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2014 Federal Estate and Gift Tax Inflation Adjustments

By Karen Mason | Published January 2, 2014 | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

The IRS has announced the inflation adjustments to various tax features for calendar year 2014. These adjustments include the following: The federal estate tax exclusion amount for 2014 will be $5,340,000 (up from $5,250,000 in 2013). The generation skipping tax exclusion amount for 2014 will be $5,340,000 (up from $5,250,000 in 2013). The annual gift Read More

Support Local Youth Basketball

By Karen Mason | Published January 2, 2014 | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Mason, Griffin & Pierson is proudly sponsoring youth basketball teams in Princeton and Montgomery. For information on Dillon Youth Basketball League go to https://www.leaguelineup.com/miscinfo.asp?menuid=44&url=princetonrecreation&sid=371305499. For information on Montgomery Basketball Association go to https://www.montgomerybasketball.com/.

Sponsor Montgomery High School Music

By Karen Mason | Published January 2, 2014 | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Mason, Griffin & Pierson is a sponsor of the Montgomery High School Music Department. The 2014 concerts will be January 24 “The Big Band Bash”; March 11 “Spring Jazz Festival”; and June 11 “End of Year Music Department Concert”. For more information go to https://www.mtsd.k12.nj.us/page/319.

Sponsor Princeton Brass Band

By Karen Mason | Published December 20, 2013 | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Mason, Griffin & Pierson is proudly sponsoring The Princeton Brass Band Holiday Concert. The concert will take place in Princeton at Richardson Auditorium on December 22. For more information on the award-winning band go to https://www.facebook.com/princetonbrassband

Holiday Donations to BBBS Mercer

By Karen Mason | Published December 2, 2013 | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Mason, Griffin & Pierson is collecting and donating new toys, books and games for the annual Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) Mercer County holiday party. Big Brothers Big Sisters provides a mentoring program for children ages six to eighteen. Firm Director, Shawn Neufeld, Esq. served as a member of the BBBS Board of Trustees for Read More

Nicole M. Sciotto, Esq., Associate

By Karen Mason | Published December 2, 2013 | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Mason, Griffin & Pierson is pleased to announce that Nicole M. Sciotto has become associated with the firm. Ms. Sciotto earned her J.D. with academic honors from Widener University School of Law, where she served as Editor-in-Chief of the Delaware Journal of Corporate Law. She is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University where she received Read More

Communities of Light

By Karen Mason | Published December 2, 2013 | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Once again, Mason, Griffin & Pierson is sponsoring Communities of Light – Peace Begins at Home, the December fundraiser to benefit Womanspace, Inc. Womanspace is a non-profit organization that provides counseling and housing for women and their families who are impacted by family violence. The lighting of candles is a county-wide event that takes place at Read More

Schmierer Talk on Princeton Consolidation

By Karen Mason | Published November 4, 2013 | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Firm Director Edwin W. Schmierer, Esq. will be the featured speaker at the Princeton Bar Association meeting on November 19, 2013. Mr. Schmierer will discuss the consolidation of Princeton Borough and Princeton Township into the new municipality of Princeton. Mr. Schmierer currently serves as the attorney for Princeton. He will review the requirements of the Read More

Cecil & Hadinger Presentations

By Karen Mason | Published November 4, 2013 | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Firm Directors Trishka Waterbury Cecil and Kristina Hadinger are presenting programs at the New Jersey State League of Municipalities conference this month. Ms. Cecil will be speaking on “Current Legal Issues that Elected and Appointed Officials Need to Know”. Ms. Hadinger is serving on a panel that will be discussing “OPRA and Right to Know: Read More

COAH Update September 2013

By Karen Mason | Published November 4, 2013 | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

On September 26, 2013, the New Jersey Supreme Court issued its long awaited decision on the validity of the COAH (Council on Affordable Housing) Third Round Rules. The key issue was whether or not the new proposed “growth share” approach to defining a municipal affordable housing obligation was constitutional. In a 3-2 decision, the Court Read More

Julia L. Pickett

We are pleased to announce that Julia L. Pickett has joined Mason, Griffin & Pierson PC as an Associate. Julia L. Pickett is a member of the firm’s Estates & Trusts Practice Group and assists with estate planning and estate and trust administration matters, including estate, gift, generation-skipping transfers (GST), and inheritance tax issues. Before joining the firm, Julia was the former law clerk to the Presiding Judge of the New Jersey Tax Court, the Honorable Mala Sundar, P.J.T.C.
David R. Demaree

We are pleased to announce that David R. Demaree has joined Mason, Griffin & Pierson PC as Of Counsel and part of the Trust and Estates Practice Group. David also has experience in corporate law and international business law and will work with the Firm’s Corporate Practice Group as well. David is fluent in German and holds an LLM in taxation and has been practicing Trust and Estates law in the Princeton community for decades.
Liz Zuckerman

Liz Zuckerman will be speaking at the NJAJ Educational Foundation, Inc.’s Meadowlands Seminar® 2025 on Thursday November 20th- Employment Law: A Day of Disability Law: Experts, Law and Ethics. Liz will be leading the panel discussion: When Non-Accommodation Cases Become Personal Injury Cases – WC/LAD and Personal Injury Meet!” www.nj‐justice.org
Ian T. Hammett

Ian T. Hammett was recently named a Melvin Jones Fellow by the Lions Club International Foundation in recognition of his humanitarian service through the Hopewell Valley Lions Club. Through the efforts of their Fellows and other Lions Club International members, LCIF works to meet humanitarian needs in communities around the world.” Hopewell Valley Lions
Paul M. Bishop

Paul M. Bishop has been named Chair of the Litigation Practice Group.
Kevin A. Van Hise

Kevin A. Van Hise has been named Chair of the Local Government Practice Group.

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