Lawyer Talk: Off the Record

When it comes to legal representation, finding the right lawyer can make all the difference. This is especially true when dealing with cases in unfamiliar locations. Legal professionals must have a thorough understanding of local practices and procedures, which is not always the case for out-of-state lawyers. Steve talks about the importance of finding a lawyer who is comfortable and experienced i...

What is this chemical, vinyl chloride, and why is it so dangerous? Jay Simonds, an environmental scientist with 30 years of environmental remediation, joins us on this episode about the East Palestine, Ohio/Norfolk Southern derailment, chemical spill, and chemical burn. What is this chemical, vinyl chloride? Why is it so dangerous? We talk about human acute and chronic problems. Where is the Ohio...

New Lawyer Talk episodes coming, but here's the Common Sense Ohio podcast until then. Former Ohio State football receiver Dimitrious Stanley dies at 48 Accuracy In Media - following up on the Upper Arlington administration story. Lebron James breaks the NBA all-time scoring record . Chinese spy balloon - did it fly over Ohio? Chairmen Jim Jordan and Mike Turner Send Letters to Intelligence Officia...

New Lawyer Talk episodes coming, but here's the Common Sense Ohio podcast until then. Ohio racing update - Michael Shank Racing - 24 Hours of Daytona Accuracy In Media - Dayton educators tout having ‘a way around’ Critical Race Theory bans by avoiding ‘triggering words’ Trans woman charged with public indecency for using female YMCA facilities Jan 6 and intent of the people entering the building -...

New Lawyer Talk episodes coming, but here's the Common Sense Ohio podcast until then. Parents sue Hilliard school district over 'indoctrination' and LGBTQ inclusion efforts Ohio Senate Bill 26 - Bill would give Ohio drivers caught with marijuana in their system a break on OVIs Ohio now officially participating in the Ukraine war - Ukraine is getting new tanks. Both the US and Germany agreed yester...

New Lawyer Talk episodes coming, but here's the Common Sense Ohio podcast until then. Ohio House ex-speaker’s trial in $60M bribery probe to begin. Former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder goes on trial next week in the highest-profile reckoning yet to arise from a $60 million federal bribery investigation that federal prosecutors call the largest corruption case in state history. So what to lo...

New Lawyer Talk episodes coming, but here's the Common Sense Ohio podcast until then. What does Friday the 13th mean to you? For us, a quick reference back to a classic Lawyer Talk episode . Ohio legislators are back to life with their push for a state board of education as a cabinet post, a push again for a higher general public amendment vote. What is going on within OH GOP in the House of Repre...

New Lawyer Talk episodes coming, but here's the Common Sense Ohio podcast until then. New Year, same Common Sense Ohio. New laws taking effect in Ohio in 2023 An enhanced distracted driving provision within a broader omnibus criminal justice bill, which DeWine vocally supported and signed during a ceremony Tuesday morning, now gives law enforcement the ability to pull a person over solely for bein...

Lawyer Talk still exists, just with the Common Sense Ohio podcast. This episode is chock full of law and debate. Happy New Year! But watch out, New Year's eve is notoriously "amateur night" for driving drunk. And this time of year sees an increase in domestic abuse. Did you know , one in 6-7 men and one in 4 women will be a victim of domestic abuse in their lifetime? And, half of the male victims...

This is also what you will here on our Common Sense Ohio podcast. Lawyer Talk will continue in 2023! Be patient. Ohio Amber alert (as of this podcast recording) with 60 officers dedicated to the case Voting "reformed" in Ohio - photo ID - has been passed Gibson's Bakery receives a complete payment of $36.59 million from Oberlin College in the defamation suit. Oberlin College was ordered to pay dam...

Along with the podcast, don't miss additional insights from all three of us on our website. Biden Signs Bill Protecting Same-Sex, Interracial Marriages at Federal Level Check out this previous Lawyer Talk Parking Lot Wars episode , and you'll get an even better picture of Steve's morning parking lot encounter. Flavored and Menthol Tobacco Ban from the City of Columbus John Boehner gets emotional i...

"December 7, 1941—a date which will live in infamy—the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by the naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan." Pearl Harbor day today . We remember and honor our veterans from WWII. And all veterans. 'Holi-Drag Storytime' for children canceled . Organizers in Columbus (Ohio) were concerned about safety as Proud Boys members and other dem...

