J. Melissa Schmitt
Top rated Estate & Trust Litigation attorney in Walnut Creek, California
Temmerman, Cilley, Kohlmann & Norcia, LLPPractice Areas: Estate & Trust Litigation, Elder Law, Estate Planning & Probate
Licensed in California since: 2016
Education: Santa Clara University School of Law
Languages Spoken: English, Spanish
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408-780-1912
Temmerman, Cilley, Kohlmann & Norcia, LLP
1401 N BroadwaySuite 200A
Walnut Creek, CA 94596 Visit website
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Attorney J. Melissa Schmitt offers high-quality estate planning services to families in the Bay Area, California. She was dedicated senior attorney at the law firm of Temmerman, Cilley & Kohlmann, LLP, since the time she was licensed to practice in California in 2016, but has recently started her own firm.
Ms. Schmitt understands that discussing wills and estate planning can be overwhelming and uncomfortable for most people, and takes a comprehensive, highly engaged approach to each individual situation. She assists her clients with estate planning, probate and trust litigation, health care directives, contested and noncontested conservatorships, guardianships, elder abuse litigation, fiduciary representations, fiduciary surcharge actions and accounting.
A skilled and competent professional, Ms. Schmitt’s litigation skills have been hugely endorsed by her peers, adversaries and former clients. She frequently accepts appointments as a counsel in conservatorship and guardianship proceedings at the Contra Costa County and Santa Clara County courts. As a board member of the Santa Clara University School of Law – La Raza Law Student Association, she also provided school students with an awareness of certain concepts and laws, encouraging them to pursue the legal profession.
A dean’s list graduate of Saint Mary's College of California, Moraga, Ms. Schmitt majored in political science and government and completed her Bachelor of Arts in 2011. She earned her Juris Doctor from Santa Clara University School of Law in 2015.
Fluent in English and Spanish, Ms. Schmitt has authored a few articles for esteemed publications. She is an active member of the Contra Costa County Bar Association and the Santa Clara County La Raza Lawyers Association.
Practice areas
Estate & Trust Litigation, Elder Law, Estate Planning & Probate- 50% Estate & Trust Litigation
- 40% Elder Law
- 10% Estate Planning & Probate
First Admitted: 2016, California
Professional Webpage: http://theschmittlawfirm.com
- California, 2016
- Santa Clara county La Raza, Present
- Contra County La Raza, Present
- Contra Costa Bar Association, Present
- St. Mary’s College of Moraga, Moraga, California, Bachelor of Arts - 2011, Honors: Dean's List, Major: Politics
- Author, Settlement Agreements: Avoiding a Real Property Tax Assessment, Contra Costa County Bar Association Magazine The Business & Tax Law, September, 2017
- Co-Author “Strategic Considerations Regarding Medical Record Privacy and the Deceased,” CEB, 2020
Office location for J. Melissa Schmitt
1401 N Broadway
Suite 200A
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Phone: 408-780-1912
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- Rising Stars: 2022 - 2024