In Legal Terms

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...

Guest: Professor Patrick Longan, Chair in Ethics and Professionalism from Mercer University School of Law https://law.mercer.edu/academics/centers/clep/ Discussed: Center for Legal Ethics and Professionalism Challenges for Lawyers law students classes training Current Events Confidentiality Wills The Ideal Lawyer: Is competent Shows fidelity to client Shows fidelity to the law Is public spirited H...

Guests: Amelia McGowan and Max Meyers from the Mississippi Center for Justice to discuss Immigration and answer questions. To contact the MS Center for Justice: For the Jackson office call: (601) 352-2269. For the Biloxi office call: (228) 435-7284. To reach the Indianola office call:(662) 887-6570. Their website mscenterforjustice.org/contact/ also has a form to fill out to reach them.  DACA...

A repeat broadcast from 08/04/2020 Guest: University Press of Mississippi’s Courtney McCreary, Publicity and Promotions Manager discussing their law and true crime books  https://www.upress.state.ms.us/ Books discussed: Crooked Snake https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/C/Crooked-Snake2 A Legal History of Mississippi https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/A/A-Legal-History-of-Mississippi Missis...

Can I deduct home office expenses while I'm working from home? It depends. The short answer is, probably not. If you work full-time for someone else, you're out of luck. "Employees who receive a paycheck or a W-2 exclusively from an employer are not eligible for the deduction, even if they are currently working from home," the IRS noted last month. https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/19/success/wfh-home-o...

Our topic is housing at the end of the 2020 pandemic year with Will Bedwell and John Jopling from the MS Center for Justice. https://mscenterforjustice.org/about/ On April 21st of 2020, In Legal Terms discussed Housing at the beginning of the pandemic with Will Bedwell and MS Center for Justice CEO Vangela Wade. http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-housing-with-ms-center-for-j...

Our guest, attorney Francis Springer from the Springer Law Firm, discusses Administrative or Regulatory Law. https://www.springerlawoffice.com/ Discussion: Email concerning name change Department of Enviromental Quality requirements Agencies presumed to be correct Courts list four conditions for agency rulings to be reversed: Ruling not supported by substantial evidence Ruling was capricious or ar...

Guest: attorney Marc Chamberlain from the Butler Snow law firm https://www.butlersnow.com/attorney/marc-chamberlain/ We discuss strategic lawsuits against public participation. Learn more here: https://www.iadclaw.org/assets/1/17/Business_Litigation_March_2020.pdf What are they? Who brings these lawsuits? What's Mississippi's stance on SLAPPs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informa...

Guest: Attorney Reed Martz from Freeland Martz https://freelandmartz.com/reed-martz/ To find state laws about gun rights: https://midsouthgunlawyer.com/welcome-to-the-website-for-the-midsouth-gun-lawyer/ or https://www.handgunlaw.us/ Calls concerned: 2nd amendment and marijuana shootings at protests restrictions on buying guns carrying a gun in a car buying guns in MS calaber of amunition Alabama...

Guest: Terry Little from Harper Little https://www.harperlittlelaw.com/ Real Estate Closings were discussed before the calls came in. Calls concerned: title theft property disclosure hurricane damage multipe owners of home encroachment leaving property by will or deed property in IRA heirs property Email about gain in property value Listen to Money Talks discuss real estate investment: http://mone...

We begin the show discussing weird state laws https://www.usatoday.com/list/news/nation-now/weirdest-laws-every-state/53ad0541-3518-4432-adc4-0fec193d389e/ killing raccoons on Sunday what is Bigfoot bear wrestling legal homicide Statutes, Court ruleings, administrative regulations Mississippi Teacher Strike Statute https://law.justia.com/codes/mississippi/2013/title-37/chapter-9/in-general/section...

Election Day! MS Elections Answerline: 1-800-829-6786 MS Elections Fraud Hotline: 1-800-829-6786 https://www.sos.ms.gov/Elections-Voting/Pages/Contact-Us.aspx To see a sample ballot for your street address, go to yallvote.ms . This will take you to the MS Sec of State’s website. Scroll down to Poling place locator. Type in your address. Your address should pop up, along with your poling place, and...

