Nicholas J. Dimakos

Norris McLaughlin Promotes Two Associate Attorneys to Members of the Firm

Norris McLaughlin Attorneys to Present at Somerset County CLE Marathon Day

James Costello and Nicholas Dimakos to Present on Probate and Trust Litigation

Norris McLaughlin Brings Holiday Cheer to Local Families

Nicholas J. Dimakos to Speak on Handling Contested Guardianships

Norris McLaughlin, P.A. Fulfills Families’ Holiday Wishes

Norris McLaughlin, P.A. Fulfills Families’ Holiday Wishes

Nicholas J. Dimakos Elected to Board of Trustees of the Resource Center of Somerset, Inc.

Norris McLaughlin, P.A. Welcomes New Litigation Associate

Articles

• “Trust Disputes: Current Trends and Hot Issues,” National Business Institute, Webinar, June 23, 2021
• “Probate Part Practice, including Guardianship Update,” Somerset County Bar Association CLE Marathon Day, Raritan Valley Community College, Branchburg, NJ, October 14, 2019
• “Probate and Trust Litigation: Real-World Insights for Both Estate Litigators and Planners,” National Business Institute, Princeton, NJ, July 9, 2019
• “Trusts Gone Wrong: A Primer on Potential Problems with Trusts,” Norris McLaughlin, P.A., Bridgewater, NJ, May 1, 2019
• “Handling Contested Guardianships,” NJICLE, Fairfield, NJ, January 24, 2017
• “Probate Part Actions,” Norris McLaughlin, P.A., Bridgewater, NJ, May 18, 2016
• “Guardianships 101,” Norris McLaughlin, P.A., Bridgewater, NJ, May 13, 2015

• Defended client appointed as deceased brother’s Executor, Trustee, and agent; part of trial team that obtained judgment completely dismissing the beneficiaries’ seven-figure claim of misappropriated assets, as well as denying payment from the Estate of the beneficiaries’ counsel fees
• Sued on behalf of a beneficiary who would have been effectively disinherited due to an invalid trust amendment; obtained a ruling declaring the invalidity of the amendment at the outset of the case, resulting in settlement during the early stages of the litigation
• Represented client who had signed as responsible party for his brother’s admission to a nursing facility; succeeded in settling the matter for approximately one-tenth of the amount of the judgment the facility had obtained against the client
• Obtained judgment in federal court awarding life insurance proceeds to decedent’s former spouse, who was entitled to them by a prior judgment of divorce, where decedent had named his new wife as the beneficiary
• Represented client who was co-trustee of his brother’s trust, and co-trustee and beneficiary of his own related trust, in connection with his brother’s divorce proceedings; successfully opposed attempt of brother’s wife to claim that assets placed into the trusts by the client’s father were subject to equitable distribution
• Obtained summary judgment terminating testamentary third-party special needs trust and securing distribution of corpus to trust beneficiary
• Obtained with-prejudice dismissal for commercial client on motion for improper forum
• Part of team representing a closely held corporation and its majority shareholders, which obtained voluntary dismissal after successfully opposing minority shareholders’ application for a court-appointed agent to run the corporation’s affairs, including allegations of oppression, fraud, and mismanagement
• Part of a team representing a charitable entity, which obtained summary reversal by the Appellate Division of trial court’s improper decision denying motion to dismiss
• Successfully argued in Appellate Division against plaintiff’s appeal of trial court decision granting our client’s motion to dismiss