Thomas D. Begley III is the president of Thomas D. Begley, III, LLC, where he concentrates his practice in the areas of estate and tax planning, estate administration, small business representation, elder law, and probate litigation. Mr. Begley is a certified elder law attorney (CELA) as accredited by the National Elder Law Foundation. He is an accomplished author and lecturer. Mr. Begley is a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association (former director of the Elder Law Section) and the Burlington County Bar Association (former chair of the Estate Planning and Probate Committee). He is admitted to practice in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Mr. Begley earned his B.A. degree from Georgetown University College of Arts and Sciences and his J.D. degree from Georgetown University Law Center.
Daniel J. Jurkovic is a solo practitioner located in Rutherford, New Jersey, whose practice is concentrated in the areas of elder law, guardianship, disability planning, and estate planning. He has been granted the title of certified elder law attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation. This certification has been approved by the New Jersey Supreme Court and accredited by the American Bar Association. Recently, Mr. Jurkovic represented the Guardianship Association of New Jersey, Inc. (GANJI) and the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys-N.J. (NAELA-NJ) as amicus parties before the New Jersey Supreme Court in the matter of
Thomas Saccone v. Board of Trustees, Police and Fireman's Retirement System, and previously served as lead attorney on the amicus curiae brief submitted to the New Jersey Supreme Court in the matter of
In Re Keri. Mr. Jurkovic earned his B.S.B.A. degree from Thomas Edison State College, his M.S. degree in labor relations from Cornell University, and Baruch College and his J.D. degree and a certificate in health law policy from Pace University School of Law.
Nicholas Keller is an attorney with McCarter & English, LLP. His practice centers around trusts & estates law. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Keller held clerkships with the Honorable Peter E. Doyne, Assignment Judge, Bergen County; and the Honorable John C. Kennedy, Appellate Division. He earned his B.A. degree from Lafayette College and his J.D. degree from Seton Hall University School of Law. Mr. Keller is a member of the American Bar Association, Bergen County Bar Association, New Jersey State Bar Association, and New York State Bar Association. He is licensed to practice in New Jersey and New York.
I. Richard Ploss is counsel to Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, P.C., and a member of the firm's trusts and estates department. Mr. Ploss concentrates his practice primarily on estate planning for high net worth individuals and their businesses, estate administration, probate litigation and fiduciary income taxation in New Jersey and throughout the east coast. He has extensive experience advising individual clients in the areas of wealth transfer planning and the preparation of estate planning documents. Mr. Ploss is a certified public accountant (CPA) in the state of Georgia, a certified financial planner™(CFP®) and a professional registered trust and estate practitioner (TEP). He frequently publishes articles and speaks on trust and estate matters. Mr. Ploss currently serves as an adjunct professor, teaching trusts & estates at the University of Maine Law School. He has previously taught classes in estate planning at Boston University, Fordham University, Fairleigh Dickinson University and Georgetown University. Mr. Ploss is a member of the American Bar Association (member, Real Property and Trust Law Section), Boston Estate Planning Council, Northern New England Financial Planners' Association, and the Society of Trusts & Estates Practitioners (STEP), Boston, Massachusetts Chapter. He earned his B.S. degree from Bucknell University, his M.B.A. degree from Tulane University, A.B. Freeman School of Business, and his J.D. degree from Emory University School of Law.