The Legal Geeks

Just what is the legal status of Goose? Join Jessica Mederson and Joshua Gilliland as they review Captain Marvel for legal analysis. What does the War of 1812 have to do with the movie? Are Skrulls refugees? Tune in as Jess and Josh share their thoughts on Captain Marvel.  Send us Fan Mail Support the show No part of this recording should be considered legal advice. Follow us on Facebook, Instagra...

A mock trial based upon Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on a Serious Earth  featuring law students from Golden Gate University, California Western School of Law, and the University of Kentucky. Recorded live at San Diego Comic Fest on March 9, 2019.  Overview of Facts:   Harvey Dent had his silver dollar taken away as part of his treatment at Arkham Asylum. Psychotherapist Ruth Adams claimed Dent w...

The Law Strikes Back with Thomas Harper at Nerd Nite Philadelphia!   Send us Fan Mail Support the show No part of this recording should be considered legal advice. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and TikTok @TheLegalGeeks

Thomas Harper and Josh Gilliland discuss the Star Wars Resistance episodes "The Core Problem" and "The Disappeared?" Did the First Order committee genocide? What civil rights issues are there from placing people who exercise the freedom of speech in shipping containers? Tune in as Josh and Thomas share their views on Star Wars Resistance .  Send us Fan Mail Support the show No...

The Star Wars Resistance episodes "The Doza Dilemma” and “The First Order Occupation” are packed with issues of piracy and civil rights. Attorneys Joshua Gilliland and Thomas Harper analyze whether the Convention of the High Seas would apply to the Colossus, whether the First Order should be charged with piracy or terrorism, and the civil rights dangers of a paramilitary political movement co...

Neel Chatterjee and Josh Gilliland explore the legal issues in the Star Trek Discovery episodes Brother, New Eden, and A Point of Light. Did Chief Engineer Reno have any legal liability from her creative practice of medicine? Did the Discovery have a duty to rescue the "saved" on New Eden? Just what were the parental rights of Voq/Ash Tyler? Beam down with Neel and Josh are they geek out...

Steve Chu and Joshua Gilliland are two attorneys who grew up playing with first generation Transformers. Join Steve and Josh as they geek out over the joyride of a movie Bumblebee. Buckle up for legal analysis on vandalism, evading police with probable cause to conduct a stop, and the Stored Communications Act.  Send us Fan Mail Support the show No part of this recording should be considered legal...

Frankenstein's Creature was in two Kaiju movies, first being Frankenstein Conquers the World and the second War of the Gargantuas . Joshua Gilliland, Esq., shares his analysis of Ishirō Honda's 1965 classic Frankenstein Conquers the World, including how hit and run drivers and doctors who don't follow the Nuremberg Code are the real monsters.  Send us Fan Mail Support the show No pa...

Jessica Mederson and Joshua Gilliland share their thoughts on pop culture and their favorite events in 2018.  Send us Fan Mail Support the show No part of this recording should be considered legal advice. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and TikTok @TheLegalGeeks

Attorneys Joshua Gilliland and Steve Chu discuss Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse. Our intrepid lawyers team-up to share their views on how Peter Parker of Earth-1610 could have monetized being Spider-Man to fund his vigilante life, additional crimes of the Kingpin, and why Spider-Man is an enduring character.      Send us Fan Mail Support the show No part of this recording should be considered le...

Joshua Gilliland, Esq., is off for a solo adventure to discuss Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse. What legal remedies are available for people who suffered property damage from the Kingpin's particle collider? Join Josh for this issue and his thoughts on why Spider-Man is such an enduring character.  Send us Fan Mail Support the show No part of this recording should be considered legal advice....

Guess who has never seen It’s a Wonderful Life? Attorneys Jessica Mederson and Joshua Gilliland discuss the epic science fiction holiday miracle of George Bailey journey through an altered reality, the crimes of Mr. Potter, and how Fred Gailey is one of the greatest fictional lawyers of all time. Pour a cup of holiday cheer and grab a hornbook for a warming tale of legal analysis about the holiday...

