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Weintraub clients John and Drew Dowdle will co-write the upcoming microbudget thriller: “As Above, So Below” for Legendary Pictures.

According to Variety, the film will be set in the catacombs beneath Paris where two archeologists look for hidden treasure. Sources say the film would be set in the $5-$10 million range, which stretches the boundaries of what constitute a micro-budget picture, a team popularized for films in the under-$1 million budget range.

The Dowdle brothers have also teamed on the following films: Full Moon Rising, The Dry Spell, The Poughkeepsie Tapes, Quarantine and Devil.

Read the full Variety article here.

Weintraub Tobin is a proud supporter of WEAVE and its Walk A Mile In Her Shoes event. Each year, our attorneys strut their Weintraub swagger in high heels around Capitol Mall – all for a very good cause.

Roughly 450 men raised $230,000 for the local nonprofit, which is a support system for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in Sacramento County. WEAVE is committed to breaking the cycle of violence by educating the community to better understand the issues of domestic violence and sexual assault.

For more information, visit the WEAVE website.

The San Francisco office of Weintraub Tobin has joined forces with other Bay Area law firms to raise money and collect food donations during the month of May to benefit the San Francisco and Marin Food Banks.

Food from the Bar is the legal community’s largest food and fund raising drive. In its 22nd year, this drive raises critical funds to fight hunger in San Francisco and Marin.

The San Francisco and Marin Food Banks provide vital support to more than 225,000 people in the community who are struggling to make ends meet. This year, they’ll distribute 45 million pounds of food, and more than half of it will be fresh fruit and vegetables direct from the farm.

For every $1 donated, the Food Banks can distribute $6 worth of food thanks to volunteers, farming partners and food donors, and the ability to source quality food for pennies on the dollar.

The San Francisco office will be collecting food donations in their office through the end of May. To donate or learn more learn more about Food from the Bar, visit www.sfmfoodbank.org

This week , Sacramento estate planning attorney Kay Brooks answers a reader’s question in regards to protecting her assets from her son’s creditors in the Sacramento Bee column “Ask the Experts.”

Q: I have a revocable trust with my wife and son (adult) as trustees (house, cars, savings, etc.) and my son is on one of my checking accounts, not in trust. If my son is sued can my monies be attached in the law suit, and if so how can I stop it? — Gary, Carmichael, CA

To read Kay Brooks answer, visit the Ask the Expert column here on the Sacbee.com

This week , Sacramento estate planning attorney Kay Brooks answers a reader’s living trust question in the Sacramento Bee column “Ask the Experts.”

Q: My father, brother, sister and I are joint tenants on shares of stock that he has put in his living trust. My question, is it possible to put something in your trust that is in joint tenancy? -Tony, Roseville, CA

To read Kay Brooks answer, visit the Ask the Expert column here on the Sacbee.com

Figuring out who should be the administrator of your living trust can be tricky. This week, Sacramento estate planning attorney Kay Brooks answers a reader’s question on that topic.

Q: Can my daughter, who is an American citizen but lives (overseas), be administrator of my revocable trust? My trust is small and mostly insurance proceeds.

To read Kay Brooks answer, visit the Ask the Expert column here on the Sacbee.com.

How do six siblings refinance Mom’s house?

This week, “Ask the Experts” tackles this financial topic. The answers are from Sacramento estate planning attorney Kay Brooks, one of Sacbee.com’s online contributors.

Q: Several years before my mother passed away in 2010, she added her six kids to the deed on her house. The oldest sibling is executor, and I am secondary. The first loan is in (Mom’s) name only. She is on the second deed, as well as myself. One sibling lives in the house and would like to refinance both loans, but her name is not on them. Does she need permission from all of us to refinance? The bank can’t seem to give us an answer.

Also, what is the difference between a “trustee” and “executor”? Is being the executor the same as having power of attorney?

To read Kay Brooks answer, visit the Ask the Expert column here on the Sacbee.com.

How do six kids refinance Mom’s house? Who gets the burial plot after a divorce?

This week, “Ask the Experts” tackles those two very different financial topics. The answers are from Sacramento estate planning attorney Kay Brooks, one of Sacbee.com’s online contributors.

Q:My husband and I bought two burial plots when we married. Later we got divorced, and he remarried. The plot is listed in both our names but did not come up in our divorce settlement. My ex died two years ago and was cremated. Am I entitled to the other burial plot, or does his new wife get it? The plot is listed in our names.

To read Kay Brooks answer, visit the Ask the Expert column here on the Sacbee.com.