Joseph D. Dermer

Joseph D. Dermer is an attorney at Dermer Law Firm in San Jose, California. He advises individuals and small businesses on business and real estate matters, taxation, estate planning, and trust administration. He draws on earlier work as an entrepreneur when addressing clients’ commercial and personal legal needs. His practice connects planning, asset management, and transactional issues that can affect business owners and families alike.

Joseph earned an undergraduate degree in Economics from Stanford University in 1985 and a J.D. from Santa Clara University in 2005. His education combines economic analysis with formal legal training. Before entering the practice of law, he developed and managed businesses, a background that informs his understanding of commercial decision-making and the practical consequences of contracts, taxes, ownership arrangements, and estate plans.

Joseph worked in the electronics industry and founded a chain of hair and skin treatment clinics, followed by involvement in a marketing and distribution business. He later served in the management of a specialized semiconductor manufacturing company. His legal work now includes business transactions, real estate questions, tax matters, and trusts and estates, allowing him to apply firsthand business experience to a varied legal practice.

Joseph D. Dermer helps clients connect legal planning with operating realities and longer-term objectives. His business background can be useful when considering entity issues, transactions, tax consequences, and the administration of personal assets. In his current practice, he addresses the legal questions facing individuals and smaller enterprises with an emphasis on identifying workable arrangements and understanding the effects of business and estate decisions.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Dermer Law Firm
• Member, The State Bar of California

Licensed State

• California

Education

• Santa Clara University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Stanford University
  Bachelor’s degree

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