The use of the Internet for the transmission and storage of personal, financial and health care information has increased dramatically. In particular, elderly or disabled persons who own life insurance policies may fail to indicate through both hard copy and electronic means their clear intent concerning whom they wish to designate as primary and contingent beneficiaries of their employee-benefits plans and life insurance policies.

In this one-hour class we will consider recent cases that demonstrate the problems arising from the creation, use and storage of digital information and electronically-stored records. We'll also discuss a checklist of end-of-life issues that need to be discussed between the attorney and the client.