James Cummins
Top rated Estate & Trust Litigation attorney in Burlingame, California
Practice Areas:
Estate & Trust Litigation
Education Qualification:
Santa Clara University School of Law
Practice Areas:
Estate & trust litigation
111 Anza Boulevard Suite 200Burlingame, California, 94010
First Admitted: 2009, California
Professional Webpage: https://www.bdslawinc.com/attorney/james-cummins/
Bar/Professional Activity:
- San Jose Seahawks Rugby Football Club Alumni Association
- Silicon Valley Bar Association, Social Chair
- Silicon Valley Organization - San Jose Leadership Class of 2017
- San Mateo County Bar Association
- Irish-American Bar Association of Northern California
- Alameda County Law Library, Former Board of Trustee Member
Honors/Awards:
- Northern California Super Lawyers “Rising Star”, 2022-2023, San Francisco Magazine
Educational Background:
- Santa Clara University School of Law, Santa Clara, California - J.D., 2009 (Certificate in Social Justice & Public Interest, CALI Award: Remedies, and Moot Court Competitor & Honors Moot Court Board Member)
- Loyola Marymount University, B.A. - 2005
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Speaker, Settlor Incapacity: The New World of Trust Administration, East Bay Trust and Estates Lawyers Spring Symposium, May 18, 2023
- Speaker, Settlor Incapacity: The New World of Trust Administration, Jerry A. Kasner Virtual Estate Planning Symposium, September 8, 2022
- Co-Author, Probate Court Closed to Disinherited Trust Beneficiaries, Daily Journal, September 27, 2018
- Speaker, Collecting Attorney Fees and Damages in Trust & Estate Litigation, Jerry A. Kasner Virtual Estate Planning Symposium, October 8, 2021
- Speaker, Attorney Fee Recovery in Trusts and Estates: From Engagement Agreements to Settlement Agreements, San Mateo County Bar Association, July 16, 2020
- Speaker, Undue Influence in Will and Trust Contests Under Probate Code 86, Tri-Valley Estate Planning Council, Pleasanton, CA, March 1, 2018
- Speaker, Undue Influence Contest in Will and Trust Litigation Probate Code §86 and Family Code §721, EACBA Monthly MCLE Luncheon, Pleasanton, CA, March 16, 2017
- Speaker, Undue Influence in Will and Trust Contests Under Probate Code §86, Marin County Estate Planning Council, San Rafael, CA, September 13, 2017
- Speaker, Undue Influence in Will and Trust Contests Under Probate Code 86, Tri-Valley Estate Planning Council, Pleasanton, CA, March 1st, 2018
- Speaker, Drafting Petitions and Responses, East Bay Trust and Estates Lawyers Litigation Boot Camp, September 12, 2018
- Co-author, “Smith v. Szeyller: Probate Court Authority for Attorney’s Fee Award under the Substantial Benefit Doctrine for Successful Beneficiaries”, California Lawyers Association Trust and Estates Quarterly Newsletter (Vol 26, Issue 2, 2020)
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