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Important Attorney's Fees Shifting Opinions Issued By New Jersey Supreme Court

New Clarification on When Attorney’s Fees May Be Shifted The New Jersey Supreme Court recently issued two opinions clarifying the limitations on the exceptions to New Jersey’s general policy against attorney fee shifting. Put simply, in New J… Read More
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The Impact of Fee Shifting Rules on Settlement in a New Jersey Will Contest

In general, when it comes to litigants’ payment of their attorney’s fees, courts in New Jersey follow the “American Rule.” This post will address the exception that applies to estate lawyers in probate litigation in the case of a will contest… Read More
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