Probate and Property Magazine’s Best Articles of 2011

The Probate and Property Magazine has announced the winners of the magazine’s 2011 Excellence in Writing Awards:

Best Practical Use Articles:

Real Property: The Deed in Lieu of Foreclosure: Ten Questions for Lender’s Counsel (November/December).

By: Diane S. Coscarelli

Trust & Estate: Control at What Cost? Annual Exclusion Gifts and Present Interests (March/April).

By: Hugh F. Drake

Best Cutting-Edge Articles;

Real Property: Re-appraising the Appraisers: Expanding Liability to Buyers and Borrowers in the Story of the 2008 Financing Industry Crisis (November/December).

By: Shelby D. Green

Trust & Estate: Credit Shelter Trusts and Portability—Does One Exclude the Other? (May/June).

By: Marc S. Bekerman

Best Overall Articles:

Real Property: Regulation of Unconventional Natural Gas Development (September/October).

By: David G. Mandelbaum

Trust & Estate: Postmortem Life On-line (July/August).

By: Naomi Cahn

Best Technology/Law Practice Management Article:

Technology—Property: “You’ve Got a Friend” (With Apologies to James Taylor), or The Friendly Side of the Social Network (September/October).

By: Daniel J. Homick