07.01.2015

Anthony R. La Ratta Appointed Group Vice-Chair of the Litigation, Ethics and Malpractice Group of the American Bar Association Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law

Anthony R. La Ratta, Partner with Archer & Greiner, has been appointed Group Vice-Chair of the Litigation, Ethics and Malpractice Group of the American Bar Association Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law for a one-year term.

The ABA Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law (RPTE) provides leadership and subject matter expertise on current regulatory and legal issues, trends, and best practices with the singular goal of empowering members to better serve their clients.

Mr. La Ratta concentrates his practice in the area of Trust & Estate litigation, with an emphasis in litigation involving probate matters, estates, trusts, guardianships, and fiduciaries. He has represented institutions and individuals in a variety of contexts, including banks, corporate fiduciaries, executors, trustees, beneficiaries of estates and trusts, incapacitated persons, surviving spouses, and intestate heirs.  Mr. La Ratta has handled cases involving will contests, undue influence, diminished capacity, contested guardianships, writings intended as wills, breach of fiduciary duty, and accountings of estates and trusts.

Mr. La Ratta is also admitted by the State of New Jersey to the roster of court-approved mediators for probate cases and has been appointed by the courts to assist in resolving such disputes through mediation.