Robert E. Temmerman Jr.
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Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 43 years of experience
Estate Planning, Tax, Probate, Trusts
2502 Stevens Creek Boulevard, San Jose, CA 95128
About Robert E. Temmerman Jr.
Practice Areas
- Estate Planning
- Tax
- Probate
- Trusts
Education
- Santa Clara University School of Law, Santa Clara, California, 1980J.D.
- Honors: magna cum laude
- Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, 1975B.A.
- Major: Economics and Political Sciences
- Honors: magna cum laude
Languages
- English (Primary)
Representative Cases
- Boggs v. Boggs, Boggs v. Boggs, 520 U.S. 833, 117 S. Ct. 1754 (199) (U.S. Supreme Court )
Classes and Seminars
- Speaker, “Recent California Case Law Affecting Trusts, Estates, and Conservatorships” for Santa Clara County Estate Planning Council (2018)
- Speaker, “Déjà Vu All Over Again: Tax Reform Equals Lawyer’s Full Employment – Remember 2001″ for San Mateo County Association (2018)
- Speaker, “Déjà Vu All Over Again: Tax Reform Equals Lawyer’s Full Employment – Remember 2001 for Monterey Trust Management, Private Client Services (2018)
- Speaker, “Déjà Vu All Over Again: Tax Reform Equals Lawyer’s Full Employment – Remember 2001 for Silicon Valley Bar Association (2017)
- Speaker, “Current California Developments in Estate Planning and Administration” for Santa Clara University 13 Annual Jerry A. Kasner Estate Planning Symposium (2017)
- Speaker, “Expert Witnesses: Opining from Either Side of the Aisle in Trust and Estate Matters” for Estate Bay Trust & Estate Lawyers Symposium (2016)
- Speaker, “Expert Witnesses: Opining from Either Side of the Aisle in Trust and Estate Matters” for Santa Clara University Jerry A. Kasner Symposium (2016)
- Speaker, “Current California Developments in Estate Planning and Administration” for Santa Clara University Jerry A. Kasner Symposium (2016)
- Speaker, “Recent California Case Law and Legislative Developments Affecting Trusts, Estates, and Conservatorships” for Santa Clara County Estate Planning Council (2016)
- Speaker, “Does Luke Skywalker Go to the Dark Side and Become a T&E Litigator?” for The Estate Planning Study Group, The CPE Forum & Monterey County Bar Association – Trust & Estates (2016)
- Speaker, “Does Luke Skywalker Go to the Dark Side and Become a T&E Litigator?” for Silicon Valley Bar Association (2015)
- Speaker, “Does Luke Skywalker Go to the Dark Side and Become a T&E Litigator?” for Santa Cruz County Estate Planning Council (2015)
- Speaker, “So You Have A Trust – Has it been Updated Since 2012?” for Sons in Retirement (2015)
- Speaker, “Recent California Developments in Estate Planning and Administration” for Santa Clara University 11 Annual Jerry A. Kasner Estate Planning Symposium(2015)
- Speaker, “Recent State Legislation and Cases of Interest” for ACTEC (2015)
- Speaker, “Recent California Case Law and Legislative Developments Affecting Trusts, Estates, and Conservatorships” for Santa Clara County Estate Planning Council (2015)
- Speaker, Recent California Case Law and Legislative Developments Affecting Trusts, Estates, and Conservatorships” for Tri-Valley Estate Planning Council (2015)
- Speaker, “Guardianships for the Estate Planning Attorney – What You Need To Know” for SVBA Round Table Seminar (2015)
- Speaker, “Year in Review – Will You be Liable when Your Trustee Breaches his Duties? Recent Developments in Estate Planning, Administration, Litigation and Taxation” for The Estate Planning Study Group, The CPE Forum & Monterey County Bar Association – Trust & Estates (2015)
- Speaker, “Estate Planning and Administration: Year in Review,” (CEB) (2015)
- Speaker, “Estate Planning and Administration: Year in Review” for CEB (2015)
- Speaker, “The Giants Win Again and other Excitement in the T&E World, Annual Estate Planning Update” for San Mateo County Bar Association (2015)
- Speaker, “The Giants Win Again and other Excitement in the T&E World, Annual Estate Planning Update,” San Mateo Bar Association, Santa Cruz County Estate Planning Council, Silicon Valley Bar Association (2014-2015)
- Speaker, “The Giants Win Again and other Excitement in the T&E World, Annual Estate Planning Update” for Santa Cruz County Estate Planning Council (2014)
- Speaker, “The Giants Win Again and other Excitement in the T&E World, Annual Estate Planning Update” for Silicon Valley Bar Association (2014)
- Speaker, “Advanced Planning Panel” for Loring Ward Advanced Symposium (2014)
- Speaker, “Vetoes, Taxes, and Marriage for All,” Santa Cruz County Estate Planning Council, San Mateo County Estate Planning Council, Silicon Valley Bar Association (2014)
- Speaker, “Current California Developments in Estate Planning” for Santa Clara University 10 Annual Jerry A. Kasner Estate Planning Symposium (2014)
- Speaker, “Advanced Planning Pannel,” Loring Ward (2014)
- Speaker, “Estate Planning & Administration: 28th Annual Recent Developments,” CEB (2014)
- Speaker, “Recent California Case Law and Legislative Developments Affecting Trusts, Estates, and Conservatorships” for Santa Clara County Estate Planning Council (2014)
- Speaker, “Vetoes, Taxes, and Marriage for All,” Monterey Estate Planning Council, San Mateo County Estate Planning Council, (2014)
- Speaker, “Recent California Case Law and Legislative Developments Affecting Trusts, Estates, and Conservatorships” Santa Clara County Estate Planning Council (2014)
- Speaker, “Vetoes, Taxes, and Marriage for All” for Monterey Estate Planning Study Group (2014)
