The Legal Lens Podcast

Courtesy to the amazing Dominique DiPrima, I had the pleasure of guest-hosting her show, First Things First with Dominique DiPrima, Monday 01/10/22 on KBLA 1580 AM, and we brought some pretty incredible guests into the studio: 𝟲-𝟳 𝗔𝗠 | 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗹 𝗔𝗞𝗔 "𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻" John Harriel is the Diversity Manager/ Superintendent for Morrow Meadows, having worked with the organization for the past 23 years. Joh...

My guests for this Legal Lens episode are the two partners from Douglas / Hicks Law APC : Attorney Carl Douglas, Founder & Partner. Although he is perhaps best known for his successful work as the Coordinator of O.J. Simpson’s criminal defenseteam, Mr. Douglas now represents plaintiffs in state and federal courts in high profile civil rights, police abuse, employment, consumer and other cases. Att...

On Wednesday & Thursday (Dec. 29-30), I hosted a two-part series called 𝑾𝒆’𝒗𝒆 𝑮𝒐𝒕 𝑵𝒐𝒘! featuring some of the millennial leaders in our community making a difference every day. We’re talking religion, politics, non-profit and community service, entertainment, business, and other creative industries - to name a few. We’re diving into what keeps them up at night and what motivates them and their gene...

On Wednesday & Thursday (Dec. 29-30), I hosted a two-part series called 𝑾𝒆’𝒗𝒆 𝑮𝒐𝒕 𝑵𝒐𝒘! featuring some of the millennial leaders in our community making a difference every day. We’re talking religion, politics, non-profit and community service, entertainment, business, and other creative industries - to name a few. We’re diving into what keeps them up at night and what motivates them and their gene...

On Wednesday & Thursday (Dec. 29-30), I hosted a two-part series called 𝑾𝒆’𝒗𝒆 𝑮𝒐𝒕 𝑵𝒐𝒘! featuring some of the millennial leaders in our community making a difference every day. We’re talking religion, politics, non-profit and community service, entertainment, business, and other creative industries - to name a few. We’re diving into what keeps them up at night and what motivates them and their gene...

On Wednesday & Thursday (Dec. 29-30), I hosted a two-part series called 𝑾𝒆’𝒗𝒆 𝑮𝒐𝒕 𝑵𝒐𝒘! featuring some of the millennial leaders in our community making a difference every day. We’re talking religion, politics, non-profit and community service, entertainment, business, and other creative industries - to name a few. We’re diving into what keeps them up at night and what motivates them and their gene...

On Wednesday & Thursday (Dec. 29-30), I hosted a two-part series called 𝑾𝒆’𝒗𝒆 𝑮𝒐𝒕 𝑵𝒐𝒘! featuring some of the millennial leaders in our community making a difference every day. We’re talking religion, politics, non-profit and community service, entertainment, business, and other creative industries - to name a few. We’re diving into what keeps them up at night and what motivates them and their gene...

On Wednesday & Thursday (Dec. 29-30), I hosted a two-part series called 𝑾𝒆’𝒗𝒆 𝑮𝒐𝒕 𝑵𝒐𝒘! featuring some of the millennial leaders in our community making a difference every day. We’re talking religion, politics, non-profit and community service, entertainment, business, and other creative industries - to name a few. We’re diving into what keeps them up at night and what motivates them and their gene...

Joining me in the KBLA TALK 1580 studio for this episode was none other than Boss Ross - host & producer of the Emmy nominated program America's Court with Judge Ross, nationally syndicated by Entertainment Studios and airing since 2010! We talked about America's Court with Judge Ross and the conversation was fun, insightful and surely to be continued with another occasion! 🔔 Follow me on social...

In this LegalLens episode @KBLA TALK 1580 we debriefed the Ahmaud Arbery murder and Kyle Rittenhouse trials with an aim toward educating you on the Criminal Law process and the importance of our being engaged in the process as everyday citizens. We called the session Criminal Law 101! I am deeply grateful to our guests this week, top criminal law attorneys Ludlow Creary II and Tangela Terry , for...

This episode's guests brought a lot of insight and resources and I am so thankful for Javier Beltran & Alex Flores from the Housing Rights Center for sharing their expertise with us! Follow the Housing Rights Center and reach out @ 1-800-477-5977 for any questions and guidance on rental and housing issues. Learn more about rental and housing relief programs and resources @ housing.ca.gov If you ar...

This episode focuses on 𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝-𝟏𝟗, 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐑𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐟. And to help us bring the Law to light, we have two great guests whose work impacts the policies and outcomes for landlords and tenants. Live from the KBLA TALK 1580 studio on Nov 20 @ 11 AM PT: Susie Shannon, City of Los Angeles Health Commissioner & Policy Director Housing Is A Human Right Cheryl Turner, Attorney & Board President of the Ap...

This episode focuses on 𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝-𝟏𝟗 & 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞. We’re discussing the latest on legislative updates, testing requirements, vaccinations, and exemptions with two incredible guests with extensive employment law experience: Kimberly Carter - Partner, Labor and Employment Law @ Kelley Drye’s LA Office and Dawn T. Collins - Partner and Co-Founder @ CollinsKim LLP For resources on issues related to COV...

Many systems keep people in poverty – from institutionalized racism to unjust and unequal economic structures. The Western Center on Law & Poverty addresses those factors in every aspect of their work, and for this episode, I’m privileged to have Attorney Crystal Crawford - the Executive Director of the Center - for our Legal Lens Show. Our TOP 3 highlights from this episode are: We must press Cal...

During this episode of 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐚 𝐑𝐞𝐝𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭, we're talking about the CA Assembly Bill (AB) 3121, reparations and the work of the CA Reparations Task Force. Joining me in the KBLA TALK 1580 studio are CA Senator Steven Bradford, a member of the CA Reparations Task Force, and Attorney Kamilah Moore, Chair of the Task Force. If you want to know more about this topic, here are a few u...

𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬 • 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 This is how the Jenesse Center, Inc. has been having an incredible impact on our society from 1980 onwards. The organization envisions a world in which every person lives in a safe environment, free from oppression and with the opportunity to thrive. Isn’t this what we all hope for? However, we all know that’s not how our world is now, so the work of the J...