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JEFF & MICHELLE LERMAN AND THEIR TEAM JOIN CUNNINGHAMLEGAL!
The Lerman Law Partners, LLP team has joined the CunninghamLegal team, bringing expansive new expertise to clients
We are delighted to announce that we, along with our talented team have joined the CunninghamLegal team—and we are confident that this will greatly expand our collective ability to provide you with the highest-quality legal services.
Lerman Law Partners, LLP and CunninghamLegal share many similarities—making this an ideal fit as the staff joins to provide expansive expertise dedicated to addressing your legal needs. We are truly aligned in how we work: with professionalism and care. CunninghamLegal founder and CEO Jim Cunningham is a California State Bar Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust, and Probate Law with nearly 30 years of experience; and like Jeff Lerman, Jim is a licensed real estate broker with significant experience in real estate. Jim is a second-generation attorney and third-generation pilot. He has three grown children, is an avid boater, and is a Marin resident.
Michelle C. Lerman, Esq., Of Counsel, CunninghamLegal
“We are so excited to be working with Jim and the entire CunninghamLegal team. Our firms have many similarities, making it a great fit.”— Michelle & Jeff Lerman
Jeffrey H. Lerman, Esq., Of Counsel, CunninghamLegal
CunninghamLegal is an established, mid-size firm with a strong reputation statewide and a team of lawyers who work closely together on client issues. In addition to Estate Planning, Trust Administration, Probate, Tax Planning, and Real Estate Law, CunninghamLegal brings deep experience in related areas that we have not traditionally handled—enabling us collectively to serve you even better than before.
Importantly, CunninghamLegal has offices conveniently located in both Northern California (including San Rafael) and Southern California—helping lawyers and staff work with individuals, families, real estate investors, and business owners throughout the state.
More about CunninghamLegal
You will find that CunninghamLegal is a truly dynamic, forward-thinking Estate, Trust, Real Estate Transaction, and Tax-Planning firm staffed by attorneys at the forefront of the field. The firm is dedicated to in-depth client education and extraordinary support for multi-generational wealth transfer.
As we mentioned, the firm is proudly “medium-sized” and stable: big enough to handle anything, but small enough to know you personally. Here’s a link to our practice areas.
A great way to get familiar with CunninghamLegal is to take a look at our webinars and read through our authoritative blogs.
Questions? Contact us!
We understand you may have questions regarding the transition and how it may affect your ongoing matters. Please know that we are committed to seamless integration and will work diligently to ensure that your needs are met without interruption. We invite you to reach out with any questions or needs at 415-448-7778 or 866-671-5902 or request a call by using the form on this page.
We stand ready to provide our expert guidance and take care of all your Estate Planning, Real Estate Transactions, Trust Administration, Tax Planning, and Asset Protection needs—in the fastest, most expert way. The well-being of you and your loved ones is our first and only priority.
We look forward to getting to know you, your family, and your advisors—while providing you top-level legal services.
In Our Clients’ Words
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- The fact that we practice in each of these areas makes us better than we would be if we only practiced in one of them.
- The fact that we are trial lawyers makes us better transactional lawyers because we have seen how and why transactional documents end up in court, and we can use that unique perspective to draft better documents to minimize future disputes.
- The fact that we handle estate planning makes us better transactional lawyers because we can identify and address estate planning issues in your documents.
- The fact that we’re also real estate investors gives us a truly unique understanding of our investor clients – their dreams, goals, fears, challenges and problems – and, we believe, makes us the best qualified lawyers to devise effective, cost-efficient and creative solutions to their problems.