In Legal Terms

Guest Professor Ben Cooper suggests ways to select a lawyer.  https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/benjamin-p-cooper/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

10 Reasons You SHOULD Participate in Jury Duty The American jury trial is a constitutional right. The jury trial is a vital part of America’s system of checks and balances. The founding fathers included jury trials in the constitution because jury trials prevent tyranny. Trial by jury is a unique part of America’s democracy. Jury trials provide an opportunity for citizens to participate in the pro...

Guest Professor Rebecca Morgan discusses Elder Law.  http://www.stetson.edu/law/faculty/morgan-rebecca-c/ Find a service near you: Mississippi Areas on Aging   http://www.caremississippi.org/list10_mississippi_Aging_Services_senior_centers.htm How to start a conversation about end of life wishes  https://theconversationproject.org/ Elder Consumer Protection videos  http://www.stetson.edu/law/acade...

Guest Professor Hans Sinha discusses the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Reauthorization Act of 2016.The bill expands the responsibilities of the Department of Justice and the FBI to investigate and prosecute criminal civil rights statutes violations that occurred before 1980 and resulted in a death. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest: Chancery Court Judge Haydn Roberts explains child custody factors - Albright Factors.https://www.rankincounty.org/department/index.php?structureid=39More information: The Better Chancery Practive Blog: Judge Larry Primeaux's Blog about Practive in Mississippi's Chancery Courts https://betterchancery.com/2010/07/19/trial-by-checklist-child-custody-factors/A caller also asked about the Mi...

Guest: Cliff Johnson, Assistant Professor of Law and Director , MacArthur Justice Center https://law.olemiss.edu/academics-programs/clinics/macarthur-justice-clinic/ American Civil Liberties - Mississippi  https://www.aclu-ms.org/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guest Andre' de Gruy, Director of the Office of State Public Defender, discusses Public Defenders in Mississippi.  http://www.ospd.ms.gov/index.htm We learned about the Mississippi Public Defender Task Force report released recently.  https://courts.ms.gov/Newsite2/news/2018/03.18.18Indigent%20defense.php Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest, attorney R. Kelly Kyle from the Kyle- Winn Law Firm answered questions on the best way to avoid probate after a death.  http://www.kyle-wynn.com/r.-kelly-kyle.html Mr. Kyle also hosts hosts "Peace of Mind Estate Planning"  http://www.kyle-wynn.com/radio.html on WJNT 1180 every Tuesday morning. Upcoming seminars on estate planning hosted by Kelly Kyle: Gulfport, Holiday In...

Professor Richard Gershon of the University of Mississippi School of Law answers tax law questions. 2017 tax returns and owed tax payments are due Tuesday, April 17th, 2018. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today's topic: Good client / lawyer relationship Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guest, attorney, and adjunct professor David O'Donnell answers calls and talks about automobile accidents and insurance issues in Mississippi.   https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/david-o-donnell/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Biloxi attorney Tina Seymour Demoran joins us to discuss the legal issues involved in starting a business.   Mississippi Secretary of State Office   http://www.sos.ms.gov/BusinessServices/Pages/default.aspx SCORE  https://www.score.org/ Mississippi Better Business Bureau  https://www.bbb.org/mississippi/get-to-know-us/contact Starting Your Business the Right Way...

Our host, Professor Richard Gershon of the University of Mississippi School of Law answers questions about wills and estates. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guest, attorney Ellie Krug discusses LGBTQ issues.  https://elliekrug.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guest Wilton Byars gives tips on how to avoid a lawsuit.  http://www.danielcoker.com/attorneys-Wilton-Byars.html These tips included managing potential risks like examining your home or business for dangerous conditions, don't do preventable things that could get you into trouble, purchase insurance.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guest Justice Randy Pierce, Director of the Mississippi Judicial College and co-host Professor Richard Gershon took listener calls about how Mississippi educates our judicial personnal. More information about the MS Judicial College can be found at  https://mjc.olemiss.edu/   Information about the Mississippi Judicial system can be found at  https://courts.ms.gov/Newsite2/index.php...

The MS Legislative Session started on January 2, 2018 and will conclude on April 1st, 2018 Hosts Professor Richard Gershon and Liz Gill discuss various bills proposed in the current legislative session. Learn who your Mississippi legisators are by typing in your zip code at  http://empowerms.org How does Mississippi's government function  http://mshistorynow.mdah.state.ms.us/ar...

Are religious holiday displays a violation of the First Amendment? Our guest, Professor Ronald Rychlak from the University of Mississippi School of Law, helps us understand the First Amendment of the Constitution as it applies to "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion . . ". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today's show took calls and discussed the upcoming Federal Communications Commission ruling on Net Neutrality. The US Supreme Court is expected to announce a ruling in Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With the holiday season in full swing, a lot of people are traveling, and a lot of celebrations are taking place. Law enforcement officers are out in force to help keep us safe. But what do you do if you find yourself on the wrong side of a traffic stop? What if you’d made a mistake and aren’t sure if you’ve had too much to drink before you got behind the wheel? What are your rights, and what shou...

With the holiday season in full swing, we thought it would be a good time to talk about the law governing charities, charitable giving, and what you can and can’t do when it comes to donating your money. Do you know how to set up your own charity? We’ll talk about that as well as any other legal questions you may have on this episode of In Legal Terms Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor...

This morning, we are going to talk about the law of sexual harassment and sexual assault with our special guest Honey Ussery, a former Assistant District Attorney and Title IX coordinator at Ole Miss. We’re going to discuss the different types of sexual harassment, how the law protects against discrimination based on sex and gender, and what to do if you are the victim of sexual harassment or sexu...

On today's show, we are going to talk about tax reform and look closely at the proposed Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that is being debated in Congress with our special guest, Donna Davis, a professor of tax law at the University of MS School of Law. Tax reform can be a political and highly partisan issue but we are going to take the politics out of it and just talk about what the proposed tax reform woul...

On today's show we will talk with David Calder, a clinical professor at the University of Mississippi School of Law, and Erin Smith, a volunteer for the Court Appointed Special Advocates program in Oxford about Legal Issues Affecting Children and the CASA Program. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week is National Pro Bono Week, a week to highlight all of the free legal services provided to individuals who otherwise could not afford them, so today, we talked with Gayla Carpenter-Sanders, the executive director of the Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project about the services they provide , where and how you can contact them, and what it takes to qualify for free legal services through th...