Lawyers and Notaries Legal Issues Panel Presentation for Advanced Training of Digital Legal Documents at the University of Houston November 14, 2018 Houston, TX Ozie H. Stallworth Santiago J.E. Pano Timothy S. Reiniger
New Skills Required of Lawyers, Public Officials, Judges and Notaries
New Skills Public Officials Notaries Judges Attorneys Functionality of eTools New Software Authentication Protocols New processes & workflows Limitations of ecosystem participants Legal & practical alternatives Articulate security, benefits to ecosystem
Lawyers Public Officials Notaries Judges Education New tools (laptops, smartphones, hot spots Evolving business practices Safeguarding eSignature and eSeal, pins & passwords Forensic Evidence Understanding eCommerce laws Setting precedent eDiscovery Equipping court rooms Understanding relevant laws Regulate eCommerce Cyber labs Educate constituents on laws, benefits & processes Educate personnel on nuances of eProcesses Transition from paper Training staff New security protocol New marketing strategies Orienting clients and courts Lawyers Public Officials Notaries Judges
Análisis de las experiencias en desarrollo en Argentina referentes al documento notarial digital, los desafíos en el corto plazo y las nuevas incumbencias
Nuevas Incumbencias Actas en formato digital El Protocolo digital Blockchain y la conservación del documento Certificación de reproducciones Plazo de Caducidad Certificación de Firmas. Tableta La presencia del Requirente Actas en formato digital Documentación Habilitante en la Web
Emerging Third Party Trust Services in the Online Environment Timothy S. Reiniger November 14, 2018 Presentation for Advanced Training of Digital Legal Documents at the University of Houston Houston, TX Digital Services Group, FutureLaw LLC
Key Emerging Third Party Trust Services Blockchain Authenticity Control Trust Framework Providers Identity Service Providers Trustmarks Registries Online notary platform providers Credential analysis Identity proofing Certification Authorities Digital certificates Digital Services Group, FutureLaw LLC
Blockchain Evidentiary advantages Enforceability challenges Authenticity Proof of control over records Privacy enhancement Enforceability challenges Smart contracts and automation Lack of laws and industry standards Legislative trends Legal equivalence to e-transactions Evidence Code Liability Digital Services Group, FutureLaw LLC
Trust Framework Providers Legal advantages Voluntary participation Legislative approval of minimum standards Privacy concerns Liability challenges Legislative Not an industry standard Examples Kantara Certipath Digital Services Group, FutureLaw LLC
Registries Evidentiary advantages Enforceability advantages Examples Voluntary participation Legislative approval of minimum standards Privacy concerns Enforceability advantages Objectivity Reciprocity Autonomy Examples OIX Land records Digital Services Group, FutureLaw LLC
Online Notary Platform Providers Evidentiary advantages Statutory legal grounding Recording of signing session Enforceability challenges Unclear liability allocation Damages to third parties Privacy concerns Examples KBA providers (Experian and LexisNexis) Credential analysis providers Digital Services Group, FutureLaw LLC
Certification Authorities Liability Allocation Damages to third parties Limitation of liability Enforceability challenges Ease of use without owner’s knowledge Lack of direct proof of actual user Proof of authorized use Examples Identrust VeriSign Illinois Digital Services Group, FutureLaw LLC
Summary New legislation across the United States is creating a common legal foundation for third party trust services in the online environment Broad array of state-level laws require deployment of agents and records custodians Broad support by the United States Federal government for the emergence of third party trust services Emergence of third party digital identity credential/assurance market with mobile phones Digital Services Group, FutureLaw LLC
Contact Information Timothy S. Reiniger, Director Reiniger LLC 40 Belfield Road Cape Elizabeth, Maine 04107 tim@reinigerllc.com 804-997-9213 Ozie Stallworth Director of Electronic Notarization and Notary Enforcement N.C. Department of Secretary of State ostallworth@sosnc.gov 919-814-5495 Santiago J.E. Pano Notary Public Suipacha 612 2º B Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina escribano@pano.com.ar 54-11-4322-4201 Digital Services Group, FutureLaw LLC