Cheri E. Michaelis

A stalwart champion for her clients, Cheri E. Michaelis strives to give them the top-quality representation she is known for, helping them set up their estate plans so they can pass over their assets and legacies to their loved ones without adding any undue stress. From the Law Office of Cheri E. Michaelis in San Jose, California, she is well-equipped to handle many estate planning and administration matters, including asset preservation, powers of attorney, health care trusts, irrevocable life insurance and drafting wills and revocable and irrevocable trusts, as well as business formation, among many others.

Ms. Michaelis completed her undergraduate studies in 1992, graduating cum laude with her Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy from the University of California, Los Angeles, where she helped found the Environmental Law Journal. She went on to attend the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco, and during her time there, she bolstered her legal talents and foundation by partaking in numerous activities and serving in many prominent student organizations, including the Hastings Environmental Law Journal and the West/Northwest, where she was the founding member.

Before receiving her Juris Doctor and her license to practice law in California in 1995, Ms. Michaelis externed for the Honorable Sandra Margulies, the Law and Motion Judge of the Alameda County Superior Court, providing her with a wealth of practical knowledge that informs her in the present day as well. Within her legal community, she maintains close affiliations with The State Bar of California, the Santa Clara County Bar Association, the Silicon Valley Bar Association and the Santa Clara Estate Planning Council. For her many contributions, she is rated “Very Good” on Avvo.