Litigating Commercial Disputes in Surrogate’s Court
Part I: Jurisdiction over Business & Commercial Disputes (OnDemand)
Originally held on Friday, March 25, 2022| 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
(Originally scheduled for Friday, March 18, 2022)
Program Fee:
$149 for Members | $249 for Nonmembers
Members who are Recent Law Graduates, Newly Admitted
Lawyers (admitted for the first time in any state or country 2020-2022),
In-House/Corporate Counsel, Judges, and attorney members who practice
within the Government, Academic or Not-for-Profit sectors attend this
program for free.
CLE Credit:
New York: 2.0 Professional Practice
New Jersey: 2.0 General
California: 1.5 General
Pennsylvania: 1.5 General
Connecticut: Available to Licensed Attorneys
This program provides transitional/non-transitional credit to all attorneys
Description:
An expert panel will explore the scope and limitations of the Surrogate’s Court’s jurisdiction to entertain and determine business and commercial disputes. While it is oft-repeated that the Surrogate’s Court has no jurisdiction to hear “disputes between living persons” that adage is somewhat overstated. The Surrogates Courts can properly entertain disputes, even those involving living persons that affect a decedent’s affairs or the administration of a decedent’s estate within their jurisdiction, including business and commercial disputes that could alternatively be maintained in the Supreme Court. The line to be drawn between the disputes over which the Surrogate’s Court has jurisdiction and those over which it does not is thin and often difficult to discern. This presentation will concern the Surrogate’s Court’s jurisdiction over such proceedings, including the rules governing transfers of such proceedings to Surrogate’s Courts from other court.
Who Should Attend: This CLE is intended for trust and estate litigators and planners, and commercial litigators, of all experience levels.
Program Chair:
Eric W. Penzer, Farrell Fritz, P.C.
Sponsoring Association Committee:
Trusts, Estates & Surrogate’s Court, Angelo Grasso, Chair
Litigating Commercial Disputes in Surrogate’s Court
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