Superman took flight in 1978 for what is the gold standard for superhero movies. Attorneys Jessica Mederson and Joshua Gilliland discuss the Richard Donner classic, from the opening trial of General Zod, Non, and Ursa, to whether the freedom of speech could have saved Krypton, the adoption of Kal-El by Jonathan and Martha Kent, and the many crimes of Lex Luther. Cue up the John Williams music as J...

Comic fans have been thrilled with a decade of live action adventures of their favorite Marvel characters. What can we learn from the law with 20 Marvel movies and TV shows? Are the Sokovia Accords Constitutional? How did Dr. Strange save the world with contract law? Can Thanos be prosecuted for war crimes? Find out from attorney Joshua Gilliland of The Legal Geeks.  Send us Fan Mail Support the s...

Recorded live at the South Eastern District Bar Association's monthly meeting on October 24, 2018. Joshua Gilliland, Esq., discussed the ethical issues of representing Dracula.  Send us Fan Mail Support the show No part of this recording should be considered legal advice. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and TikTok @TheLegalGeeks

Attorneys Joshua Gilliland and Thomas Harper discuss the 1935 classic, The Bride of Frankenstein! What’s the difference between desecration of a corpse or removing a body for experimentation? What’s the difference between false imprisonment and kidnapping? Tune in as Josh and Thomas discuss Dr. Septimus Pretorius having one messed up picnic, whether human trafficking applies to corpses, and all th...

Additional audio from the Matt Weinhold interview where Matt and Josh discuss everything from Star Trek to Planet of the Apes, and more.  Send us Fan Mail Support the show No part of this recording should be considered legal advice. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and TikTok @TheLegalGeeks

Steve Chu, Lindsey Cepak from When Nerds Attack , and Josh Gilliland discuss their first reactions to Star Wars Resistance. Tune in for high flying legal and geek analysis on air races, desertion, and Star Wars.  Send us Fan Mail Support the show No part of this recording should be considered legal advice. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and TikTok @TheLegalGeeks

Matt Weinhold from Monster Party joined Josh Gilliland for a crossover to honor the first shared universe crossover film, Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman! Matt and Josh discuss the many issues of treatment of corpses, racial profiling, medical ethics, right to die legislation, and geek out over their love of Universal Monsters, comics, and more. Send us Fan Mail Support the show No part of this rec...

How would attorneys defend the Ghost in Ant-Man and the Wasp? Attorneys Victoria Ikerd and Josh Gilliland discuss the legal strategies on how to Ava Starr for her crimes. Victoria and Josh also have a wide ranging discussion on Marvel movies, growing up as geeks, and of course Wonder Woman. Send us Fan Mail Support the show No part of this recording should be considered legal advice. Follow us on...

Attorneys Megan Hitchcock, Steve Chu, and Josh Gilliland discuss the impact of the final moments of Infinity War on probate law in the United States. How would the courts respond to 50% of the population turning to dust? Megan, Steve, and Josh discuss the different types of wills for planning an estate and what happens when a person dies without a will, focusing on victims of Thanos as examples. T...

Thomas Harper presented on Star Wars Law at Nerd Nite Philly. Send us Fan Mail Support the show No part of this recording should be considered legal advice. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and TikTok @TheLegalGeeks

The characters of Marvel’s Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist all face different legal challenges. Could Matt Murdock be disbarred for being Daredevil? How accurate was the trial of the Punisher? Could someone who was Kilgrave’d argue the insanity defense? What would lawyers need to prove the actual innocence of Luke Cage? Could Danny Rand reclaim his father’s company after being p...

Star Wars and the Law go together like Han Solo and Chewbacca. Join our panel of Judges for a discussion on the legal issues from The Last Jedi, Solo, and unexplored regions from the Outer Rim. Did Luke Skywalker have a legal obligation to save the galaxy from the First Order? What is the legality of underground Droid Fights? Could the Caretakers sue Rey for dropping a boulder on their cart? Was H...

The Legal Geeks and the Rebel Legion Sunrider Base present the mock court-martial of everyone’s favorite X-Wing ace, Poe Dameron. Based on the events of The Last Jedi, Poe stands accused of disobeying General Leia Organa and leading a mutiny aboard the Resistance flagship Raddus against Vice Admiral Amilyn Holdo. Lawyers for the prosecution and defense, including a U.S. Army JAG attorney, will tak...