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02.03.2020
Cars Frontman Disinherits Wife In Midst of Divorce
The late Cars frontman Ric Ocasek made no provision for his wife Paulina Porizkova in his Last Will and Testament because, among other things, the two were in the midst of a divorce. His estate is governed by New York law, which might allow Ms. Porizkova to claim her elective share. Had they been New […]
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01.24.2020
Steven K. Mignogna Speaks to National Audience at Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning
Archer partner Steven K. Mignogna recently presented at the 54th Annual Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning. He has lectured regularly at the Institute during the last fifteen years and serves as an Advisory Committee Board Member. The Institute is the premier conference in the nation, attended by almost 3,500 estate planning professionals. Speaking in front […]
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01.06.2020
Archer Promotes Melissa Osorio Dibble To Partner
Archer is pleased to announce that attorneys Melissa Osorio Dibble, Pete Jamison and Jonathan P. Rardin have been named partners of the firm, effective January 1, 2020. The new partners were previously associates with Archer, one of the region’s largest law firms. They represent a diverse base of clients in several practice areas, which include […]
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12.18.2019
Estate Creditor’s Lien Inferior to IRS Claim
In re Estate of Forgett, No. A-0443-17T4, 2019 WL 4165062 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. September 3, 2019 Lisa Farina, a creditor of the estate, appealed orders declaring the estate to be insolvent, approving the estate’s final account, and directing distribution of the estate’s assets. Farina argued that (i) her judgment against the estate had […]
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Anthony R. La Ratta
Tony concentrates his practice in the area of commercial litigation, with an emphasis in litigation involving probate matters, estates, trusts, guardianships, and fiduciaries.