- Speaker, “Estate Planning & Administration: 28th Annual Recent Developments” for CEB (2014)
- Speaker, “Current California Developments in Estate Planning,” 10th Annual Jerry A. Kasner Estate Planning Symposium, SCU (2014)
- Speaker, “Vetoes, Taxes and Marriage for All” for San Mateo County Estate Planning Council (2014)
- Speaker, “Vetoes, Taxes and Marriage for All” for Santa Cruz County Estate Planning Council (2013)
- Speaker, “Vetoes, Taxes and Marriage for All” for Silicon Valley Bar Association (2013)
- Speaker, “Recent California Developments in Estate Planning and Administration,” ACTEC Wester Regional Meeting (2013)
- Speaker, “Recent California Developments in Estate Planning and Administration” for Santa Clara University 9 Annual Jerry A. Kasner Estate Planning Symposium (2013)
- Speaker, “Recent California Developments in Estate Planning and Administration,” 9th Annual Jerry A. Kasner Estate Planning Symposium, SCU (2013)
- Speaker, “Recent California Case Law and Legislative Developments Affecting Trusts, Estates and Conservatorships” Santa Clara County Estate Planning Council (2013)
- Speaker, Recent California Developments in Estate Planning and Administration” for ACTEC Western Regional Meeting (2013)
- Speaker, “Recent California Case Law and Legislative Developments Affecting Trusts, Estates and Conservatorships” for Santa Clara County Estate Planning Council (2013)
- Speaker, “Estate Planning & Administration: 27th Annual Recent Developments” for CEB (2013)
- Speaker, “The Giants Won the World Series Again! How Much Uncertainty Can We Tolerate? Planning From the Precipice,” Silicon Valley Bar Association (2012-2013)
- Speaker, “Current California Developments in Estate Planning and Administration,” 8th Annual Jerry A. Kasner Estate Planning Symposium, SCU (2012)
- Speaker, “Estate Planning & Administration: 27th Annual Recent Developments” (CEB) (2012)
- Speaker, “Congress Is Run by Lawyers. A Lawyer Is Trained for Two Things, and Two Things Only: To Clarify and to Confuse,” Welcome to Tax Planning, 2012; Silicon Valley Bar Association; Santa Cruz County Estate Planning Council; San Mateo County Estate Planning Council; and Monterey Estate Planning Group (2011-2012)
- Speaker, “Current California Developments in Estate Planning and Administration,” 7th Annual Jerry A. Kasner Estate Planning Symposium, SCU (2011)
- Speaker, “Ethical Considerations When Dealing with Elderly Clients and Donors,” Stanford University (2011)
- Speaker, “Recent California Case Law and Legislative Developments Affecting Trusts, Estates and Conservatorships,” Santa Clara County Estate Planning Council (2011)
- Speaker, “Estate Planning & Administration: 26th Annual Recent Developments,” (CEB) (2011)
- Speaker, “Pigs Fly, Cubs Win World Series, Hell Freezes Over and Three Blind Men Will Guide Your T&E Practice in 2010,” Silicon Valley Bar Association, Santa Cruz County Estate Planning Council, San Mateo County Bar Association and Monterey Estate Planning Study Group (2010-2011)
- Speaker, “Estate Planning & Administration: 25th Annual Recent Developments” (CEB) (2010)
- Speaker, “Current California Developments in Estate Planning and Administration,” 6th Annual Jerry A. Kasner Estate Planning Symposium, SCU (2010)
- Speaker, “Estate Planning in the Brave (and Poorer) New World,” San Mateo County Estate Planning Council, Santa Cruz County Estate Planning Counsel, Silicon Valley Bar Association, First National Bank Trust Department (2009-2010)
- Speaker, “Current California Developments in Estate Planning and Administration,” 5th Annual Jerry A. Kasner Estate Planning Symposium, SCU (2009)
- Speaker, “Avoiding Potholes in the Road of Love,” Silicon Valley Bar Association and Santa Cruz County Estate Planning Council (2009)
- Speaker, “Annual Update,” Santa Clara County Estate Planning Council (2009)
- Speaker, “Estate Planning & Administration: 24th Annual Recent Developments,” (CEB) (2009)
- Speaker, “Highlights of Current Developments,” 30th Annual UCLA/CEB Estate Planning Institute (2008)
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- California, 1980
Other Affiliations
- Silicon Valley Bar Association, 2000 - Present (Member)
- American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, 1992 - Present (Fellow, former State Chair)
- State Bar of California, Estate Planning Section, 1980 - Present (Member, former Chair)
- American Bar Association, 1980 - Present (Member)
- Santa Clara County Bar Association, 1980 - Present (Member, former Chairperson)
Past Positions
- Temmerman, Cilley & Kohlmann, Managing Partner, 2000 - 2017
Articles
Published Works
- Co-author of Chapter 4 entitled “Property Transfer Obstacles for Married Persons,” published in California Estate Planning, Continuing Education of the Bar, 2003; Updated in 2004 and every year thereafter through the present
- Co-author of “Is There a New Trust Code in California’s Future? A Comparison of the Recently Adopted Uniform Trust Code with Current California Trust Laws,” published in the California Trusts and Estates Quarterly, Vol. 6., No. 4, Winter 2000
- Co-author of "Additional Property Transfer Obstacles for Married Persons and Registered Domestic Partners", California Estate Planning, CEB, 2002 Updated in 2003 and annually thereafter
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- Associate Attorney
Nearby Lawyers
- Estate Planning
- Tax
- Probate
- Trusts
- 1.6 miles away
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