Steven K. Mignogna serves as both Co-Chair of Archer’s Estates and Trusts Department and Chair of the firm’s Estate and Trust Litigation Group. Steve specializes in commercial litigation, including litigation involving probate matters, estates, trusts, gifts, fiduciaries, guardianships, and real estate, handling cases in the state and federal courts, at both the trial and appellate levels. Representing both institutions and individuals, Steve’s clients include banks, corporate fiduciaries, investment companies, educational and charitable institutions, and real estate firms, as well as beneficiaries of estates and trusts, executors, trustees, guardians, incapacitated persons, surviving spouses, and persons having an interest in real estate.
Steve serves on the Advisory Committee of the Heckerling Institute. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) and holds several leadership roles in ACTEC, including: State Chair for New Jersey; Chair of ACTEC’s Fiduciary Litigation Committee; and the ACTEC Board of Regents. He is active in ACTEC in several other areas, including the Professional Responsibility Committee, the Program Committee, the Joint Task Force of ACTEC and the National College of Probate Judges, and the Advisory Committee to ACTEC’s Mid-Atlantic Fellows Institute.
Active in the American Bar Association (ABA), Steve has held leadership roles in the ABA’s Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section, including: Chair of the Litigation, Ethics and Malpractice Group, as well as Chair of the Group’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee and Probate and Fiduciary Litigation Committee; Section Liaison to the ABA Dispute Resolution Advisory Committee; and several administrative Committees in the Section.
Steve is a national lecturer and author. He has lectured and published for the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, the Heckerling Institute, the National College of Probate Judges, the New Jersey Bar Association, the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, the American Law Institute Continuing Legal Education Group, the American Bar Association, the Duke University Estate Planning Conference, the Delaware Trust Conference, and Estate Planning Councils around the country. He authors the treatise, Estate and Trust Litigation, and is the editor and contributing author of The New Jersey Estate Planning Manual and New Jersey Probate Procedures Manual. In 2017, the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education honored him with the Distinguished Service Award. Steve is also a Senior Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, a national honorary society for trial lawyers.
Steve has been with Archer since 1988, when he joined the firm as a law clerk. He remains active in various charitable and community organizations, including the Philly Pops, Alicia Rose Victorious Foundation, the Loyola Executive Council and the Barbelin Society of St. Joseph’s University, the Chevaliers du Tastevin, and the Knights of Columbus. In 2020, Steve was recognized by the Camden County Bar Association as the Professional Lawyer of the Year, through the New Jersey Commission on Professionalism in the Law. In 2017, Steve received the Excalibur Award from the Bishop Eustace Preparatory School Alumni Association, recognizing his lifetime achievement in civic, religious, humanitarian, and professional endeavors.
Representative Experience
- Represent institutions, including banks, corporate fiduciaries, investment companies, real estate firms, and title insurance companies.
- Represent individuals, including the beneficiaries of estates and trusts, executors, trustees, guardians, incapacitated persons, surviving spouses, investors, realtors, and persons having an interest in real estate.
Professional and Community Involvement
- Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC)
- State Chair, ACTEC for New Jersey
- Chair, ACTEC Fiduciary Litigation Committee
- Member of the Advisory Committee of the Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning
- Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC)
- Member of ACTEC’s Professional Responsibility Committee, Program Committee, and Fiduciary Litigation Committee and its Subcommittee on Fiduciary Surcharge and Damages/Remedies
- Member, Senior Advisory Committee, ACTEC Mid-Atlantic Fellows Institute
- Active in the American Bar Association (ABA), Steve has held leadership roles in the ABA’s Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section, including: Chair of the Litigation, Ethics and Malpractice Group, as well as Chair of that Group’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee and Probate and Fiduciary Litigation Committee; Section Liaison to the ABA Dispute Resolution Advisory Committee; and several administrative Committees in the Section.
- Professional Member, National College of Probate Judges
- Senior Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America, The Trial Lawyer Honorary Society (includes membership in the Diversity Law Institute and Trial Law Institute)
- Member, Board of Directors, The Philly POPS
- Member, Board of Trustees, Alicia Rose Victorious Foundation: The Foundation raises awareness, and provides strength and support, for teens and young adults with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses. The Foundation is dedicated to encourage and empower hospitalized teens and young adults diagnosed with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses. It has created one-of-a kind programs that include Teen Lounges, Teen Kits, activities, and social events. The Foundation has partnered with 99 hospitals around the world to fund 67 teen lounges and distribute over 12,000 teen kits.
