In Legal Terms

We want to live in a great community but does anyone like their Home Owner’s Association? What legal actions can they take against you? What legal actions can you take against them? Our guest is attorney Reed Martz from Freeland Martz in Oxford. https://freelandmartz.com/According to the one website, there are over 370,000 homeowner associations in the United States. Collectively, this represents over 40 million households (over 53% of the owner occupied households in America). https://hoa-usa.com/Reminder: today (05/31/2022) is the Primary Election Runoff Voter Registration Deadline. If you’re not registered to vote NOW, you can’t vote in next month’s primary election. But if you register today, you can vote if there’s a runoff in the primary. https://www.sos.ms.gov/content/documents/elections/2022%20Elections%20Calendar.pdfFriday, June 3rd 2022, there’s an expungement and will clinic in Jackson – It’s 11 to 3 at the MS Urban League with the MS Center for Justice. https://www.facebook.com/MVLP601/photos/a.10152213177355340/10159790806620340/Saturday, June 4th, 2022, is the In-Person Absentee Voting Deadline, 12:00 p.m.: Circuit Clerks’ offices MUST remain open from 8:00 a.m. until noon. https://www.sos.ms.gov/content/documents/elections/2022%20Elections%20Calendar.pdfQuestions: How to know you have an HOA HOAs are horrible CCRs Owners control Setting up an HOA Notification Oversite HOAs are great Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When family members don't have a will but leave their property to their decedents quite a quagmire can arise. The Mississippi Center for Justice helps those who qualify with this problem and also give educational presentations and seminars.https://mscenterforjustice.org/heirs/MCJ’s Heirs’ Property Help line 877-952-4347email MCJ'S Heirs' Property Team: HP@MSCENTERFORJUSTICE.ORGPre-register for MCJ's Expungement and Wills ClinicJune 3, 2022601-352-2269 ext. 129 for expungementsext. 122 for willshttps://www.facebook.com/MVLP601/photos/a.10152213177355340/10159790806620340/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Have you ever wanted to change your name? How do you do it in Mississippi? Who do you need to tell? Our guest Chancery Court Judge Troy Odom gives us the details.https://www.rankincounty.org/department/index.php?structureid=39Instructions for PRO-SE Adult Name Change Petitions (without an attorney) from DeSoto County https://www.desotocountyms.gov/DocumentCenter/View/4600/Instructions-ProSe-Name-Change-Adult?bidId=MISSISSIPPI NAME CHANGE GUIDELINES Procedures may vary by county. If you have any questions, please contact the ACLU of Mississippi TEAP Advocacy Coordinator https://www.aclu-ms.org/sites/default/files/field_documents/namechange_roadmap_aclu_teap_03_0.pdfQuestions: Social Security Name Change in Mississippi Changing gender on birth certificate Changing title anecdote Adopted parent name revocation Changing parent after DNA test Nickname Stage name Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are you looking for a versatile career that could help you impact the lives of others? Do you have a passion about how our country is “ruled”? Then you might want to attend law school. We can answer your questions and give you something to think about. Our guest is Dean Bette Bradley, from the University of Mississippi School of Law. https://law.olemiss.edu/staff-directory/bette-bradley/Website for law schools:University of Mississippi School of Law https://law.olemiss.edu/Mississippi College School of Law https://law.mc.edu/Organization accredits law schools:https://www.americanbar.org/groups/legal_education/resources/aba_approved_law_schools/Ole Miss is accredited: https://law.olemiss.edu/about/aba-required-disclosures/MS Law is accredited: https://law.mc.edu/disclosuresOle Miss 3+3 Program: https://law.olemiss.edu/video/33-program/Previous Ole Miss Law School In Legal Terms broadcast: http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-law-schoolWill Kim Kardashian become a lawyer? https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/2967727/kim-kardashian-law-school-baby-bar/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest for the show is property attorney, Terry Little from Harper Little in Oxford. Do you need an attorney for a closing? How can you handle a boundary line dispute? Our callers asked many, many questions! https://www.harperlittlelaw.com/aboutYou only have one week to get your voter registration up to date. Our U.S. Congressmen are running for re-election: Trent Kelly, Bennie Thompson, Michael Guest, Steven PalazzoThis week: Circuit Clerks’ offices MAY remain open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., including the noon hour (MS Code Ann. § 23-15-37(2)) for voter registration.Saturday, May 7th: Circuit Clerks' offices MUST remain open from 8 a.m. until 12 p.m. (MS Code Ann. § 23-15-37(2)) for voter registration. Monday May 9th is the Voter Registration Deadline, at 5:00 p.m. Applicants who register in-person in the Circuit or Municipal Clerk’s Office on the 9th and those who mail registration applications postmarked no later than the 9th are eligible to vote in the June 7, 2022 General Election. (MS Code Ann. § 23-15-37(2); MS Code Ann. §23-15-47(2)(a) Primary Election Day (U.S. Congress): Polls open from 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. (MS Code Ann. § 23-15-1031; MS Code Ann. § 23-15-541(1)) Mississippi Levee Commissioners General Election. Bolivar, Humphreys, Sharkey & Washington Counties Terry Little was a guest on previous In Legal Terms podcasts: June 15, 2021  http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-property-law November 17, 2020  http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-real-estate-law Need a lawyer? https://www.msbar.org/ has a lawyer directory and under For the Public there are a list of resources for pro bono assistance – that means free. Title insurance Boundary issue Land in will Survey and adverse possession Property from paying taxes Title Closing delayed Mineral rights Estate and Power of Attorney Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest today is attorney Susan Steffey from Watkins & Eager. We talk about mediation. You don’t have to go to court. You can work together to get a satisfactory resolution. https://www.watkinseager.com/professionals-susan-l-steffeyIf you’ve missed any of our program you can listen to the whole show's recording at in legal terms.mpbonline.org http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/ Also: mpbonline.org/radio where you can listen live to Think Radio and MPB Music Radio. https://www.mpbonline.org/radio/We hope you’ll subscribe to our podcast. You can also listen from: I Heart Radio App Tune In Amazon Alexa Google Home Deezer Spotify Sticher MPB Think Radio YouTube Channel Apple MPB Public Media App Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From MPB Think Radio, this In Legal Terms, the show all about you and your rights. Well, not “your rights”. Today is about animals and THEIR rights. Our guest is Jared Goodman, General Counsel of Animal Law for The PETA Foundation.https://www.peta.org/On April 6th, 2021 we had as a guest PETA Foundation’s Deputy General Counsel for Captive Animal Law Enforcement. http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-petaIf you’re an animal lover or like hearing about nature, you’ll probably like Creature Comforts, MPB’s Thursday 9am Central call in show. https://www.mpbonline.org/radio/ Creature Comforts is also a podcast: creaturecomforts.mpbonline.orgIf you’re looking to adopt or if you need someone to take over an animal you’ve found consider looking at the website https://www.nokillnetwork.org/d/Mississippi/ And if you’ve worked with a shelter, they’d like you to leave a review for others to know what to expect with that facility.Ukraine efforts: https://www.peta.org/blog/peta-germany-helps-ukraine-animals/Cruel Wildlife Control: https://www.peta.org/issues/wildlife/cruel-wildlife-control/Animal experimentation: https://www.peta.org/issues/animals-used-for-experimentation/Mississippi and the Animal Legal Defense Fund: https://aldf.org/state/mississippi/Questions: neighbor's dog abusers roadside zoos controlled hunts kill shelters volunteers and vets Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Needing criminal defense must be one of the worst times in a person’s and a family’s life. We’d like to help out by providing some information, that we hope you won’t ever need! Our guest, attorney Francis Springer will answer some questions and help us become better informed.https://www.springerlawoffice.com/If you’d like general information in addition to dockets, briefs, orders and opinions of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals of Mississippi: https://courts.ms.gov/The Mississippi Bar suggests: You should choose a lawyer as you would a doctor, dentist, accountant or anyone who provides services. Comparison shop. Check the credentials of different attorneys. Discuss fees with them candidly. And don't forget to talk with them about the wisdom of retaining legal counsel in the first place.https://www.msbar.org/for-the-public/how-to-select-a-lawyer/The Mississippi Bar has a list of ProBono options – that means free. We also have a few podcasts dealing with the public defender system. https://www.msbar.org/for-the-public/pro-bono-resources/9/14/2021 In Legal Terms: Public Defender System Reformshttp://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-public-defender-system-reforms5/28/2019 In Legal Terms: Indigent Defensehttp://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-indigent-defense4/3/2018 In Legal Terms: Public Defendershttp://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/5cd2d695f9e59c996625764eWhat does it mean to be under arrest? https://lustick.com/resource/are-you-under-arrest/There are many courts that hear criminal cases. https://courts.ms.gov/aboutcourts/aboutthecourts.phpQuestions: nolle prosequi https://criminaldefenseattorneytampa.com/legal-defenses/nolle-prosequi/ mental illness arrested while on bond consumer protection with MS Attorney General Money Talks podcast from 10/29/2019 http://moneytalks.mpbonline.org/episodes/money-talks-elder-financial-abuse comments theft from retirement account Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is this your favorite time of the year? Trees are budding. Bushes are blooming. Individual income taxes are due! You can think of it as a chore . . . OR . . maybe it’s a fun puzzle or a stroll down memory lane