Steven K. Mignogna

• Advisory Committee, Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning
• Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC)
• State Chair, ACTEC for New Jersey
• Former Chair, ACTEC Fiduciary Litigation Committee
• ACTEC Board of Regents
• Member, ACTEC Program Committee, Joint Task Force and the National College of Probate Judges
• Member, Senior Advisory Committee, ACTEC Mid-Atlantic Fellows Institute
• American Bar Association, Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section; Chair, Litigation, Ethics and Malpractice Group; Chair, Litigation, Ethics and Malpractice Group Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee; Chair, Probate and Fiduciary Litigation Committee; Section Liaison to the ABA Dispute Resolution Advisory Committee; and Groups and Substantive Committees Advisor
• 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
• Knights of Columbus
• Member, Tavistock Country Club
• Chevaliers du Tastevin

• "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

• "The Do's and Don'ts of Estate Planning," Rutgers Law School (November 2024)
• "Lessons Learned from Fiduciary Litigation," 2024 ACTEC Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting (October 2024)
• "What's New?" ACTEC Mid-Atlantic State Chair Panel - Regional Meeting (October 2024)
• “Estate Litigation Update,” Mercer County Bar Association Xtreme CLE (October 2024)
• “New Estate & Trust Litigation Cases,” Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey (October 2024)
• "Trusts, Estate Planning, and Divorce: How and Why to Consider Divorce in Estate Planning," Greater New Jersey Estate Planning Council (May 2024)
• "Seven Deadly Claims," American College of Trust and Estate Counsel Annual Meeting (March 2024)
• Guest Lecturer, Rutgers University School of Law (Ongoing)

• "Ethical and Practical Challenges in Dealing with Diverse Clients," Heckerling Institute (January 2024)

• "Undue Influence: Will You Know It When You See It?" Philadelphia Estate Planning Council (January 2024)

• "Hot Trends in Probate Litigation," Camden County Bar Association (February 2023)

• "Ethical and Practical Challenges for Trust and Estate Professionals in Dealing with Increasingly Diverse Clients"  (February 2023)

• "Fiduciary Litigation Update," Annual Meeting and Convention, New Jersey State Bar Association (May 2023)

• "Making the Most of the Fiduciary-Counsel Relationship," Regional Meeting, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (September 2023)

• "What’s New in Estate Litigation," Estate & Financial Planning Council of Southern New Jersey (November 2023)

• "The Latest Trends in Estate Litigation," Mercer County Bar Association (November 2023)

• "Ethics and Professionalism in Today’s Society: How to Discuss, Address & Promote Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in your Trusts and Estates Practice and with Your Clients," Heckerling Institute (March 2022)

• "Seven Deadly Claims," The Mid-Atlantic Fellows Institute, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (April 2022)

• "Fiduciary Litigation Update," Annual Meeting and Convention, New Jersey State Bar Association (May 2022)

• "Novel Litigation Claims," Trust & Wealth Executive Seminar, Trust Management Association, Inc. (May 2022)

• "Seven Deadly Claims," Trust & Wealth Executive Seminar, Trust Management Association, Inc. (May 2022)

• "Hot Trends in Probate Litigation," Burlington County Bar Association (June 2022)

• "Careers in Trusts and Estates," Rutgers University School of Law (June 2022)

• "Intriguing Aspects of New Jersey Estate Law," Mid-Atlantic Fellows Institute, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (September 2022)

• "Personal Representatives and Trustees – Appointment, Resignation, Removal, Vacancy and Compensation," Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (September 2022)

• "Developing Trends in Probate Law," Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey (September 2022)

• "Current Issues in Probate Practice," Mercer County Bar Association (October 2022)

• "Hot Trends in Probate Litigation," New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education (October 2022)

• "Careers and Legal Developments in Trusts and Estates," Rutgers University School of Law (October 2022)

• "Do’s and Dont’s of Estate Planning," Rutgers University School of Law (November 2022)

• Annual Forum: Fiduciary Litigation Update, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education (January 2021)

• "No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: Charitable Disputes and How to Avoid Them," Estate & Financial Planning Council of Southern New Jersey (February 2021)

• "Hot Trends in Probate Litigation," Burlington County Bar Association (April 2021)

• Annual Probate & Trust Law Symposium, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education (October 2021)

• "Hot Trends in Estate Litigation," Camden County Bar Association (December 2021)

• "Corporate Fiduciaries: The Inside View," Heckerling Institute (January 2020)

• "Seven Deadly Claims," Mid-Atlantic Fellows Institute, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (September 2020)

• "Nuances of the Attorney-Client Privilege," Professional Responsibility Committee, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (October 2020)

• "Estate Planning and Litigation: What to do to prevent it, how to avoid it, and recent developments," Greater New Jersey Estate Planning Council (October 2020)

• "Current Issues in Probate Practice," Mercer County Bar Association  (October 2020)

• "Hot Trends in Probate Litigation," New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education (November 2020)

• "Hot Trends in Estate Litigation," Camden County Bar Association (December 2020)

• "Fiduciary Litigation Update," Annual Meeting and Convention, New Jersey State Bar Association (May 2019)

• "Seven Deadly Claims," Annual Meeting, Philadelphia Estate Planning Council (May 2019)

• "Attorney-Client Privilege in Estate Planning, Administration and Litigation," American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (September 2019)

• "Hot Trends in Probate Litigation," New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education (September 2019)

