Replay: The Definitive Guide to Chancery Practice in New Jersey
Date: Oct 23, 2026 9:00 a.m. – 12:35 p.m.
Location: Online
Member Price: $190.00
Non-Member Price: $250.00
Section Price: $0.00
Areas of Law: Civil, Equity Jurisprudence
Earn up to 4 credits! (More Information)
Featured Speaker
Moderator
- Hon. Lisa M. Vignuolo, P.J.Ch.
- Middlesex County Superior Court
Presenters
- Hon. Mary K. Costello, P.J.Ch.
- Probate and General Equity Parts, Hudson County Superior Court
- Hon. Darren T. Dibiasi, P.J.Ch.
- Bergen County Superior Court
- Leo J. Hurley, Jr., Esq.
- Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers, New Jersey Chapter
Connell Foley LLP, Jersey City - Cassandra Jahnke Walsh, Esq.
- O'Toole Scrivo LLC, Cedar Grove
This is a replay of The Definitive Guide to Chancery Practice in New Jersey, which originally took place on March 17, 2026.
Chancery practice is a specialized field that deals with matters of consequence and urgency. Success in this arena requires understanding a wide range of topics, from guardianship to business practices. This program provided a unique opportunity to peek behind the curtain and learn everything attorneys need to know about the practice, including the latest issues, cases, and strategies, directly from the judges and lawyers who know them best.
During this practical program, presiding chancery judges and experienced attorneys guided viewers through a comprehensive overview of matters in the Chancery Division. Watch this replay to walk away completely prepared for success in the Chancery Division.
Topics covered include:
- Cognizability – Panel: Cases that belong in the Chancery Division compared to cases that belong in the Civil Division
- Ejectments
- Actions in Lieu of Prerogative Writs
- Overview of Probate Matters and the Interplay with the Surrogate's Court - Panel
- Incapacity (Guardianships, Conservatorships, Special Medical Guardians, Guardians ad Litem, Protective Orders) - Panel
- Filing the Guardianship Application
- Role of Court-Appointed Counsel
- What if Incapacity is Contested?
- Conservatorship
- Special Medical Guardianship
- Protective Arrangements
- Overview of Foreclosure Matters and the Interplay with the Office of Foreclosure - Panel
- In personam Foreclosure
- In rem Foreclosure
- Tax Sale Foreclosure
- Remedies - Panel
- New Jersey Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act (“UPHPA”), N.J.S.A. 2A:56-45 – 2A:56-56 (What is heirs property?, Role of the special master, Partition by sale, Partition in kind, Factors in determining great prejudice, Sale of heirs property)
- Business Dissolution (Pre-suit investigation, Grounds for dissolution (LLCs, Corporations, Partnerships), Special fiscal agents and other court-appointed fiduciaries)
- Other Remedies to Consider (Specific performance, rescission, or reformation of contract, Constructive trusts, Replevin, Declaratory judgment)
- Procedure to Achieve Your Remedy – Panel
- Injunctive Relief (Temporary Restraining Order (TRO), Preliminary Injunction (PI), Permanent Injunction)
- Filing the Complaint (Orders to show cause with verified complaints, Crowe v. DiGioia, 90 N.J. 126 (1982), R. 4:52 (TRO and Preliminary Injunction) and R. 4:67 (summary actions), Summons and complaint)
- Case Management (Initial case management conference, Discovery disputes, Dispositive motions, Mediation)
- Pros and Cons of Filing in Chancery – Panel
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