This presentation focuses on the developing area of "digital assets," electronic records ranging from e-mail accounts to banking, investment, and shopping accounts, domain names, social networking sites, and online games. The webinar will offer guidance on the utility of comprehensive planning for digital assets. It will discuss issues that affect this set of assets, offer estate planning options, analyze existing laws, and explore current and future trends in this area.
Explain the role of existing state laws and the Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act which was recently approved by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws
Explain the value of digital assets.
Discuss the significance of access to digital assets.
Address best practices for planning for the disposition of digital assets upon incapacity or death.
Martha, NC
"This was one of the most entertaining CLE's I have attended, webinar or otherwise. Mr. Beyer was engaging, entertaining, funny and informative. The material presented is relative to the digital environment in which we live and provides information about what digital assets and digital estates actually are and the importance of planning for these assets. He offers suggestions about preserving the assets and allowing others to be able to access the assets upon the client's death (or your own), as well as how to account for the digital assets. Mr. Beyer kept my attention the entire 90 minutes and I look forward to signing up for additional webinars in which he is the presenter."Joseph, CA
"This was a webinar about digital assets which was a little hard to get your hands around at the beginning. Gerry Beyer was one of the best instructors I have ever seen on this site and did a great job of educating us on an area that probably few people had experience with, or even an idea of what the topic really consisted of. Excellent webinar."Warren D., VA
"As one who has taught CPE to CPAs in 33 states, I thought Gerry was OUTSTANDING. He was organized, enthusiastic, and prepared. He obviously knows his stuff backwards and forwards. He was first rate in every respect. And, heck: he even numbered his slides, something few presenters these days do!"Sheori, TX
"This webinar was an eye opener. I recently lost my mother and my sister and we still do not have all of their accounts closed. Even with that experience I still did not think about all of the online accounts I have and my children do not have access to. I have already started a list."Deborah, VA
"Gerry Beyer has been by far the best presenter of any of the webinars I have attended. He is engaging, knows what he's talking about, and truly enjoys sharing his knowledge with others. I will certainly look for any other webinars he presents in the future."Kate, DC
"This was one of the best webinars I've taken through CPAacademy. The presenter was engaging and time flew throughout the session. I can genuinely say I learned something from this class. Great job Gerry, I would take another one of your courses!"Dottie, TX
"Professor Beyer is not only very knowledgeable, but also an extremely interesting - even "entertaining" - presenter. This webinar covers a truly critical issue, and certainly provides a great deal of food for thought (and hopefully action!)."Hadas, CA
"Gerry's presentation brought to the surface new issues relating to personal and business digital assets. This is the tip of the iceberg and I am looking forward to learn more about Gerry's ideas and how they can be implemented."
Texas Tech University School of Law
Governor Preston E. Smith Regents Professor of Law
gerry.beyer@ttu.edu
(806) 834-4270
Gerry W. Beyer joined the faculty of the Texas Tech University School of Law in June 2005 as the first holder of the Governor Preston E. Smith Regents Professorship. Previously, Prof. Beyer taught at St. Mary’s University and has served as a visiting professor at several other law schools including Boston College, The Ohio State University, Southern Methodist University, the University of New Mexico, Santa Clara University, and La Trobe University (Australia). He is the recipient of dozens of outstanding and distinguished faculty awards including the Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award, the most prestigious university-wide teaching award at Texas Tech. Prof. Beyer was also the recipient of the 2012-2013 Outstanding Researcher Award from the Texas Tech School of Law. As a state and nationally recognized expert in estate planning, Prof. Beyer is a highly sought after lecturer. He presents dozens of continuing legal education presentations each year for many state and local bar associations, universities, and civic groups. Prof. Beyer is the editor of the most popular estate planning blawg in the nation which for the past four years has been named to the ABA Journal's Blawg 100. He has authored and co-authored numerous books and articles focusing on various aspects of estate planning, including a two volume treatise on Texas wills law, an estate planning casebook, and the Wills, Trusts, and Estates volume of the Examples & Explanations series. He has three times won awards from the American Bar Association’s Probate & Property magazine for his writing and is one of the most often downloaded law authors on the Social Science Research Network. He is currently the Editor-in-Chief of the REPTL Reporter, the official journal of the Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section of the State Bar of Texas. Prof. Beyer serves as a mentor to many students and various law school organizations as well participating regularly in pro bono activities. He is the advisor for the Estate Planning and Community Property Law Journal and its annual seminar. Professor Beyer received his J.D. from the Ohio State University and his LL.M. and J.S.D. degrees from the University of Illinois. He is a member of the Order of the Coif, an Academic Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, and a member of the American Law Institute.