- Knights of Columbus
- Member, Tavistock Country Club
- The Loyola Executive Council and the Barbelin Society of St. Joseph’s University
- Chevaliers du Tastevin
Articles and Presentations
- Speaker, Estate, Gift Tax and Fiduciary Litigation Update, NJSBA Annual Meeting and Convention (May 2023)
- Moderator, Ethical and Practical Challenges for Trust and Estate Professionals in Dealing with Increasingly Diverse Clients (February 2023)
- Moderator & Presenter, 10th Annual Estate Litigation Seminar (November 2022)
- Co-Author, “Challenges for Probate Judges: Trust Investments and Diversification,” National College of Probate Judges Fall Journal (2020)
- Main author of the treatise, Estate and Trust Litigation
- Editor and contributing author, The New Jersey Estate Planning Manual and New Jersey Probate Procedures Manual, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
- Increasing Enforceability of Mandatory Arbitration Clauses in Wills and Trusts, 213 NJLJ 374 (July 29, 2013)
- Gifts Gone Astray: Disputes Involving Charitable Transfers, ABA Probate and Property Magazine, Vol 24, No., p. 56 (September/October 2010)
- Expanding the Probable Intent Doctrine, N.J. Lawyer (October 29, 2007)
- Old Doctrine Invigorated: The Doctrine of Probable Intent Appears to be Expanding, 184 NJLJ 602 (May 22, 2006)
- New Standards for Termination of Trusts NJLJ (Feb. 27, 2006)
- Scope of “Probate Exception” To Be Determined 183 NJLJ 307 (Jan. 30, 2006)
- The new New Jersey Probate Code NJ Lawyer, 13 NJL 863 (May 2, 2005)
- The Grudge Match: The Family Part vs. The Probate Part NJ Family Lawyer, Vol 25, No. 4, p. 98 (December 2004)
- The New Potential for Fee Awards in Undue Influence Cases, ABA Litigation Section’s Real Estate & Probate Litigation Committee Newsletter, Vol. 4, Issue 1, May 2004 (May 2004)
- Can an Incapacitated Person Change Domicile? The National Clash Between Two Strong Legal Concepts, ABA Litigation Section’s Real Estate & Probate Litigation Committee Newsletter, Vol. 3, Issue 1, May 2003 (May, 2003)
- The Supreme Court „Rocks’ Estate Planning, Estate & Financial Planning Council of Southern New Jersey, January/February 2003 Newsletter (January/February 2003)
- On the Brink of Tortious Interference with Inheritance, Property & Probate Magazine, of the American Bar Association’s Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section, (Vol. 16, No. 2) [Republished in the ABA Litigation Section’s Real Estate & Probate Litigation Committee Newsletter, Vol. 2, Issue 1, May 2002] (March/April 2002)
- The Prudent Investor Act in New Jersey, New Jersey Bar Association, Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section Newsletter (December 2001)
- Strategies for Mediation of Estate Litigation in New Jersey, Estate and Financial Planning Council of South Jersey Newsletter (November/December 2001)
- The Evolution of the Prudent Investor Act in New Jersey, South Jersey Estate Planning Council Newsletter (2001)
- Is There a Fork in the Road: The Determination of Domicile in the Initial Phase of Probate Litigation, American Bar Association, Section of Litigation, Real Estate & Probate Litigation Committee Newsletter (November, 2000)
- The Forgotten Weapon: Enforceability of In Terrorem Clauses, New Jersey Bar Association, Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section Newsletter (April, 1998)
- Moderator & Presenter, 8th Annual Estate & Trust Ligation Seminar (September 2020)
- National Meeting of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (“ACTEC”) Fiduciary Litigation Committee, Philadelphia, PA (October 2019)
- Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (“ACTEC”), New York, NY (September 2019)
- New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, New Brunswick, NJ (September 2019)
- Fiduciary Litigation Update, New Jersey State Bar Association Annual Meeting and Convention, Atlantic City, NJ (May 2019)
- Seven Deadly Claims, Philadelphia Estate Planning Council Annual Meeting, Seminar & Reception, Philadelphia, PA (May 2019)
- Hot Trends in Probate Litigation, Camden County Bar Association, Tavistock, NJ (December 2018)
- Fiduciary Litigation Update, Greater Middlesex/Somerset County – Estate Planning Counsel, Bedminster Twp., NJ (November 2018)