• "National Survey on Damages and Remedies in Estate and Trust Litigation," American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (October 2019)

• "Hot Trends in Estate Litigation," Camden County Bar Association (December 2019)

• "Ethics and Negotiations," Heckerling Institute (January 2018)

• "Estate and Trust Litigation Update," Annual Probate and Trust Law Symposium, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education (March 2018)

• "It’s a World of Tears and a World of Fears: Crisis Management of Estates," Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Spring Symposia, American Bar Association (May 2018)

• "Fiduciary Litigation Update," Annual Meeting and Convention, New Jersey State Bar Association (May 2018)

• "Hot Trends in Probate Litigation," Burlington County Bar Association (June 2018)

• "Hot Topics in Estates and Trusts," New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education (September 2018)

• "Fiduciary Litigation Update," Greater Middlesex Somerset County Estate Planning Council (November 2018)

• "Hot Trends in Probate Litigation," Camden County Bar Association (December 2018)

• "Estate and Trust Litigation Update," Annual Probate and Trust Law Symposium, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education (March 2017)

• "Hot Trends in Probate Litigation," Burlington County Bar Association (April 2017)

• "Fiduciary Litigation Update," Annual Meeting and Convention, New Jersey State Bar Association (May 2017)

• "The New Jersey Uniform Trust Code: Trustee Reporting and Limitations of Actions," New Jersey State Bar Association (May 2017)

• "Resolving Trust Issues–Hopefully Without Court Intervention," American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (September 2017)

• "Fiduciary Litigation Update," New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education (September 2017)

• "Seven Deadly Claims," National College of Probate Judges (November 2017)

• "Recent Developments in New Jersey Law," Pennsylvania Bar Institute (November 2017)

• "Hot Trends in Probate Litigation," New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education (March 2016)

• "Fiduciary Litigation Update," New Jersey State Bar Association (May 2016)

• "The New Jersey Uniform Trust Code," New Jersey State Bar Association (May 2016)

• "Ethics and Technology in Estates and Trusts," Bryn Mawr Trust Co. (June 2016)

• "Hot Trends in Probate Litigation," Burlington County Bar Association (June 2016)

• "The New Jersey Uniform Trust Code," New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education (June 2016)

• "Uniform Trust Code," Conference of General Equity Presiding Judges of New Jersey, New Supreme Court Committee on Judicial Education (July 2016)

• "Hot Topics in Estate and Trusts," New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education (September 2016)

• "Ethics and Technology in Estates and Trusts," Professional Responsibility Committee, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (October 2016)

• "Lawyer as Witness," American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (October 2016)

• "What We’ve Learned So Far Under Uniform Trust Code," Burlington County Bar Association (December 2016)

• "Hot Trends in Estate Litigation," Camden County Bar Association (December 2016)

• "Will to Litigate," Annual Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning, Heckerling Institute (January 2015)

• "Hot Trends in Probate Litigation," New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education (March 2015)

• "Letters, Notes and Napkins: Harmless Error and Writings Intended as Wills," American Bar Association (April 2015)

• "The Use and Abuse of Exculpatory Clauses," American Bar Association (April 2015)

• "Law as a Career," Bishop Eustace Prep School (April 2015)

• "Hot Trends in Probate Litigation," Burlington County Bar Association (April 2015)

• "Contested Guardianships," American Bar Association (May 2015)

• "Go Where No Ethics Have Gone Before - Staying on the Right Course in an Expanding Universe of Technology," American Bar Association (May 2015)

• "Fiduciary Litigation Update," American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (May 2015)

• "Fiduciary Litigation Update," New Jersey State Bar Association (May 2015)

• "Protection for Trustees Facing Fiduciary Liability," New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education (July 2015)

• "Seven Deadly Claims," County Officers Association of New Jersey (October 2015)

• "Ethics in Trusts," Delaware Trust Conference (October 2015)

• "Ethics in Technology in Estates and Trusts Practices," Annual Estate Planning Conference, Duke University (October 2015)

• "Seven Deadly Claims," National College of Probate Judges (November 2015)

• "Estate Litigation," New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education (November 2015)

• "Hot Trends in Probate Litigation," Camden County Bar Association (December 2015)

• "Ethics in Estate & Trust Disputes," Heckerling Institute (January 2014)

• "When Donor’s Intention Comes Undone," Community Foundation of South Jersey (February 2014)

• "Hot Trends in Probate Litigation," Burlington County Bar Association (March 2014)

• "Hot Trends in Probate Litigation," New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education (March 2014)

• "Contested Guardianships and Uniform Acts," Trust and Estate Law Spring Symposia, American Bar Association (May 2014)

• "Fiduciary Litigation Update," Annual Meeting and Convention, New Jersey State Bar Association (May 2014)

• "Seven Deadly Claims," Representing Estate and Trust Beneficiaries and Fiduciaries Seminar, American Law Institute–Continuing Legal Education Group (ALI-CLE) (July 2014)

• "Accountings Across the Counties," New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education (September 2014)

• "Hot Topics in Estate and Trusts," New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education (September 2014)

• "Hot Trends in Estate Litigation," Camden County Bar Association (November 2014)

• "Addressing Incomplete or Lost Records During Fiduciary Administration," ACTEC Podcast (August 2024)
• "This is What Happens to Unpaid Debts When a Person Passes Away," CNBC (4/24/20)

• Named to New Jersey “Super Lawyers” list for Estate & Trust Litigation (2005 - 2024)

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