Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper, P.C. Firm News & Events
Events
- The Graduate Tax Program at New York Law School's 22nd Annual Tax Lawyering Workshop: Tax Practice When Change is Constant - 04/25/2025
On Friday, April 25th, from 12 – 12:50 p.m., Wills, Trusts & Estates Chair, Elizabeth Candido Petite, Esq. will be speaking alongside Antar P. Jones, Esq. about Giving Tax Advice in Uncertain Times – The Estate Planner’s Dilemma as part of New York Law School’s 22nd Annual Tax Lawyering Workshop: Tax Practice When Change is Constant.
This program will offer 5 Ethics and 1 Cybersecurity, Privacy & Data Protection Ethics CLE Credits (NY transitional and non-transitional).
- Elizabeth Candido Petite Interviewed for Princeton TV's "Discover a New Future" (part 2 of 2) - 06/08/2019
Elizabeth Candido Petite, a member of Lindabury’s Wills, Trusts & Estates practice group is interviewed by Faith Saunders of Princeton TV for her series; “Discover a New Future.” Elizabeth and Faith discuss powers of attorney, advance directives for health care, and the consequences of not planning for incapacity during one’s lifetime. Among the questions Elizabeth answers are:
- What is a power of attorney?
- Why do I need one?
- Who should I name as my attorney-in-fact?
- When does my power of attorney become effective?
To watch this interview click here.
To view Elizabeth and Faith’s discussion on wills, click here.
- Elizabeth Candido Petite Interviewed for Princeton TV’s “Discover a New Future” (part 1 of 2) - 04/11/2019
Elizabeth Candido Petite, a member of Lindabury’s Wills, Trusts & Estates practice group is interviewed by Faith Saunders of Princeton TV for her series; “Discover a New Future.” Elizabeth discusses some common issues concerning wills, trusts, and what happens to one’s property upon death. Among the questions Elizabeth answers are:
- Who gets my property if I die and do not have a will?
- Who can write a legally binding will?
- Can I disinherit my spouse or my children?
To watch this interview click here.
To view Elizabeth and Faith’s discussion on powers of attorney, click here.
- The Bar Foundation of Union County: Elder Law, Trusts & Estates With A Perspective From The Bench - 05/23/2018
Elizabeth Manzo is among panel of speakers invited by The Bar Foundation of Union County discussing issues concerning Elder Law and Trusts & Estates.
Elizabeth addresses medical marijuana issues impacting the elderly and disabled.
- The status and existing conflict between state and federal marijuana laws.
- What New Jersey’s Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana law provides.
- Problems which exist between federal funding under Medicaid/Medicare and N.J. nursing home residents who seek qualified medical marijuana care.
- Recent lawsuits requiring accommodation for medical marijuana users under state disability statutes.
For additional information or to register click here.
- 15th Annual Tax Lawyering Workshop: Truth and Transparency in Tax Law - 05/03/2018
Trusts and Estates attorney Elizabeth C. Petite and William P. LaPiana, Associate Dean of New York Law School, are co-speakers on the topic of ACTEC’s New Model Engagement Letters: Promoting Competent and Ethical Representation of Clients where they discuss the Practitioner’s Guide to Engagement Letters issued by ACTEC (American College of Trust and Estate Counsel). Together they focus on 3 sample engagement letters: estate planning for a married couple, entity formation, and estate administration, as well as discussing representing a client with diminished capacity.