- Hot Topics in Estates and Trusts, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, New Brunswick, NJ (September 2018)
- Hot Trends in Probate Litigation, Burlington County Bar Association, Mt. Holly, NJ (June 2018)
- Hot Trends in Estate Litigation; Seven Deadly Claims, 6th Annual Estate Litigation Seminar (May 2018)
- It’s a World of Tears and a World of Fears: Crisis Management of Estates, American Bar Association, Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Spring Symposia, Orlando, FL (May 2018)
- Fiduciary Litigation Update, NJSBA Annual Meeting and Convention, Atlantic City, NJ (May 2018)
- Annual Probate symposium: Estate and Trust Litigation Update, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, New Brunswick, NJ (March 2018)
- Ethics and Negotiations, Heckerling Institute, Orlando, FL (January 2018)
- Seven Deadly Claims, National College of Probate Judges, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (November 2017)
- Recent Developments in New Jersey Law, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Philadelphia, PA (November 2017)
- Fiduciary Litigation Update, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Edison, NJ (September 2017)
- Resolving Trust Issues-Hopefully Without Court Intervention, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, Long Branch, NJ (September 2017)
- Fiduciary Litigation Update, New Jersey State Bar Association, Atlantic City, NJ (May 2017)
- The New Jersey UTC: Trustee Reporting and Limitations of Actions, New Jersey State Bar Association, Atlantic City, NJ (May 2017)
- Charitable Funds, Archer & Greiner P.C. Annual Estate Litigation Seminar, Haddonfield, NJ (May 2017)
- Hot Trends in Probate Litigation, Burlington County Bar Association, Mt. Holly, NJ (April 2017)
- 8th Annual Probate Symposium: Estate and Trust Litigation Update, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, New Brunswick, NJ (March 2017)
- What We’ve Learned So Far Under Uniform Trust Code, Burlington County Bar Association, Mt. Laurel, NJ (December 2016)
- Hot Trends in Litigation, Camden County Bar Association, Haddonfield, NJ (December 2016)
- Ethics and Technology in Estates and Trusts, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel; Professional Responsibility Committee, Charleston, NC (October 2016)
- Lawyer as Witness, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, Charleston, NC (October 2016)
- Hot Topics in Estate and Trusts, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, New Brunswick (September 2016)
- Uniform Trust Code, New Supreme Court Committee on Judicial Education; Conference of General Equity Presiding Judges of New Jersey, Trenton, NJ (July 2016)
- The New Jersey Uniform Trust Code, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Mt. Laurel, NJ (June 2016)
- Ethics and Technology in Estates, Bryn Mawr Trust Co., Radnor, PA (June 2016)
- Fiduciary Litigation Update, NJSBA, Atlantic City, NJ (May 2016)
- The New Jersey Uniform Trust Code, NJSBA, Atlantic City, NJ (May 2016)
- Estate Litigation Seminar, Haddonfield, NJ (April 2016)
- Hot Trends in Probate Litigation, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, New Brunswick, NJ (March 2016)
- Hot Trends in Probate Litigation, Camden County Bar Association, Tavistock, NJ (December 2015)
- Estate Litigation, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, New Brunswick, NJ (November 2015)
- Seven Deadly Claims, National Colleges of Probate Judges, Washington, D.C. (November 2015)
- Ethics in Trusts, Delaware Trust Conference, Wilmington, DE (October 2015)
- The Use and Abuse of Exculpatory Clauses, ABA Webinar (October 2015)
- Ethics in Technology in Estates and Trusts Practices, 37th Annual Duke University Estate Planning Conference, Durham, NC (October 2015)
- Seven Deadly Claims, County Officers Association of New Jersey, Atlantic City, NJ (October 2015)
- Protection for Trustees Facing Fiduciary Liability, ICLE, New Brunswick, NJ (July 2015)
- Contested Guardianships, ABA Webinar (May 2015)
- Fiduciary Litigation Update, New Jersey State Bar Association, Atlantic City, NJ (May 2015)
- Fiduciary Litigation Update, ACTEC-NJ, Woodbridge, NJ (May 2015)