Guest: Richard Courtney from Courtney Elder Law Associates https://elderlawms.com/ When planning for your own or someone else's disability: P P P P P: People - who needs to be in control "after" P: Place - where do you desire the person to live P: Paper - documents - trusts, medical directives, etc P: Professional guidence - this isn't a DIY project See Mr. Courtney's website for free information...

Guest for the show: Toni Johnson, Hinds County Election Commissioner - Chair Information about the HINDS County Election Commission http://www.hindscountyms.com/elected-offices/election-commission More Information from the Secretary of State's website: Yallvote.ms Check to see if you are registered to vote here Locate your polling place and see your sample ballot here Update your name and address...

Guests for In Legal Terms: Jonathan Abram , a Pro Bono lawyer with Hogan Lovells website: Mississippi prosecutors will not retry Hogan Lovells client Curtis Flowers following Supreme Court decision and six trials Asscociate Dean Tucker Carrington, Director of the George Cochran Mississippi Innnocence Project https://innocenceproject.olemiss.edu/ Article: Curtis Flowers’ Conviction Overturned! Hend...

The cover art IS the ballot measure that will appear on the November 3rd, 2020 General Election Ballot in Mississippi. Along with regular hosts Professor Richard Gershon from the University of Mississippi School of Law and MPB's Liz Gill, guests for the show included: Hannah Shirley Mecham Law Firm, Andy Taggert Taggert Rimes and Graham , and Ed Langton MS Board of Health Additional information: F...

Our guest, Lieutenant Governor, Delbert Hosemann talked about his role in Mississippi government, how an idea becomes a law, and about important legislation passed in 2020. Calls: absentee votes creating a law flag change Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This was an open show to talk about . . . anything! We discussed: notaries - guidance from the Secretary of State's office website Stanley Cup Finals website special elections - Who's running where? Sample ballot website voting during a pandemic voter id registering to vote wearing a mask not wearing a mask while voting In God We Trust Absentee voting 2020 Census call: 1-844-330-2020 Deadline to r...

This is an encore of http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-expungments Learn more about the Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project on their website http://www.mvlp.net/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Professor Richard Gershon discusses the benefits to setting up a tax exempt not for profit and the hoops you have to jump through to get one made. Professor Gershon is the author of several books and articles on taxation and legal education, and is a co-author contributing annual updates to Attorney Client Privilege in The United States. In 2019 he published the seventh edition of “A Student’s Gui...

Guest: Pshon Barrett, a former assistant US Attorney, now a private attorney with The ADA Group . Pshon was honored with the 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award by Mississippi Women Lawyers’ Association and is an ambassador with The ABLE National Resource Center Discussed: ABLE Center the definition of having a disability with respect to the ADA the American's with Disabilities Act Websites mentioned:...

Guest attorney Tina Seymour Demoran gives an overview of adoption in Mississippi and addresses listener questions. Topics discussed: requirements cost subsidies infant adoption out of culture adoption family leave privacy reversals inheritance special needs More information: https://www.adoptuskids.org/   Contact: info@adoptuskids.org or adoptms.kids@mdcps.ms.gov IRS Topic Number 607--Adoptio...

Guests: Bette Bradley, Assistant Dean for Admissions and Scholarships at the University of Mississippi School of Law and Jason Derrick, Professor and Chair of the Admissions Committee at the University of Mississippi School of Law Topics covered: what are requirements for getting into law school admission tests traditional and non-traditional students employment after school the American Bar...

Guest: Judge Troy Odom https://www.rankincounty.org/department/index.php?structureid=39 Charged with the responsibility of the filing of matters related to: Divorces, Adoptions, Child Support, Wills and Estate matters, Guardianships, Conservator ships, Land matters, and related issues. The Chancery Judges hear special court cases involving wills and estates, support and custody of minor children,...

Guest: University Press of Mississippi’s Courtney McCreary, Publicity and Promotions Manager discussing their law and true crime books  https://www.upress.state.ms.us/ Books discussed: Crooked Snake https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/C/Crooked-Snake2 A Legal History of Mississippi https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/A/A-Legal-History-of-Mississippi Mississippi’s Federal Courts https://www....