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The article offers information on law professor Aloysius A. Leopold. Topics discussed include including awards awarded by his teachers, colleagues and alumni for his teaching such as Distinguished Faculty Award presented by St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas, books authored by him on topics such as real estate, mortgages and homesteads, his guidance to the author for authoring of books and his role as a friend including his frequent communication with the author in spite of distance.

In this article, the author reflects on the his teaching philosophy for teaching trusts and estate laws. Topics discussed include laws in field of trusts and estates, importance of uniform laws for of law school teaching, and uniform law making process for probate code in the U.S. It also discusses importance of policy discussion and giving opportunity to compare actual alternative rules on wills to law student.

The article focuses on the need to plan for digital assets. It depicts that a digital assets planning is important for preventing such assets from identity theft and protecting the confidential data from being discovered. It discusses the existing state laws related to data protection. It provides suggestions for planning and presents a commentary on topics relating to implementation of such laws. It informs about legal uncertainties regarding clients' digital asset disposition, individuals' plans for management, ownership, and destruction of digital assets based on the foundational principles of their intent. It reflects that disposition of internet accounts and digital assets depend on clients' emotional and financial values.

The article offers information about Texas court cases related to wills and trust law. It provides analysis and discussion about the legal issues of testamentary intent, jurisdiction, and removal of a trustee in court cases including In re Estate of Hendler, Frost National Bank v. Fernandez, and Conte v. Ditta.

The article focuses on pet trust which is a legal technique a pet owner may use to be sure the pet would receive proper care after the owner's death. By employing a properly constructed traditional or statutory pet trust, the pet owners may protect their pets. It is important for veterinarians to ascertain whether the pets they treat are covered by a pet trust and to be sure treatment is properly authorized and that payment and other issues are satisfactorily resolved.