Cutting-Edge Technology and Our Estate Planning Process

The Estate Planning attorneys at Henningson & Snoxell will always be forward-thinking, whether we are planning decades and generations in advance, or making sure we are well-versed in recent changes to the law, or even in the latest uses of technology. That means we at Henningson & Snoxell must always be thinking of ways to use advancing technology to assist our work for our clients. Although we must warn and be cautious about some uses of technology, we also wanted to show you just how much we are already using advanced digital tools when it comes to your Estate Planning:

1. Not many firms offer the ease and ability to sign documents electronically from the comfort of your own home. No, it’s not just DocuSign, with which you may be familiar. The attorneys at Henningson & Snoxell are able to sign, witness, and notarize all of your documents by means of electronic video technology while all of the parties are in remote, separate locations. All of our processes comply with remote online notary laws and are designed for people who cannot come to our office for any reason whatsoever (or perhaps they just prefer to get all of the estate planning work done while sitting in a La-Z-Boy lounger). Please ask us about signing all of your documents remotely!
2. Estate Planning law has taken strides toward modernization in the last couple of years, and the lawyers at Henningson & Snoxell are on top of it. In 2023, Minnesota’s probate code was updated to recognize Wills and other estate planning documents executed by digital and electronic means by expanding the definition of what a “signature” is. This opened up the ability to have people sign Wills using a stylus pen or a touch-screen; the rule created new avenues for anyone to be able to sign, even if they may have previously faced physical limitations to signing with traditional pen-and-paper. Then, starting on August 1, 2026, Minnesota’s Uniform Electronic Estate Planning Documents Act, also known as UEEPDA, went into effect. Beyond making a lot of fun sayings like “Uff da UEEPDA!”, the law set a standard for all electronic estate planning in Minnesota to follow. Digital estate planning documents will become a new path into the future, and we will be with you every step of the way.
3. Recognizing the ongoing threats that hackers, phishers, and bad guys will continue to pose to our ever-more-electronic world means that Henningson & Snoxell has invested in your digital privacy. Estate planners often receive confidential and important life details about our clients. That information must be protected. We use cutting-edge technology that makes sure your confidential information is not entered into any electronic system duplicatively or sent anywhere that the info does not need to go. Additionally, we have had increased protection with our in-house and third-party digital security experts for years now. Many others in the legal field are only now becoming aware of the dangers of putting confidential client information into databases that are stored elsewhere and are not even proprietary. Again, Henningson & Snoxell is ahead of the curve.

At Henningson & Snoxell, we have sharp tools and even sharper minds working for you. We will be efficient with your time and goals, using the latest advances in technology and the law to achieve your outcomes, but we will always do so in a safe way that follows the best practices in our field. We hope that you will come get smart, supported, and forward-thinking advice from the Estate Planning attorneys at Henningson & Snoxell.