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Yes, Virginia, You Can Use Electronic Signatures on Pleadings

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It’s Christmas come early in Virginia this year. As of July 1, 2024, attorneys in Virginia can officially (and permanently!) use electronic signatures to sign pleadings in Virginia’s state courts. It only took twenty-plus...more

Hogan Lovells

Remote Online Notarization Across State Lines

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Digital technologies are paving the way for more convenient and efficient transactions. Paper documents and wet-ink signatures are being replaced by their electronic equivalents, and “in-person” appearances can now be...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Caution Required When Using Electronic Signatures in Patent Filings

Electronic signatures have soared in popularity as a result of social distancing measures related to COVID-19. While such signatures are generally accepted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Wilson...more

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Will Signing During COVID

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COVID has caused a lot of changes in our everyday lives and is changing the way many of us do business. While many things can be done remotely by telephone or over video-chat, certain tasks are best accomplished in person....more

Harris Beach PLLC

Where There's a Massachusetts Will, There's a Way

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With everyone practicing social distancing and Governor Baker’s Executive Order closing all non-essential businesses, signing legal documents the old-fashioned way is extremely difficult. In recognition, the Massachusetts...more

Williams Mullen

Signing Estate Planning Documents during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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One of the most common questions being asked of estate planning attorneys lately is: “Is it possible to sign my will during the COVID-19 quarantine?” The same question can be asked with respect to other common estate planning...more

Harris Beach PLLC

We are All in This Together: Signing Your Estate Plan During the Pandemic

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The COVID-19 pandemic has created a dilemma for many people: it has made them nervous and eager to create or update their estate planning documents, while making their completion difficult. Sheltering in place and social...more

Troutman Pepper

PA Order Permitting Remote Online Notarization of Estate Planning Documents Creates Confusion

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The stay-at-home order in Pennsylvania due to COVID-19 has created logistical challenges for estate practitioners whose clients are trying to execute estate planning documents. ...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

E-Signatures and Remote Online Notarization (UPDATED)

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E-Signatures and Remote Online Notarization: The Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (“UETA”) proposed by the Uniform Law Commission (“ULC”) in 1999 presented ways for states to effectuate electronic signatures with the same...more

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The COVID-19 Pandemic Raises the Importance of Understanding Whether and When Documents May be Signed Electronically and Witnessed...

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As millions of people are under mandatory or voluntary restrictions limiting their in-person interactions with others in order to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and are dependent more than ever on remote technology and virtual...more

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