66: Wills & Estates Law (Ziad Yehia)

<p>On this week's show, we’re speaking about wills and estates law with estates litigator, Ziad Yehia!</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>Topics: digital assets via testamentary transfer; estate trustees during litigation; succession planning and the law.</p> <p>⚫  How do lawyers address the transfer of digital assets (e.g. social media accounts, crytocurrencies) after one's death? (6:10)<br /> ⚫  How do courts appoint an estate trustee while there is ongoing litigation amongst the relevant parties? (15:26)<br /> ⚫  What are some strategic considerations regarding succession planning? (27:39)<br /> ⚫  Our Ask-Me-Anything segment, featuring questions submitted by patrons of the Lawyered community (35:58)<br /> 🔵  How has COVID-19 impacted the ways in which wills are executed? (36:37)<br /> 🔵  What are some ways in which drafting a will differs from drafting a conventional contract? (38:10)<br /> 🔵  What happens when other contractual documents intersect with the contents of a will? (39:50)<br /> 🔵  How early is too early to start thinking about preparing a will? (42:30)<br /> 🔵  What are some "client service" skills specific to the wills and estates process? (46:12)</p>