Jennifer F. Scharre
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Top Rated Family Law Attorney in San Jose, CA
Estate Planning, Probate, Child Custody
2502 Stevens Creek Boulevard, San Jose, CA 95128
About Jennifer F. Scharre
Practice Areas
- Estate Planning
- Probate
- Child Custody
Education
- Santa Clara University School of Law, Santa Clara, CaliforniaJuris Doctorate
- Honors: Assistant Director, Santa Clara Honors Moot Court Competition
- Honors: Chair, Santa Clara Honors Moot Court, Galloway Competition
- Honors: Recipient of the Best Oral Advocate Award
- Honors: Semi Finalist, Santa Clara Honors Moot Court Competition
Show More - University of San Diego, San Diego, CaliforniaBachelor of Accountancy
- Major: Accounting
- Honors: Dean's List
Languages
- English
Classes and Seminars
- Speaker, “Proposition 19: New Guidance and Great Rewrite", 2021 Tax & Estate Planning Forum, 10/28/2021
- Speaker, “Recent Developments in Federal Estate and Gift Tax Law and California Trusts & Estates”, California Society of Tax Consultants, 9/29/2021
- Panelist, “California Recent Developments: A Look Back at the Remote Times”, Santa Clara County Estate Planning Council, 5/25/2021
- Speaker, “Intro to Trust Alphabet Soup”, Silicon Valley Bar Association, 6/9/2021
- Speaker, “Proposition 19: What We Know SO Far A Chane In Property Tax, Inheritance, And Retirement!”, Santa Clara County Association of Realtors, 3/19/2021
- Speaker, “California Recent Developments: A Break from Vaccines, Congressional Hearings, and New Hobbies”, California NAELA, 3/11/2021
- Speaker, "Property Tax: Pitfalls, Proposition 19, and Proper Future Planning", Lawline. 1/14/21
- Speaker, "A Look Back at 2020: The Good Times, California Case and Legislative Developments", Lawline, 1/12/21
- Speaker, "Property Taxes: Pitfalls, Practical Solutions, and Advising Clients on Pros & Cons of Prop 19", Santa Clara County Estate Planning Council, 1/5/21
- Panelist, "PROPOSITION 19: What Property Tax Laws it Changed, and What To Do Now", Marcum, LLP, 12/17/20
- Speaker, "Property Taxes: Pitfalls, Practical Solutions, & Advising Clients on Pros & Cons of Proposition 19", California Lawyers Association, 12/16/20
- Speaker, "Property Taxes: Practical Solutions, and Advising Clients on Pros & Cons of Prop 19", NAELA Southern California Chapter, 12/2/20
- Speaker, "Property Taxes: Pitfalls, Practical Solutions, and (maybe) Passed Proposition 19", Silicon Valley Bar Association, 11/19/20
- Speaker, "California Estate Planning Essentials", NBI, 11/16/20
- Panelist, "A Review of Important Rules of Professional Conduct for Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Counsel", Santa Cruz County Bar Association, 11/12/20
- Speaker, "Property Tax: Common Misconceptions, Lurking Pitfalls, and Creative Solutions", Sacramento County Bar Association, 9/15/20
- Speaker, "Property Tax: Common Misconceptions, Lurking Pitfalls, and Creative Solutions", San Mateo Bar Association, 8/20/20
- Speaker, "Property Taxes: Tips and Tricks", Silicon Valley Bar Association, New Attorney Round Table, 7/9/20
- Panelist, “New Trust and Estate Cases in Brave “Novel” World”, Santa Clara County Estate Planning Council, Santa Clara, CA, 5/18/2020
- Speaker, “Hindsight is Always 2020: What Did We Learn in 2019”, NAELA, California NAELA Summit, San Diego, CA, 3/07/2020
- Speaker, “Property Tax and Holding Title” CalCPA, Silicon Valley Chapter, Estate and Trust Committee, San Jose, CA, 2/20/2020
- Panelist, “The Guide to the Rules of Professional Conduct for Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Counsel”, Santa Cruz County Estate Planning Council, Santa Cruz, CA, 2/11/2020
- Panelist, “California Recent Developments: Trustees Behaving Badly, Second Chances, and Jumping the Gun”, Santa Clara County Estate Planning Council, Santa Clara, CA, 5/13/2019
- Speaker, "Property Tax Tips and Tricks", New Attorney Round Table, Silicon Valley Bar Association, San Jose, CA, 04/10/2019
- Speaker, "Busting the Bypass Trust: Endless Options?", Lawline, 04/04/2019
- Speaker, "New Ethical Rules, New Tax Law, and New Cases, OH MY!", California NAELA 2018 Summit, San Francisco, CA, 03/02/2019
