Keeping Pace with Afterlife Innovation
Imagine, you’re an estate attorney having a meeting with client who’s been trying desperately to gain access to his late wife’s Gmail account. He knows her emails contain important documents, but he is not exactly sure what or where they are. Google has denied the request because it failed to meet their policy requirements as well as the Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Access Act (RUFADAA). What next?

Lee Poskanzer is the CEO of Directive Communication Systems (DCS), a technology company delivering digital assets property succession management solutions for stakeholders involved with an individual’s death. Lee is an established and respected authority on the digital afterlife having contributed to and appeared in several articles and features for leading press including TechCrunch, Wall Street Journal, CNBC.com, Wealthmanagement.com, and Trust and Estates Magazine. Mr. Poskanzer has also provided continuing education for the American Bar Association, ACTEC, state and local Bar Associations, NAEPC chapters, and other groups. DCS has been recognized with The National Law Journal’s Trailblazer Award for accomplishments in legal technology.
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