Education

J.D., Order of the Coif , University of Texas, Austin, 1982
Recipient of American Jurisprudence Award

B.A. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1978, Phi Beta Kappa

Bar Admissions

California

Court Admissions

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California

U.S. District Court, Central District of California

Affiliations

State Bar of California, Taxation and Trusts and Estates Sections

Sacramento County Bar Association, Probate and Estate Planning and Tax Law Sections

Placer County Bar Association

Sacramento Estate Planning Council, Membership Chair

Northern California Super Lawyers, 2007

Assistance League of Sacramento, Advisory Committee

Kay U. Brooks

Contact information:

Shareholder

kbrooks@weintraub.com

T: 916.558.6055

F: 916.446.1611

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Practice Areas

• Estate Planning, Tax and Fiduciary Abuse

Kay is a shareholder in the firm’s Estate Planning, Tax & Fiduciary Abuse group. She is certified by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization as a Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law. Kay advises individuals and families on all aspects of estate and tax planning, including family trusts, wills, powers of attorney, health care documents, life insurance trusts, education trusts, charitable giving, business succession planning, gifting programs, and family business entities such as limited liability companies and family limited partnerships. She also assists clients with estate and gift tax issues, and probate and trust administrations.

Admitted to the State Bar of California in 1982, Kay began her legal career practicing business and corporate securities law in Los Angeles and Newport Beach. Kay and her family moved to the Sacramento area in 1990, and she established her own estate planning law practice in Placer County prior to joining the Weintraub firm.

Kay lectures on estate planning issues to a variety of community and business groups. Several Sacramento and Placer charitable organizations have provided Kay opportunities to serve her community. Kay was a member of the Eureka Schools Foundation Board of Directors and Operating Committee from 1999-2002. She held positions on the Junior League of Sacramento, Board of Directors and now serves on the Advisory Committee of the Assistance League of Sacramento. She supported Leave a Legacy in Placer County, which encourages charitable giving to nonprofits in Placer County, and participated on the Planned Giving Committee for Sutter Roseville Community Hospital for many years.

Kay was selected for inclusion in California SuperLawyers "Star Search" for 2007.