- Speaker, "Trusts and Estates Legislative Updates", Lawline, 02/04/2019
- Speaker, "Trusts, Tax Returns, and the TCJA: Not Just a Tongue Twister", CalCPA SVSJ Trusts and Estates Group, San Jose, CA, 01/17/2019
- Speaker, "Charitable Trusts", Trusts A to Z (NBI), San Jose, CA, 12/12/2018
- Speaker, "Other Trust Structures and Issues", Trusts A to Z (NBI), San Jose, CA, 12/12/2018
- Speaker, "Income Tax Returns", Estate Administration (NBI), Santa Clara, CA, 11/29/2018
- Speaker, "Business Interests in Estate Administration", Estate Administration (NBI), Santa Clara, CA, 11/29/2018
- Speaker, "Legal Ethics in Estate Administration", Estate Administration (NBI), Santa Clara, CA, 11/29/2018
- Panelist, "We're Model Citizens Now: A Primer on California's New Rules of Professional Conduct", Silicon Valley Bar Association, Santa Clara, CA, 11/05/2018
- Speaker, "We're (Almost) Model Citizens Now", 42nd Annual Fall Program, California Lawyers Association, Trusts & Estates Section, San Francisco, CA, 10/26/2018
- Speaker, “What is a Meme?! – Ethics Rules and Social Media”, The business of a Trust & Estates Practice, California Lawyers Association, Trusts & Estates Section, San Francisco, CA, 6/29/2018
- Speaker and Panelist, “Federal Estate Tax Issues”, Santa Cruz County Estate Planning Council, Santa Cruz, CA, 5/16/18
- Speaker, “Post-Mortem Planning, Trust Administration, and Tax Hurdles”, for Probate Boot Camp (NBI), San Jose, CA, 5/10/18
- Speaker, “Ethics”, Probate Boot Camp (NBI), San Jose, CA, 5/10/18
- Panelist, “2017 Legislation Update”, California Lawyers Association, Trusts & Estates Section, Los Angeles, CA, 4/18/2018
- Speaker, “Recent Developments”, California NAELA 2018 Summit, San Diego, CA, 2/2/2018
- Speaker, “Recent Developments”, NAIFA, Mt. Diablo Chapter, Walnut Creek, CA, 1/12/2018
- Speaker, “Tax Deduction with Trusts” for Trusts: The Ultimate Guide, National Business Institute (NBI), Walnut Creek, CA, 12/15/2017
- Speaker, “Special Needs Trusts”, Trusts: The Ultimate Guide, National Business Institute (NBI), Walnut Creek, CA, 12/14/2017
- Speaker, “Fundamentals of Estate Planning”, Lawline, Webinar, 12/12/2017
- Speaker and Panelist, “Federal Estate Tax Issues”, Silicon Valley Chapter of California Society of CPAs, Santa Cruz, CA, 11/8/2017
- Speaker “Business Interests in Estate Administration”, Estate Administration Boot Camp, National Business Institute (NBI), San Jose, CA, 10/5/2017
- Speaker “Income Tax Returns”, Estate Administration Boot Camp, National Business Institute (NBI), San Jose, CA, 10/4/2017
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- California
Other Affiliations
- Silicon Valley Bar Association (SVBA), Board of Trustees, 2020-2021
- Silicon Valley Bar Association (SVBA), Executive Committee Chair, 2019
- Silicon Valley Bar Association (SVBA) (Education Committee Co-Chair, 2017 and 2018)
- State Bar of California, Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Section, 2015 - Present (Member)
- Silicon Valley Bar Assocation (SVBA), 2015 - Present (Member)
Articles
Published Works
- Co-Author “Strategic Considerations Regarding Medical Record Privacy and the Deceased”, CEB, 2020
- CEB, Estate Planning, Chapter 4, Update Co-Author, 2020
- Co-Author "Both Attorney and Trustee: Doubling Down or a Bad Bet?", California Trusts and Estates Quarterly, Vol. 25, Issue 3, 2019
- Co-Author, "2018 Legislation: From Transfer on Death Deeds to Decanting, What a Year, What a Year!", California Trusts and Estates Quarterly, Vol. 25, Issue 1, 2019
- Co-Author, "The 'Empty Chair': How to Account for the Rights of Contingent Remainder Beneficiaries in the Event of Incapacity", California Trusts and Estate Quarterly, Vol. 24, Issue 4, 2018
- Co-Author, “2017 Legislation: From Planning to Partnerships, Principal and Income to Proofs of Service: a Plethora of Promulgated Principles Practitioners Must Practice Proficiently”, California Trusts and Estates Quarterly, Volume 24, Issue 2, 2018
- Co-Author, “Don’t Answer that! Spouses, Families, and Privilege”, California Trusts and Estates Quarterly, Volume 23, Issue 4, 2017
Office Info
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