of everything you did during the past year. We’ve got tax tips to help make filling out your income taxes easier.Your first stop should always be: https://www.irs.gov/Income Taxes due Monday, April 18th, 2022. Need to file an extension on FILING your taxes? https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4868.pdf Taxes/money is still due April 18th, 2022. Standard deduction Charitable deductions IRA deductions 529 accounts Make your charitable contributions to MPB Foundation at: https://donate.mpbfoundation.org/mspb/donateor call 1-888-372-GIVE, 1-877-372-4483 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We weren’t able to broadcast a show last week due to the Senate Conformation Hearing for Ketanji Brown Jackson. What kind of conformation power does the Senate have, anyway? We’ll find out with our guest Christopher Green, Professor of Law at the University of MS School of Law. https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/christopher-green/Our guest is Professor Christopher Green has been on the show before: 1/29/2019     In Legal Terms: Constitutional Originalism http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-constitutional-originalism9/18/2018     In Legal Terms: Supreme Court Justices broadcast just after Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s Senate Conformation Hearing. http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/5cd2d695f9e59c9966257639If you’d like to explore more on this topic you can go to the Senate’s website:https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/generic/Origins_AdviceConsent.htmQuestions: judges for life fixing flaws Senate actions back door discussions decorum Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Time to stretch your imagination today. We’re discussing Space law – did you know Mississippi is a leader in that field? Hmm? Have I got your curiosity peeked? Professor Michelle Hanlon is our guest. We discuss the Center for Air and Space Law at the University of Mississippi and some of the benefits of space exploration. We discuss what laws cover these situations. https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/michelle-hanlon/At MPB we are proud of the law school and their space law program. We’ve done a few In Legal Term episodes on various aspects of this program: drones, aviation law, space force. 03/02/2021 drones http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-drones06/02/20 space law http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-space-law-in-202001/21/20 aviation law http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-aviation-law04/30/19 space force http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-space-forceAnother podcast of interest:04/23/2019 In Legal Terms: National Sea Grant Law Center. Our guest was Stephanie Showalter Otts, Director of the National Sea Grant Law Center. http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/5cd2d695f9e59c996625761fSpinoff highlights NASA technologies that benefit life on Earth in the form of commercial products. https://spinoff.nasa.gov/Mississippian Frank White, author of The Overview Effect: Space Exploration and Human Evolution. https://frankwhiteauthor.com/NASA has a camera that shows views from the International Space Station. https://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/ESRS/HDEV/See the International Space Station fly by: https://www.issdetector.com/The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs has a website: http://unoosa.org/ They even have a twitter account https://twitter.com/unoosaFor All Moonkind, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that seeks to protect each of the six human lunar landing and similar sites in outer space as part of our common human heritage. In 2018 we were granted the status of Permanent Observer to the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space. https://www.forallmoonkind.org/Questions: Debris remediation Space law Stennis Space Center Commercializing the moon Salvage Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Due to breaking news, we had less time to record this episode.A couple of times a year we bring you an attorney to talk with you about wills and the benefits of estate planning. We’ve got attorney Rick Courtney. https://elderlawms.com/We love talking about wills on In Legal Terms because you love asking about wills. Here are Rick’s past shows.  10/12/2021 In Legal Terms: Elder Abuse http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-elder-abuse 4/13/2021 In Legal Terms: Executor http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-executor 10/27/2020 In Legal Terms: Special Needs Law http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-special-needs-law 5/14/2019 In Legal Terms: Wills and Probate and Executors http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-wills-and-probate-and-executors Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our host is Professor Richard Gershon of the University Of Mississippi School Of Law.        I’m Liz Gill. Times change. Laws change. We had a show about the “new” Real ID back in 2019. Then a little thing called a pandemic happened so the date to need a real ID was pushed back. We’ll find out more about this and more about Mississippi’s Department of Public Safety from its General Council, Eric Brown.  