- Go Where No Ethics Have gone Before – Staying on the Right Course in an Expanding Universe of Technology, American Bar Association, Washington, D.C. (May 2015)
- Letters, Notes, and Napkins: Harmless Error and Writings Intended as Wills, American Bar Association, Washington, D.C. (April 2015)
- The Use and Abuse of Exculpatory Clauses, American Bar Association, Washington D.C. (April 2015)
- 3rd Annual Estate Litigation Seminar, Haddonfield (April 2015)
- Hot Trends in Probate Litigation, Burlington County Bar Association Probate Committee, Mount Holly, NJ (April, 2015)
- Law as a Career, Bishop Eustace Prep School, Pennsauken Twp., NJ (April 2015)
- Hot Trends in Probate Litigation, 2015 Probate Symposium, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, New Brunswick, NJ (March 2015)
- Will to Litigate, 49th Annual Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning, Orlando, FL (January, 2015)
- Hot Topic Trends in Estate and Trusts, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, New Brunswick, NJ (September, 2014)
- Accountings Across the Counties, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Fairfield, NJ (September, 2014)
- Seven Deadly Claims at the American Law Institute Continuing Legal Education Group (ALI-CLE), Representing Estate and Trust Beneficiaries and Fiduciaries Seminar, Chicago, IL (July, 2014)
- Contested Guardianships and Uniform Acts, 25th Anniversary of the Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Spring Symposia of the American Bar Association, Chicago, IL (May, 2014)
- Fiduciary Litigation Update – 2014, New Jersey State Bar Association Annual Meeting and Convention, Atlantic City, NJ (May, 2014)
- Hot Trends; Ethics and Estate Litigation, Archer, P.C., Estate and Trust Litigation Group, Haddonfield, NJ (April, 2014)
- Hot Trends in Probate Litigation 2013-2014, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education (NJICLE), (March, 2014)
- Hot Trends in Probate Litigation, Burlington County Bar Association Probate Committee, Mount Holly, NJ (March, 2014)
- When Donor’s Intention Comes Undone, Community Foundation of South Jersey, Mt. Laurel (February, 2014)
- Ethics in Estate & Trust Disputes, Heckerling Institute, Orlando, FL (January, 2014)
- Hot Trends in Estate Litigation, Camden County Bar Association, Cherry Hill, NJ (November, 2013)
- Trends in Estates and Trusts – Planning, Administration and Litigation,” New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education (NJICLE), New Brunswick, NJ (September, 2013)
- 10 Things You Need to Know About New Jersey Estates, New Jersey Bar Association, Atlantic City, NJ (May, 2013)
- Ethics and Estate Litigation, American Bar Association, Washington, D.C. (May, 2013)
- Estate Litigation Forum, Archer Estate and Trust Litigation Group, Tavistock, NJ (April, 2013)
- Estate and Trust Symposium, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, New Brunswick, NJ (March, 2013)
- Hot Trends in Probate Litigation, Burlington County Bar Association Probate Committee, Mount Holly, NJ (March, 2013)
- Hot Trends: Ethics and Estate Litigation, Archer & Greiner estate and Trust Litigation Symposium, Tavistok, NJ (March 2013)
- Summary of New Jersey Estate and Trust Law, AMG Institutional Investments Trust Banking Program (PNC Bank), (March 2013)
- Hot Trends in Probate Litigation, Camden County Bar Association, Tavistock, NJ (December, 2012)
- Gifts Gone Awry, AMG Institutional Investments Trust Training Program, Telephonic (November, 2012)
- Gifts Gone Awry, South Jersey Estate Planning Council, Tavistock, NJ (September, 2012)
- Gifts Gone Awry, Philadelphia Estate Planning Council, Philadelphia, PA (May, 2012)
- Probate Symposium, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, New Brunswick, NJ (March, 2012)
- Hot Trends in Probate Litigation, Burlington County Bar Association, Mt. Holly, NJ (March, 2012)
- Seven Deadly Claims: Estate Claims Practitioners May Not Know About, Estate Planning Council of Portland, Oregon (February, 2012)
- Hot Trends in Probate Litigation, Camden County Bar Association, Tavistock, NJ (December, 2011)
- Overlooked Yet Significant Issues in Trust Litigation, PNC Bank, N.A. (November 2011)
- Discovery in Probate Litigation, Somerset County Bar Association, Bridgewater, NJ (May, 2011)
