James Cilley | San Jose Estate Lawyer

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About James

James P. Cilley is certified as a Specialist in trust and estate litigation, fiduciary disputes, and elder abuse actions by the California State Bar Board of Legal Specialization. He is also AV® PreeminentTM Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell® for his legal ability and high ethical standards in the areas of trusts and estates, wills and probate, and law related to the aged and aging.

As the senior litigation partner at Temmerman, Cilley & Kohlmann, LLP, Mr. Cilley's practice involves will and trust contests, elder abuse, fiduciary accounting, fiduciary removal and surcharge, breach of fiduciary duty, constructive and resulting trusts, interpretation of testamentary instruments, creditor's claims, conservatorships, and related appeals. Mr. Cilley handles every stage of litigation, including pre-lawsuit negotiation, discovery, law and motion, settlement negotiations, mediation, trial, and appeals. He has more than 22 years of experience serving as lead attorney in many of Northern California's largest probate and trust cases. Mr. Cilley has substantial trial experience in contested probate cases before a wide variety of California trial and appellate courts. He has participated in all forms of alternative dispute resolution.

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Experience

Attorney

Temmerman, Cilley & Kohlmann, LLP

Present

Admission

Verified California

1993

Education

San Jose State University

Bachelors

N/A

Recognitions & Achievements

Associations
  • Santa Clara County Estate Planning Council, Member,
    Present
  • California Lawyers Association, Member,
    Present
  • Santa Clara County Bar Association, Member,
    Present
  • Silicon Valley Bar Association, Member,
    Present
Honors / Awards
  • Peer Review Rated AV® Preeminent™, Martindale Hubbell

Notable Work

Publications

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

Temmerman, Cilley & Kohlmann, LLP Highlights

Estate, Trusts, Estate Planning, Elder Law, Estate Administration

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