James P. Cilley - Danville, CA

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, Sacramento, California, 1993
    J.D.
    Honors: With Distinction

• Non Legal Education

  • San Jose State University, 1990
    B.S., Bachelor of Science
    Major: Business Finance

Current Employment Position(s)

• Litigation Partner

Past Positions

• Temmerman & Desmarais, LLP, San Jose, Associate, 1996 - 1998
• Lakin Spears, LLP, Palo Alto, Associate, 1994 - 1996

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)

Published Works

Articles

• 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
  

Bar Admissions

• California, 1993

Specialties and Certifications

• Specialist in the field of Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Law, State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization, 1998

Other Affiliations

• Santa Clara County Estate Planning Council (Member)
• California Lawyers Association (Member)
• Santa Clara County Bar Association (Member)
• Silicon Valley Bar Association (Member)