- Estate and Trust Symposium, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, New Brunswick, NJ (March, 2011)
- Hot Trends in Probate Litigation, Burlington County Bar Association, Mt. Holly, NJ (February, 2011)
- Seven Deadly Claims: Estate Claims Practitioners May Not Know About, Heckerling Institute, Orlando, FL (January, 2011)
- Hot Trends in Probate Litigation, Camden County Bar Association, Haddon Township, NJ (November, 2010)
- Significant developments in Estate Litigation, PNC Bank, N.A. (October 2010)
- Gifts Gone Wild: Difficulties with Charitable Dispositions, American Bar Association, Philadelphia, PA (May, 2010)
- Fiduciary Accountings: Exceptions and Hearings, Camden County Bar Association, Cherry Hill, NJ (April, 2010)
- Estate and Trust Symposium, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Edison, NJ (March, 2010)
- Hot Trends in Probate Litigation, Burlington Bar Association, Mt. Holly, NJ (March, 2010)
- Hot Trends and Probate Litigation, Camden County Bar Association, Haddon Township, NJ (December, 2009)
- Litigation Issues for Estate Planners, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), NJ Fellows, Woodbridge, NJ (October, 2009)
- Significant developments in Estate Litigation, PNC Bank, N.A. (October 2009)
- Guide to Surrogate Court and Probate Proceedings, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Voorhees, NJ (June, 2009)
- Significant developments in Estate Litigation: The Duty to Communicate/Disclose, PNC Bank, N.A. (April 2009)
- Hot Trends in Probate Litigation, Burlington County Bar Association, Mt. Holly, NJ (April, 2009)
- Estate and Trust Symposium, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, New Brunswick, NJ (March, 2009)
- Litigation for the Ethical Estate Planner, Heckerling Institute, Orlando, FL (January, 2009)
- Disputes as to Charitable Dispositions, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Iselin, NJ (November, 2008)
- Hot Trends in Trust and Estate Litigation, Estate & Financial Planning Council of Southern NJ, Voorhees, NJ (November, 2008)
- Significant developments in Estate Litigation, PNC Bank, N.A. (October 2008)
- Litigation for the Ethical Estate Planner, American Bar Association, Washington, DC (May, 2008)
- Significant developments in Estate Litigation, PNC Bank, N.A. (April 2008)
- Mock Deposition in a Will Contest, Heckerling Institute, Orlando, FL (January, 2008)
- Hot Trends in Probate Litigation, Camden County Bar Association, Haddon Township, NJ (December, 2007)
- Key Trends in Probate Litigation, NJ Bankers Association, Jamesburg, NJ (October, 2007)
- Litigation Issues for Trust Officers, PNC Bank, N.A. (October 2007)
- Litigation Issues for Trust Officers, PNC Bank, N.A. (May 2007)
- Key Litigation Trends for Corporate Fiduciaries, Corporate Fiduciaries Association of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA (February, 2007)
- Hot Trends in Probate Litigation, Burlington County Bar Association, Mt. Holly, NJ (February, 2007)
- Hot Trends in Probate Litigation, Camden County Bar Association, Haddon Township, NJ (December, 2006)
- Measuring Damages in Fiduciary Litigation, American Bar Association, Denver, CO (October, 2006)
- The “Newer” NJ Probate Code, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Mt. Laurel, NJ (June, 2006)
- Mock Trial of a Will Contest, Heckerling Institute, Miami Beach, FL (January, 2006)
- Hot Trends in Probate Litigation, Camden County Bar Association, Haddon Township, NJ (December, 2005)
- Estate Litigation, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Mt. Laurel, NJ (October, 2005)
- Guide to Surrogate Court and Probate Proceedings, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, New Brunswick, NJ (June 2, 2005)
- The New Probate Code, New Jersey State Bar Association (Annual Meeting), Atlantic City, NJ (May, 2005)
- Erosion of the Attorney/Client Privilege, American Bar Association, Washington, DC (April, 2005)
- Writings Intended as Wills, Camden County Bar Association, Voorhees, NJ (April, 2005)
- New Probate code Provisions for Surrogates and their Staff, Camden County Surrogate’s Office, Camden, NJ (March 2005)
- Representing Estate & Trust Beneficiaries and Fiduciaries: The Rise of Domestic Partnerships and the Fall of Attorney-Client Privilege, American Law Institute – American Bar Association, New Orleans, LA (February, 2005)
