James L. Cunningham, Jr.

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James L. Cunningham, Jr.: Attorney with Cunningham Legal
  • CEO and Lead Attorney at Cunningham Legal
  • 416 Auburn Folsom Road, Auburn, CA 95603
    2700 E. Foothill Blvd, Ste. 306, Pasadena, CA 91107
    4165 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd, Ste. 145, Westlake Village, CA 91362
    1024 Iron Point Rd., Folsom, CA 95630
    6200 Antioch St., ste. 202, Oakland, CA 94611
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    3017 Douglas Boulevard, Suite 300, Roseville, CA 95661
    50 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94111
    6320 Canoga Avenue, 15th Floor, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
    7755 Center Avenue, Suite 1100, Huntington Beach, CA 92647
    Wells Fargo Center, 400 Capitol Mall, Suite 740, Sacramento, CA 95814
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    18 Reviews

  • Overall Rating

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    18 Reviews

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Biography

Jim is a Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust, and Probate Law, as certified by the State Bar of California Board of Specialization. As an attorney for over 20 years, Jim has helped countless families and individuals in all areas of estate planning. Jim holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of California at Santa Cruz, and a Juris Doctor from Whittier College of Law. Jim focuses his practice on estate planning, probate, trust administration, elder law, special needs planning, Medi-Cal/VA benefits planning and more.

Jim’s professional memberships include: California State Bar, Ventura County Bar Association, El Dorado County Bar Association , WealthCounsel, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA), California Advocates for Nursing Care Reform (CANHR), Aircraft Owner’s and Pilot’s Association (AOPA), Vistage International and Capital City Trial Lawyer’s Association.

In addition, Jim is the best selling author of Savvy Estate Planning; a book that takes the complex topics of living trusts, wills, probate, estate planning and estate administration and puts them into terms that just about everyone can understand. The book is available on amazon.com.

Jim is a California native, devoted husband, and father of three children. He and his wife of 21 years enjoy bicycling and philanthropic community activities.
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Areas of Practice (13)

  • Estate Litigation
  • Trust Litigation
  • Probate
  • Contested Wills
  • Trusts & Estates
  • Business Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Elder Law
  • Litigation
  • Taxation
  • Wills & Probate
  • Estate Planning
  • Power Of Attorney

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
University of California at Santa Cruz, B.A., History, 1991; University of California at Santa Cruz, B.A., with distinction, 1991
Law School Attended:
Whittier College School of Law, J.D., 1994
Year of First Admission:
1994
Admission:
1994, California; U.S. District Court, Central District of California; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Languages:
French and Korean and Spanish
ISLN:
919238877

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Peer Reviews

4.9/5.0 (14 reviews)
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  • Legal Knowledge

    4.9/5.0

  • Analytical Capability

    4.9/5.0

  • Judgment

    4.9/5.0

  • Communication

    5.0/5.0

  • Legal Experience

    4.9/5.0

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Attorney on 08/10/22 in Trusts and Estates

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 08/10/22 in Estate Planning

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Attorney on 07/28/22 in Trusts and Estates

    Highly professional and responsive.

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Of Counsel on 07/28/22 in Trusts and Estates

    James "Jim" L. Cunningham, Jr. not only has excellent legal knowledge and experience in trusts, estates, wills, probate and trust and estate administration, he has taken full advantage of modern social media to share his knowledge with clie... Read more

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Managing Partner on 07/27/22 in Trusts and Estates

    I understand that James has acquired several estate planning practices over his many years and therefore gained tremendous skill sets not only in the various transactional aspects this would entail but the variety of clientele and issues they could p... Read more

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Managing Partner on 07/27/22 in Estate Planning

    Excellent attorney

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Attorney on 07/27/22 in Trusts and Estates

    Jim is well known in the legal community where his energy is contagious and his passion to educate clients far exceeds most.

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 06/05/21 in Estate Planning

    I have known Jim Cunningham for many years. Through that time I have worked with him on many cases and discussed countless cases with him. He is an excellent estate planning attorney. He thinks about all the issues to come up with the best recomme... Read more

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Attorney on 02/10/21 in Trusts and Estates

    Mr. Cunningham knows the substantive law well and thoroughly. But more than that, he has the ability to communicate that knowledge in a way lay people can understand.

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Attorney on 01/27/21 in Trusts and Estates

    Jim is a thought leader in the T&E area and a master at managing law firms. His marketing and biz dev skills are lengendary. He is the complete lawyer. Honored to support him for this.

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