Archer Partner, Anthony R. La Ratta, was recently reappointed to the following positions: Chair of the American Bar Association Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Standing Committee of National Conference of Lawyers and Corporate Fiduciaries: The National Conference of Lawyers and Corporate Fiduciaries was formed in 1940. It is composed of a small […]

Archer Partner, Melissa Osorio Dibble, a member of the firm’s Estate and Trust Litigation Group, was reappointed Vice-Chair of the Probate & Fiduciary Litigation Committee of the Litigation, Ethics and Malpractice Group of the American Bar Association’s Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section. Her new term will begin September 1. As Vice-Chair, Ms. Dibble is […]

Save the Date – Tuesday, September 15, 2020 Archer’s 8th Annual Estate Litigation Seminar – Now Virtual This year’s annual Estate Litigation Seminar will now be hosted virtually. Speakers will include attorneys from Archer & Greiner’s Estate & Trust Litigation Group. More information and registration details for this complimentary virtual CLE seminar coming soon! When: […]

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 […]

Archer Partner Steven K. Mignogna has been appointed Vice Chair of the Fiduciary Litigation Committee of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC). Steve serves as the Chair of Archer’s Estate and Trust Litigation Practice Group and focuses his practice on commercial litigation, with a concentration on probate matters, estates, fiduciaries, guardianships and real estate. […]

Archer Partner Steven K. Mignogna has been appointed as New Jersey State Chair of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC). Mr. Mignogna serves as the Chair of Archer’s Estate and Trust Litigation Practice Group and focuses his practice on commercial litigation, with a concentration on probate matters, estates, fiduciaries, guardianships and real […]

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 […]

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 […]

Archer Partner and Co-Chair of the firm’s Estates and Trusts Department, Steven K. Mignogna, was quoted in this CNBC article by financial reporter Sarah O’Brien, ‘This is What Happens to Unpaid Debts When a Person Passes Away.’

Whether an attorney is faced with a surrogate that lacks the ability to accept and file pleadings, a struggle to notarize necessary administration documents, or clients calling in a panic to update documents, attorneys are having to work fast to find solutions in the “new normal.” In some instances the Courts are mandating the procedures.  […]