- “New” New Jersey Probate Code, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Atlantic City, NJ (January, 2005)
- “New” New Jersey Probate Code for Surrogates of New Jersey, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, New Brunswick, NJ (January, 2005)
- “New” New Jersey Probate Code, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Mt. Laurel, NJ (November, 2004)
- Current Trends in Probate Litigation, Camden County Bar Association, Camden County, NJ (November, 2004)
- Annual Probate & Trust Law Symposium, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, New Brunswick, NJ (October, 2004)
- Estate & Trust Litigation: Will Contests and More, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Mt. Laurel, NJ (October, 2004)
- Representing Estate & Trust Beneficiaries and Fiduciaries: The Rise of Domestic Partnerships and the Fall of the Attorney-Client Privilege, American Law Institute-American Bar Association, Boston, MA (July, 2004)
- Current Trends in Probate Litigation, Camden County Bar Association, Camden County, NJ (November, 2003)
- Annual Probate and Trust Law Symposium, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, and New Jersey State Bar Association, New Brunswick, NJ (October, 2003)
- Hot Issues for Corporate Fiduciaries, Corporate Fiduciaries Association of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA (September, 2003)
- Guide to Surrogate Court and Probate Proceedings, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, New Brunswick, NJ (May, 2003)
- Estate Litigation: What Every Estate Planner Should Know About Probate Litigation, American Bar Association: Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section Annual Symposium, New York, NY (May, 2003)
- Hot Litigation Topics Every Estate Planner (and Litigator!) Should Know, New Jersey State Bar Association, Orlando, FL (November, 2002)
- Representing Estate and Trust Beneficiaries and Fiduciaries, American Law Institute- American Bar Association, San Francisco, CA (July, 2002)
- Fiduciary Accounting Litigation, American Bar Association: Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section Annual Symposium, San Francisco, CA (April, 2002)
- Probate and Trust Law Symposium: Diversification of Investments, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, and New Jersey State Bar Association, New Brunswick, NJ (March, 2002)
- Hot Issues for Corporate Fiduciaries, Corporate Fiduciaries Association of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA (February, 2002)
- Fiduciary Accountings, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, New Brunswick, NJ (December, 2001)
- Representing Estate and Trust Beneficiaries and Fiduciaries, American Law Institute-American Bar Association, Boston, MA (July, 2001)
- Representing Estate and Trust Beneficiaries and Fiduciaries, American Bar Association: Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section Annual Symposium, Washington, DC (April, 2001)
- Estate and Trust Litigation: Will Contests and More, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Mount Laurel, NJ (December, 2000)
- Five Hot Trends in Probate, Corporate Fiduciaries Association of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA (November, 2000)
- Representing Estate and Trust Beneficiaries and Fiduciaries, American Law Institute-American Bar Association, Chicago, IL (June, 2000)
- Semi-Annual Tax & Estate Planning Forum, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, New Brunswick, NJ (December, 1999)
- Representing Estate and Trust Beneficiaries and Fiduciaries, American Law Institute-American Bar Association, San Francisco, CA (June, 1999)
- Will Contests, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Mount Laurel, NJ (October, 1998)
- Administering Estates in New Jersey, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Mount Laurel, NJ (August, 1998)
- How to Avoid and Handle Probate Litigation, Corporate Fiduciaries Association of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA (May, 1998)
- Practice Problems In Administering Estates And Trusts, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Cherry Hill, NJ (April, 1996)