office, will be honored by Bishop Eustace Preparatory School with the Excalibur Award, the school’s most prestigious alumni award. The Alumni Association introduced the Excalibur Award in 1991 to recognize graduates who have distinguished themselves for civic, religious, humanitarian, professional or academic reasons. Bishop Eustace Preparatory […]

Archer Partner, Steven K. Mignogna, a Fellow of The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), has been appointed to the Senior Advisory Committee of ACTEC’s Mid-Atlantic Fellows Institute. Created by ACTEC, the mission of the Mid-Atlantic Fellows Institute is to develop the profession’s future trust and estate leaders through a series of in-depth […]

Steven K. Mignogna, a Partner in the firm’s Haddonfield office, has been named to the Advisory Committee of the Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning. As a board member, Mr. Mignogna will help to implement the goals of the Institute. With over 3,000 attendees, the Heckerling Institute is the leading conference in the United States for […]

David B. West of Dykema Gossett PLLC recently wrote this article on how to, “Avoid Probate Court: Head to Your Bank Instead”. The National Center for State Courts recently published an article titled, “Are Facebook friends really friends?” addressing a recent case before the Florida Supreme Court on the nature of Facebook friendships that involve […]

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has entered an order rescinding and replacing all guardianship rules and four guardianship forms. The new rules will be effective June 1, 2019 and are available here: http://www.pacourts.us/assets/opinions/Supreme/out/Attachmet%20%2010356638238010357.pdf?cb=1?cb.  Certain of the new forms — G-02 and G-05 — became effective July 1, 2018.  The Supreme Court has also entered an […]