In Legal Terms

Our guest is a fun one today. Professor Stacey Lantagne, Associate Dean for Faculty Development at the University of Mississippi School of Law will help us understand the law around NFTs - Non-fungible tokens. Professor Stacey Lantagne, https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/stacey-lantagne/ has been on our show in the past discussing: TickTock 02/02/21  http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/e...

We truly hope when you need a lawyer you find someone you trust and with whom you feel comfortable. If not, we’re talking with General Council of the Mississippi Bar, Adam Kilgore. We’ll learn about fee disputes and take your questions.  https://www.msbar.org/media/3117/adam-kilgore.pdf Rule 1.5 of MS Rues of Professional Conduct : reasonable fees https://courts.ms.gov/research/rules/msruleso...

Today we’re going to learn about “Evidence”. What does the 4th amendment say about searches and seizures. What happens at searches at your house, your car, in your phone? Sit back and listen as we hear about this from our guest Professor Ron Rychlak from the University of Mississippi School of Law.  https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/ronald-j-rychlak/ Calls: no knock warrants game ward...

 Our guest is Mark Garriga an attorney with Butler Snow and former legislator. The two houses in Mississippi have passed medical marijuana and sent a bill to the Governor. Now what? https://www.butlersnow.com/attorney/mark-garriga/ https://www.mpbonline.org/blogs/news/mississippi-medical-marijuana-bill-passes-house-and-senate-through-final-votes/ Senate Bill 2095 http://legislature.ms.gov/leg...

What are some of the laws surrounding teaching? How does our state teach how our citizens obtained their legal rights? Is Critical Race Theory new? Our guest is Chauncey Spears, Education Policy Analyst from the Mississippi Center for Justice. https://mscenterforjustice.org/ https://mscenterforjustice.org/academic-freedom/ The Center supports every student’s right to a good education. This su...

What is a subpoena? We’ll learn from our guest Mississippi attorney, Baskin Jones. https://injuredinmississippi.com/ Past broadcasts with Mr. Jones: http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-cycling-and-insurance-encore and http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-cycling-and-insurance MS Bar Association resources such as Lawyer Directory and How to Select a Lawyer...

If there’s a child in your life, you’ll want to hear today’s show. It’s about custody and visitation during divorce. If you want to know what the law is, just ask our guest law Professor Deborah Bell. You can send us an email to our address legalterms@mpbonline.org https://www.msbar.org/for-the-public/pro-bono-resources/ If you’re looking for free legal resources for your legal situation, the...

Guest: Baskin Jones from Jones Law Firm https://injuredinmississippi.com/ and https://www.facebook.com/baskinjonesattorney Suggestion: READ THE DECLAIRATIONS PAGE OF YOUR INSURANCE FOR UNINSURED OR UNDERINSURED MOTORIST COVERAGE Our show discussed: how cyclists ARE treated what to do if injured MS state laws safe passing dooring laws DUI vehicle Insurance issues Calls concerned: biker's rights car...

Do you love a good legal thriller? But just like you shouldn’t get your legal advice from Google, you shouldn’t base your legal knowledge on movies and tv. Sometimes they are so wrong! How wrong? Professor Gershon is going to tell us.  Great movies - bad legal advice! Body Heat Married in Vegas Daredevil Batman https://www.ranker.com/list/legal-drama-tv-shows-and-series/ranker-tv https://www....

We’ve often had people who interpret the law or create the law on the show. Today we’ve got someone who teaches Mississippians how to enforce the law, Dean Bearden, Director of Training at North Mississippi Law Enforcement Training Center. https://www.nmletc.com/ https://www.facebook.com/nmletc.tupelo/?ref=page_internal https://twitter.com/nmletc Some of the educational opportunities in our state:...

Pretend you just pulled with wishbone and WON! What do you wish for? What do you wish for Mississippi’s laws? Maybe some of our legislature will be listing to this podcast and will make your dreams come true.  Wishes: divorce process easier legalize medical marijuana expansion of Medicaid Increase teacher pay COVID-19 relief funds spent wisely infrastructure improvements land rules publicized...

Last Wednesday (12/01/2021) the US Supreme Court heard Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. It was about Mississippi’s Abortion Ban. The Opinion won’t be known until this summer but In Legal Terms talked about the case in June of 2021.We’ll have a link to the SCOTUS blog from the case on this show’s information page.   https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/dobbs-v-jackson-...