As we continue Common Sense Ohio, Lawyer Talk continues, and will have new episodes just for Lawyer Talk very soon! From a TikTok star hitting a golf ball into Grand Canyon, to Ohioan Alan Shepard golfing on the moon, we bring it all home to Common Sense Ohio. Kristina Johnson resigns from THE Ohio State University - what is all the secrecy about? The U.S. Senate passes the Respect for Marriage Ac...

Keep Lawyer Talk in your podcast feed, and add Common Sense Ohio podcast to your feed today! Steve is out, but the show goes on with Norm and Brett! We nominate John Denver's Country Roads as the official Thanksgiving song. Ohio voting law overhaul trims mail ballot window , Secretary of State Frank LaRose pushes for new State of Ohio amendment standard . We are seeing continued instances of mass...

Thanksgiving. Already?! We reminisce about Thanksgiving and some WWII history, specifically Germany/Russia's alliance invading Poland . Nancy Pelosi is out and new leadership is in . The federal government now will be in gridlock for 2 years, and its nuances. We are still feeling the effects of what we did too quickly during Covid. Steve relates why we can't let science, doctors, and pharma off th...

We are now in the post-elections "blues" (or the "reds") depending on who and what you voted for in the mid-term elections. What we cover... Overview of the country's election results, especially on states under the microscope (Texas, Florida, Michigan and Pennsylvania). Inflation? Cost of living increases? But in Central Ohio,  all the school levies pass . Divided federal government DOES wor...

We got the opportunity to sit down and talk with Judge Keith McGrath at the roundtable. Here's what you need to know about him. Judicial Experience Judge, Tenth District Court of Appeals, Appointed by Governor DeWine in April, 2022  Education 1992 Juris Doctor, The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, Columbus, Ohio 1989 Bachelor of Arts, Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia...

As we continue the move into Common Sense Ohio, here's what we cover in this episode... Investments making money that shouldn't have made money. Particularly for our government representatives. What and how much insider information/trading is going on in the government? Tim Ryan / JD Vance update. Last one before the mid-term elections. Tim Ryan now says we need more police and better training. Wh...

A discussion on "woke-ness" - why are "we" doing it? What are the two main issues up for a vote in Ohio? Issue 1 - Ohio Issue 1, Determining Bail Amount Based on Public Safety Amendment (2022) Issue 2 - Ohio Issue 2, Citizenship Voting Requirement Amendment (2022) President Biden's competency, should we say, incompetency Fetterman struggles during a TV debate with Oz - The Democrat's speech and he...

As we evolve Lawyer Talk to Common Sense Ohio, here's what we cover this week. The final J.D. Vance/Tim Ryan debate - racist accusations, and are debates worth anyone's time? 17-year-old girl shot in Short North/Columbus Ohio is the fourth teen slain in Columbus in less than a weekWhy is the death toll for teenagers so high? Have we now "handcuffed" our police so they can't be on the streets to he...

Gas prices and gas taxes - why is Ohio continuing to keep an Ohio tax on gas? California and corpses as fertilizer - coming to Ohio? Ohio board of education voting - to support Title IX What does "conservatism" mean? Who is defining the term? We see it as conserving the fundamental fact of freedom. JD Vance and Tim Ryan debate. Did you know? Auto manufacturers began as electric car manufacturers....

As we evolve Lawyer Talk to Common Sense Ohio, here's what we cover this week. State Secretary of State Frank LaRose’s office announced the “public integrity division,” which it says “consolidates many of the office’s current investigative functions, including campaign finance reporting, voting system certification, voter registration integrity, the investigation of election law violations, data r...

It's time for the unveiling. Submit your questions to  www.lawyertalkpodcast.com . Recorded at Channel 511 . Stephen E. Palmer, Esq. has been practicing criminal defense almost exclusively since 1995. He has represented people in federal, state, and local courts in Ohio and elsewhere. Though he focuses on all areas of criminal defense, he particularly enjoys complex cases in state and federal...

OVI is probably the most complex area of law. And here's what I mean by that. • If you get an OVI, it immediately implicates Fourth Amendment issues. In other words, there was a stop, a seizure, and an arrest most often. • • And all those things must be justified under the Fourth Amendment. And there's an entire body of law in the Fourth Amendment that's developed around drinking and driving traff...

What's on the minds of the Roundtablers? California energy crisis, brownouts, and states' overreach in power. Power of villages and representation in local government. Mikhail Gorbachev and Ronald Reagan's SDI - who really ended the Cold War? President Biden's Speech on Democracy - the need for Marines, really? Recorded at Channel 511 . Stephen E. Palmer, Esq. has been practicing criminal defense...