James P. Cilley
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Litigation Partner at Temmerman, Cilley & Kohlmann, LLP
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 30 years of experience
140 Town & Country Drive, Suite A, Danville, CA 94526
About James P. Cilley
Education
- McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, Sacramento, California, 1993J.D.
- Honors: With Distinction
- San Jose State University, 1990B.S., Bachelor of Science
- Major: Business Finance
Languages
- English (Primary)
Classes and Seminars
- Speaker, “He’s in Love With Her! A Mock Trial,” Silicon Valley Bar Association (2012)
- Speaker, “Practical Asset Management in Today’s Economy” (CEB) (2010)
- Speaker, “Practical Problems in Probate” (CEB) (2009)
- Speaker, “Recent Developments,” Fremont Estate Planning Council (2007)
- Speaker, “Estate Planning and Administration: 22nd Annual Recent Developments” (CEB) (2007)
- Speaker, “Changing Our Plans in 2007,” Silicon Valley Bar Association (2006)
- Speaker, “Recent Developments,” Professional Fiduciary Association of California (PFAC) 11th Annual Educational Conference (2006)
- Speaker, “Trustee and Fiduciary Standards of Care and Liability Issues,” Professional Fiduciary Association of California (PFAC) Annual Conference (2005)
- Speaker, “Elder Abuse: The Domestic Violence and Financial Embezzlement Problem of the 21st Century,” State Bar of California, San Francisco and Santa Clara County Estate Planning Council (2003)
- Speaker, “Trustee Standard of Care” & “Trustee Reporting Duties,” Professional Fiduciary Association of California (PFAC) Annual Conference (2002)
- Speaker, co-presented “Probate Code § 21320 – Care Custodian Beneficiaries,” Santa Clara County Bar Association, Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Section (2000)
- Speaker, co-presented “The Finality of Judgments, Are They Really Final?” & “Statute of Limitations on Claims Based upon the Liability of Deceased Settlors,” Northern Trust Companies Association Seventh Annual Education Program (1998)
- Speaker, “Anatomy of a Trial,” Santa Clara County Bar Association & Contra Costa County Bar Association Estate Planning and Trust Sections, Northern Trust Bank Trust Forum (1997)
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- California, 1993
Other Affiliations
- Santa Clara County Estate Planning Council (Member)
- California Lawyers Association (Member)
- Santa Clara County Bar Association (Member)
- Silicon Valley Bar Association (Member)
Past Positions
- Temmerman & Desmarais, LLP, San Jose, Associate, 1996 - 1998
- Lakin Spears, LLP, Palo Alto, Associate, 1994 - 1996
Articles
Published Works
- Author, Chapter 7: “Asserting or Defending Claim Regarding Ownership of Trust Property” , Matthew Bender Practice Guide: California Trust, 2001
- Author, “When is a Lis Pendens a Viable Provisional Remedy in Probate Cases” , The Scrivener, Silicon Valley Bar Association, 4th Quarter, 2005
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- Associate Attorney
- Associate Attorney
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