Protecting Estates.
Protecting Legacies.

J. Melissa Schmitt

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  • Senior Associate Attorney

Location:

Danville, CA

Phone:

Fax:

(408) 998-9700

Email:

Areas Of Practice

  • Probate and Trust Litigation
  • Trust and Estate Administration
  • Conservatorships

Certified Legal Specialties

  • Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law, California Board of Legal Specialization, 2022

Bar Admissions

  • California, 2016

Education

  • Santa Clara University School of Law, Santa Clara, California
    • J.D. - 2015
    • Honors: VP of the SCU Law La Raza Student Association
  • St. Mary’s College of Moraga, Moraga, California
    • Bachelor of Arts - 2011
    • Honors: Dean's List
    • Major: Politics

Honors And Awards

  • Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2022

Published Works

  • 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

Professional Associations And Memberships

  • Contra Costa Bar Association, Present
  • Contra County La Raza, Present
  • Santa Clara county La Raza, Present

Languages

  • English
  • Spanish
State Bar of California | California Board of Legal Specialization
AV Preeminent | LexisNexis | Martindale-Hubbell | Peer Review Rated | For Ethical Standards and Legal Ability | 2011
Rated By Super Lawyers | Temmerman, Cilley, Kohlmann & Norcia, LLP | Selected in 2018 | Thomson Reuters
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