Mississippi Family Law could be changing. There’s a task force considering reforms. We’ll learn what needs to be reformed and what some possible options are with our guest Judge Troy Odom. https://www.rankincounty.org/department/index.php?structureid=39 Judge Odom who was a guest on our show 08112020 to talk about the Chancery Court. http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-chance...

A new term of the US Supreme Court started last month. What have they discussed, what will they discuss, and who’s on the bench doing the discussing? Our guest for the show today is attorney Max Meyers from the Mississippi Center for Justice. https://mscenterforjustice.org/ https://www.supremecourt.gov/ https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/10-fascinating-facts-on-the-supreme-courts-birthday Di...

Every now and then I have to give a gift to Professor Gershon – a show about his favorite topic: the IRS tax code! So, this is your chance to ask about probing questions about IRAs and making charitable contributions – and other tax deductions. https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/richard-gershon/ Internal Revenue Service https://www.irs.gov/ The IRS form W 4 is what lists out what you want w...

We’ve got a topic today that you may be very familiar with and it’s been a headache your whole life or it’s a new concept for you – Heirs’ Property. What it is? Who does it affect? Learn with us today with our guests from the Mississippi Center for Justice: Vangela Wade, President and CEO and Andrea Barnes, director of the HP Project. https://mscenterforjustice.org/ "Donate" and "Join Our Fig...

Is it just too much of a temptation to draw the voting boundaries so that your party benefits? What’s that called? – oh, yes – gerrymandering. We’ve had the 2020 census, now is it time to redraw some districts? We’ll learn with University of Mississippi School of Law Professor Hans Sinha.  https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/hans-p-sinha/ Further reading: https://gerrymander.princeton.e...

From MPB Think Radio, this In Legal Terms, the show all about you and your rights.              Our host is Professor Richard Gershon of the University Of Mississippi School Of Law.     You’ve heard on tv and in the movies – you have the right to remain silent, you have the right to an attorney. But what does that real...

College kids have won the right to be compensated for their name, image, and likeness. Adults can now gamble on college sports. We’re going to talk about these new laws concerning making money off of college sports. We can’t take your legal calls today but we’d love for you to call and make a contribution to support In Legal Terms and MPB. 1-888 – 372 – GIVE 1-888-372-4483 or contribute at mpbonli...

Sometimes you can fight for your rights. Sometimes you might need others to step in for you. We’re talking about Elder Abuse and undue influence with attorney Richard Courtney. Maybe you’ll hear something that will make a difference in the lives of those around you.   https://elderlawms.com/ We’re pleased to have attorney Richard Courtney with us again today. You can hear his past broadc...

We’re talking about the work of the Mississippi NAACP with guests Dr. Corey Wiggins, the Executive Director and the Rev Jimmy Richard, a volunteer with the MS NAACP who serves as the state Legal Redress Chair and President of the Pearl River County NAACP http://naacpms.org/ https://twitter.com/MSNAACP https://www.facebook.com/mississippi.naacp Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform...

We’re glad to welcome Cassandra Welchlin, Executive Director of the Mississippi Black Women’s Roundtable and consultant Jennifer Riley Collins. We’ll be taking about their efforts to promote equitable pay, healthcare, and workforce justice in Mississippi.  MS Black Women's Roundtable https://msbwr.org/  Jennifer Riley Collins consulting https://www.jrileycollinsconsulting.com/ Equal Pay...

What’s the crime rate in Mississippi? What if you’re charged but can’t afford an attorney? What if you commit a crime and you’re a juvenile? Our guest André de Gruy, State Public Defender gives us some answers. http://www.ospd.ms.gov/ContactOSPD.html Discussion: violent crime rate homiside rate state funded public defender's office other states counties reforms reform to juvenile habitual defender...

We all know we need a will or some kind of estate planning but what information do you need to gather to create one? Can you create one yourself? What do you need to provide to an attorney to help you draft your estate plan for after you’ve died? Our guest is attorney Kelly Kyle.  http://www.kyle-wynn.com/r.-kelly-kyle.html The MPB Foundation has partnered with FreeWill to give you the a...

We’ve got a show that covers multiple topics – law, global trade, climate change with our guest Professor Antonia Eliason from the University of Mississippi School of Law. https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/antonia-eliason/ Discussion: Why carbon initiatives is a local and global issue EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism what is goal will it help the world trade law cap and trade U...