James P. Cashman

Partner

Estate Planning; Probate & Trust Administration

james.cashman@berliner.com
408-286-5800

Mr. Cashman serves as Managing Partner of Berliner Cohen and represents a wide variety of families and individuals in estate planning matters, including wills, living trusts, insurance trusts, complex trusts, educational trusts, charitable trusts, family partnerships, foundations and probate and estate administration matters. In 2008 and 2009, Mr. Cashman was recognized as a Northern California Super Lawyer by Law & Politics in Estate Planning and Probate.

Education/Honors

• New York University School of Law, LL.M. in Taxation, 1984
• Pepperdine University School of Law, J. D., 1983
• University of Illinois, B.A., Finance and Political Science, Atius, Sachemy, Shorter Board, Senior 100 Club, 1980

Professional Admissions

• State Bar of California

Presentations

Mr. Cashman is a frequent lecturer in the area of estate planning. Some of his most recent speeches have been to:

• Employees of Lockheed
• Employees of GTE
• Employees of Core Technologies
• Clients of Merrill Lynch & Company
• Clients of Charles Schwab
• Clients of Smith Barney
• Clients of Money Concepts International
• Clients of Hospice of the Valley
• Members of the San Jose Real Estate Board
• Members of the Tri County Apartment Owners Association
• Board of Directors of Montalvo Arts Association
• Board of Directors of Opera San Jose

In addition to lectures on estate planning, Mr. Cashman has given recent presentations on "Taxation in Divorce" and "Charitable Planning."

Articles/Publications

Mr. Cashman has written numerous articles on a wide range of estate planning topics, most notable are the numerous articles written for the Berliner Cohen newsletter and the San Jose/Silicon Valley Business Journal.

Activities/Memberships

• Santa Clara County Bar Association, Member, Taxation, Probate and Estate Planning Sections
• Montalvo Arts Center: Board of Trustees
• Hospice of the Valley, Planned Giving Advisory Board
• Red Cross, Santa Clara Chapter: Planned Giving Advisory Board
• San Jose Tech Museum, Planned Giving Advisory Board

Personal

• Born in Elmhurst, Illinois, November 2, 1958
• Married with two children
• Interests include swimming, cycling, triathlon, cooking, architecture, gardening and singing

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