https://www.dps.ms.gov/administration/legal-divisionWhat can you get at the Department of Public Safety? Regular driver’s license, Learner’s permit, Disability ID car, Firearm permit application, Out-of-state drivers license transfer, or Sex offender registration. Start at https://www.ms.gov/home  from there you can click on Driving in Mississippi  to find where to make an appointment or click on one of the other gateways.  Schedule an appointment: https://telegov.egov.com/dpsGet information from: https://twitter.com/MSHwyPatrolTo help make Mississippi a safer place by providing information regarding possible drug trafficking or illegal drug sales call the tip line number for the Bureau of Narcotics of Mississippi is 1-800-844-6272Questions: ID for federal institutions Enhanced concealed carry  § 45-9-101 https://law.justia.com/codes/mississippi/2013/title-45/chapter-9/license-to-carry-concealed-pistol-or-revolver/section-45-9-101 Moving from another state Skip the line What do you need to bring Needs a lawyer https://www.msbar.org/ Car’s license https://www.dor.ms.gov/ Self service machine Appointment What if you’re not a legal resident Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest is a fun one today. Professor Stacey Lantagne, Associate Dean for Faculty Development at the University of Mississippi School of Law will help us understand the law around NFTs - Non-fungible tokens. Professor Stacey Lantagne, https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/stacey-lantagne/ has been on our show in the past discussing: TickTock 02/02/21 http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-tiktok-and-memesProtecting your Intellectual property 041420  http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-intellectual-property-during-covid-19Fair use of Intellectual property 121019 http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-intellectual-propertyGenetic Testing 091118 http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/5cd2d695f9e59c996625763aIf you’re interested in learning more about patents and trademarks: The Mississippi Library Commission was designated as an official Patent & Trademark Resource in 1990 by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office. A wide variety of services are provided from extensive holdings of patent & trademark resources. While the primary users are inventors, attorneys, and researchers, the services are open to the general public. As a patent training and search can take between one and three hours, we recommend you schedule a time to meet with Lawrence Smith, Collection Management Director and Patent Librarian, by emailing him at lsmith@mlc.lib.ms.us or calling 601.432.4120.https://www.mlc.lib.ms.us/ptrc/I’m interested in NFTs – especially when I read an article about how an artists and computer programmer partner paid off their mortgage in 6 hours with their Dasterdly Ducks images. https://www.techtimes.com/articles/271028/20220125/nft-ducks-120-000-six-hours-nft-ducks-designer-home-foreclosure.htmWhat interests you? We’d love to tell you what the law is and you’re your rights are concerning that subject. Contact us on the show’s email address legalterms@mpbonline.orgNFTs, explained https://www.theverge.com/22310188/nft-explainer-what-is-blockchain-crypto-art-faqWhat are the copyright implications of NFTs? https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/what-are-copyright-implications-nfts-2021-10-29/Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) https://www.copyright.gov/dmca/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We truly hope when you need a lawyer you find someone you trust and with whom you feel comfortable. If not, we’re talking with General Council of the Mississippi Bar, Adam Kilgore. We’ll learn about fee disputes and take your questions. https://www.msbar.org/media/3117/adam-kilgore.pdfRule 1.5 of MS Rues of Professional Conduct : reasonable fees https://courts.ms.gov/research/rules/msrulesofcourt/rules_of_professional_conduct.pdfCalls: probate of a will getting information from attorney access to land class action lawsuits old check tort legal documents Currently, the University of Mississippi School of Law and Mississippi College School of Law are the only law schools in the state. There are currently 9 online / residential programs approved by the American Bar Association for a gaining a Juris Doctor degree.        With law schools increasingly expanding into online instruction, the ABA has begun to issue waivers to hybrid programs–those that mix traditional campus learning with online courses–so they can apply for accreditation. With trained faculty and significant technological investment, distance learning proponents even argue that law degree programs can be completed exclusively online.https://onlinemasteroflegalstudies.com/law-degrees/juris-doctor/If you need to remember one thing from In Legal Terms, I think it should be the website for the Mississippi Bar. The address has pro bono resources, a lawyer directory, and suggestions on how to select a lawyer. That website is msbar.org MS Bar Consumer Assistance: 601-948-2344Main office number: 601-948-4471 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.