In Legal Terms

Professor Marie Cope from the University of Mississippi School of Law talks about the Transactional Clinic staffed by UM Law Students and the business law assistance they provide. The Clinic assists those with low income. Possible steps may include registering with the Secretary of State's Office, creating a LLC, getting a tax id number, and filing 10-23 IRA applications. The public is invited to...

Guest: Patricia Ice, Legal Project Director at Mississippi Immigrants Rights Alliance  We learned about the work of MIRA and the ramifications to families from the August 2019 immigration raids in MIssissippi. To support the work of the Mississippi Immigrants Rights Alliance: www.yourmira.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest for the show: Gayla Carpenter-Sanders, Executive Director and General Counsel of the Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project http://www.mvlp.net/ 2014 Mississippi Code Title 97 – CRIMES Chapter 3 - CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON § 97-3-2 - Crimes of violence defined https://law.justia.com/codes/mississippi/2014/title-97/chapter-3/section-97-3-2/ Know Your Rights: Mississippi Volunteer Lawy...

Guests for the show: Mississippi Bar Association: Deputy General Counsel Missye Scott and General Counsel Adam Kilgore Listeners called in for this show! They all wanted to know how to find a lawyer for their situation. Advice given: ask your friends! (check the yellow pages?) Advice from the Mississippi Bar Association https://www.msbar.org/for-the-public/how-to-select-a-lawyer/ Attorney Ethics w...

Guest expert Professor Hans Sinha joins Professor Richard Gershon to discuss Double Jeopardy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Professor Richard Gershon explains the regulations around making contributions and withdrawals from retirement accounts such as 401Ks, IRAs, and Roth IRAs. ·      Professor Gershon is the author of several books and articles on taxation and legal education. In 2019 he published the seventh edition of “A Student’s Guide to the Internal Revenue Code (with Professor Jeff...

Guests: Professor Farish Percy https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/e-farish-percy/ and attorney Jesse Mitchell  https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Mitchell-Firm-P/222171121849298 PROPERTY OWNER LIABILITY — Senate Bill 2901 , called the "Landowners Protection Act," says that anyone who owns, leases, operates, or maintains a commercial property in Mississippi will not be liable for any in...

Professor Richard Gershon from the University of Mississippi School of Law gives his opinion on the new state laws that take affect July 1, 2019 in Mississippi. https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2019/07/01/new-laws-mississippi/1617541001/ There will be a run off for some elected positions August 27th – 2 weeks from today. November 5th is the next general election in Mississippi. All our sen...

Guest Al Cutturini, director of the Elder Law Project at North Mississippi Rural Legal Services discusses their upcoming conference and elder law issues. Oxford Conference Center, 8:30 am 08/09/19; Free to the public (charge for CPE credits) Phone number: 1-800-498-1804 (anywhere in Mississippi) http://nmrls.com/ North Mississippi Rural Legal Services https://www.mslegalservices.org/ Mississippi L...

Guest Kim Turner, attorney and Assistant Secretary of State, head of the Elections Division is our guest. http://www.sos.ms.gov/Elections-Voting/Pages/default.aspx MS Primaries are August 6th, 2019 Deadline to register to vote for the General Election is October 7th, 2019 5pm General Election is Tuesday, November 5th, 2019 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guest, Professor Ron Rychlak from the University of Mississippi reflects and discusses with special host MPB's Jay White and Professor Richard Gershon sports gambling in Mississippi. https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/ronald-j-rychlak/ What's a game of chance? What's skill? When do we get scratch off tickets and a lottery. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guest Richard Courtney of Courtney Elder Law Associates, a division of Frascogna Courtney, PLLC is the guest. Additional information (videos and access to Richard Courtney's Essential Planning Guide for Special Needs Children & Adults) can be found on Mr. Courtney's website: elderlawms.org Phone number 601-987-3000 January 1st, 2020 Mississippi's GAP Act become effective. GAP Act, for “guard a...

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: AdoptUSKids or info@adoptuskids.org or adoptms.kids@mdcps.ms.gov IRS Topic Number 607--Adoption Credit and Adoption Ass...

Attorney Reed Martz from Freeland Martz PLLC took listener questions and spoke about HOAs, Home Owners' Associations. Questions included: covenants, antennas, publishing names of those with unpaid dues, and forming an HOA. https://freelandmartz.com/reed-martz/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With vacation season upon us, prepare carefully for your trips and know your rights as a traveler. Some helpful websites: https://www.transportation.gov/airconsumer/fly-rights for Aviation Consumer Protection; https://cruising.org/about-the-industry/policy-priorities/clia-oceangoing-cruise-line-policies/other for Cruiser Bill of Rights from Cruise Lines International Association. To find out if yo...

Guests: Patty Furr, Executive Director of Jackson-Hinds Library System and Ben Piazza, attorney and Chairman of the Capital Area Bar Association Law Library Committee Professor Richard Gershon and Liz Gill with guests discuss opportunities for Mississippians to access legal databases through local libraries and law libraries. Mississippi Library Commission While staff at the Mississippi Library Co...

Andre deGruy, State Defender and Director of Capital Defense Counsel Division was our guest. Mr. deGruy, spoke about the state of our public defenders situation in Mississippi, the work of the MS Public Defender Task Force, and the right our citizens have to be represented in court. Office of the State Public Defender http://www.ospd.ms.gov/ For more information also listen to our broadcast from A...

What should you do if you're stopped by the police while driving? Our guest, attorney Francis Springer of the Springer Law Firm, enumerates our rights and obligations and consequences concerning traffic stops. https://www.springerlawoffice.com/about/ or on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/springerlawoffice/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest, attorney Richard Courtney, discussed elder law and answered questions about wills, probate, and executors.  https://elderlawms.com/richard-a-courtney/ Give your executor the documents they need Their job is to secure the original will  and secure the property: locks, valuables, etc.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When parents, grand parents, or other ancestors leave land to their family they also leave legal problems. Guest attorney Vangela Wade answers listeners' questions and explains the problem and provides suggestions about Heir Property on this broadcast.  https://www.wadelawfirmpllc.com/ More Information about Heir Property :    https://www.fsa.usda.gov/Internet/FSA_File/wha...

Professor Charles Stotler from the University of Mississippi School of Law talks about President Trump's Space Force We also hear how Mississippians will be connected to the future of litigation in the expanse above our heads.  https://law.olemiss.edu/academics-programs/llm/ll-m-program-overview/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest is Stephanie Showalter Otts, Director of the National Sea Grant Law Center. Located at the University Of Mississippi School Of Law, Ms. Showalter Otts discusses the center's legal research, outreach, education. You can keep up with the Mississippi Alabama Sea Grant Legal Program onnline   http://masglp.olemiss.edu/   on twitter     https://twitter....

Our guest is Paralegal Program Coordinator and Instructor for Homes Community College, Darleen Dozier. Ms. Dozier explains the course work to become a paralegal and the job opportunities after certification.  Online and on campus classes begin June 3, 2019  https://www.holmescc.edu/registration/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guest is Desiree Hensley, Associate Professor of Law and Director of the Housing Clinic at the University of Mississippi School of Law. Ms. Hensley will discuss and take questions on Housing.   On this broadcast: Landlord tenant act Security deposits USDA loans   Money Talks  episode that discussed the subject:  http://www.mpbonline.org/blogs/money-talks/2018/08/21/mo...

Religious Freedom or Freedom from Religion? What does the First Amendment say about religion? We talk about students and religion in schools.  Amendment I. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the governm...