Estate Planning for Cyber Property
This is a 2 hour Program
Registration and cocktails
3:30pm – 4:00pm
Program Session 1
4:00pm – 5:00pm
Break & hors d’oeuvres
5:00pm – 5:30pm
Program Session 2
5:30pm – 6:30pm
RESERVATIONS
by Friday, October 16th
You will be sent a return email confirmation.
About the Program
New types of property without tangible form are evolving rapidly from ubiquitous electronic communications such as e-mail and text messages to the generally understood realm of cryptocurrency, to the growing use of ethereal non-fungible tokens, and to the fringes of the Metaverse. Without an understanding of these assets, attorneys will lack the sophistication necessary to provide sage advice to their estate planning clients.
The presentation begins by describing the structure of these cyber assets and then moves on to examine the planning techniques currently available starting with basic steps that provide substantial predictability. Focus will then be directed to the uncertainty in outcomes that arises because many of these virtual assets have extreme value volatility and the prudent methods which may be used for handling these assets in estates and trusts to reduce the potential of fiduciary liability.
About the Speaker
Dr. 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 and retired from full-time teaching 2026. Previously, Prof. Beyer taught as a professor or visiting professor at several other law schools including Boston College, Boston University, The Ohio State University, Southern Methodist University, the University of New Mexico, Santa Clara University, St. Mary’s University, and La Trobe University in Australia.
Prof. Beyer is admitted to practice in Texas, Illinois (inactive), Ohio (inactive) and before the United States Supreme Court and the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.
Prof. Beyer is the recipient of dozens of outstanding and distinguished faculty awards from three law schools including the Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award, the most prestigious university-wide teaching award at Texas Tech, the 2015 President’s Academic Achievement Award, and the Outstanding (Law) Researcher Award in 2013 and 2017.
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 national, state, and local bar associations, universities, and civic groups. In recognition of his expertise and contributions to the legal profession, the National Association of Estate Planners & Councils inducted him into the Estate Planning Hall of Fame in 2015. In 2022, Prof. Beyer was awarded the Distinguished Probate Attorney Lifetime Achievement Award by the Real Estate, Probate, and Trust Law Section of State Bar of Texas. In 2025, the National College of Probate Judges presented him with the Isabella Award in recognition of his exceptional and lasting impact in the field of probate and guardianship.
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