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Our laws are created to help us and protect us. We should try to know our laws and regulations, so we don’t step over the line so as to be illegal, but we should know where the line is to get the most of our rights. Richard Courtney is going to help us navigate the Mississippi laws of Medicaid.https://elderlawms.com/richard-a-courtney/ There’s an easy to remember website where you can see if you qualify for Medicaid, locate a regional office, or watch a webinar. It’s https://medicaid.ms.gov/ If you love to know your rights – you could go to Bendefits.gov “your path to government benefits” to learn more about Mississippi Medicaid. https://www.benefits.gov/benefit/1631 Mississippi Medicaid has a twitter account: @MSMedicaid https://twitter.com/MSMedicaid Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Legal Terms has been so grateful that Richard Courtney has been a guest on our show to discuss Estate Planning, Elder Law, Special Needs Law and other topics. You’ll find links to all his broadcasts on the information for this recording. In Legal Terms is heard live Tuesdays at 10am Central on MPB Think Radio and at mpb online / radio https://www.mpbonline.org/radio/ 04/23/2024 Medicaid http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-medicaid 08/16/2023 Marriage & Estates http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-marriage-estate-planning 05/02/2023 National Elder Law Month http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-national-elder-law-month 11/20/2022 Trustees http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-trustees 03/08/2022 Wills http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-wills-with-richard-courtney 10/12/2021Elder Abuse http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-elder-abuse 04/13/2021 Executors http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-executor 10/27/2020 Special Needs Law http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-special-needs-law 07/02/2019 Gap Act http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-gap-act 05/14/2019 Wills and Probate http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-wills-and-probate-and-executors 08/08/2017 Estate Planning http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/5cd2d695f9e59c996625766b 10/28/2016 Special Needs Law Month http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/5cd2d695f9e59c996625768b 8/23/2022 In Legal Terms: Estate Planning http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-estate-planning Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’ve got a fantastic show for you today – if I do say so myself. I’m Liz Gill – MPB’s host. We’re going to Celebrate 10 years of In Legal Terms. We’re also celebrating Professor Richard Gershon from the University of Mississippi School of Law. He’s been here with the show since the beginning. https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/richard-gershon/ Guests include: https://www.ritabrent.com/Plus many other coworkers and former guest of In Legal Terms. http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/MPB Think Radio You Tube Channel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest host today, in for Professor Richard Gershon, is Adam Kilgore. Adam is General Counsel for The Mississippi Bar where his duties include reviewing all Bar complaints, conducting investigations regarding Bar complaints, prosecuting attorney discipline cases, handling appeals before the Supreme Court of Mississippi, and serving as Bar liaison for the Board of Bar Commissioners, Committee on Professional Responsibility, and the Ethics Committee. Adam is a member of The Mississippi Bar, National Organization of Bar Counsel, Capital Area Bar Association and the Professional Responsibility Section of the American Bar Association. Our very special guest, North District Public Service Commissioner Chris Brown will break down any and all things related to the Mississippi Public Service Commission. If you’re in need of an attorney for personal injury, divorce, intellectual property, or whatever – try looking through the Lawyer Directory and the For the Public sections of The Mississippi Bar’s website: https://www.msbar.org/ I love that our show is about you and your rights. Your rights are being determined by your Mississippi house and senate representatives right now. You can find out what some of the bills and issues are by listening to the MPB News program @Issue heard on MPB Think Radio Fridays at 6:30pm with extra information on the Mississippi Public Broadcasting YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@MSPublicBroadcasting Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest expert today – attorney Baskin Jones - will tell us about a topic I hope to have to never need to use! Personal Injury law. But it’s good to know, just in case. https://injuredinmississippi.com/ Phone: 601 INJURED (465-8733) If you’re in need of an attorney for personal injury, divorce, intellectual property, or whatever – try looking through the Lawyer Directory and the For the Public sections of The Mississippi Bar’s website: https://www.msbar.org/ APRIL 2nd PRIMARY RUNOFF ELECTION DAY. Polling places are open from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. (Miss. Code Ann. § 23-15-1031) April 9th Absentee Ballots Returned by Mail Receipt Deadline, 5:00 p.m.: Circuit Clerks’ Offices must be in actual receipt of absentee ballots returned by mail for ballots to be timely. Ballots returned by mail must be postmarked on or before Election Day. (MS Code Ann. § 23-15-637(1)(a)) Voter ID Affidavit Ballot Deadline, 5:00 p.m.: Last day voters who cast an affidavit ballot by reason of voter photo ID may present an acceptable form of photo ID or complete an affidavit of religious objection in the Circuit Clerks’ Offices. (Miss. Const. 1890 § 249-A) https://www.sos.ms.gov/content/documents/Elections/2024%20Website%20Calendar.pdf Two Republicans will compete on Tuesday for the right to challenge 16-term Democratic incumbent Rep. Bennie Thompson in Mississippi’s 2nd Congressional District. Ron Eller and Andrew Scott Smith were the top vote-getters in the March 12 primary, but neither received the vote majority needed to avoid the runoff election. https://apnews.com/article/mississippi-primary-runoff-eller-smith-thompson-ce9225af839490e61d2c5eac3aec26f9 I love that our show is about you and your rights. Your rights are being determined by your Mississippi house and senate representatives right now. You can find out what some of the bills and issues are by listening to the MPB News program @Issue heard on MPB Think Radio Fridays at 6:30pm with extra information on the Mississippi Public Broadcasting YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@MSPublicBroadcasting Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mississippi has some fantastically creative individuals. We want to protect all those ideas by talking about intellectual property. Get your questions ready all you song writers, artists, poets. Kamel King – attorney will help us learn. If someone was thinking of maybe “borrowing” another’s idea or creation. You might want to check out the 2020 Mississippi Code; Title 97 – Crimes; Chapter 45 - Computer Crimes and Identity Theft; section 97-45-9. Offense against intellectual property; penalties There’s some big money fines for in appropriate actions. One thing that I love about Mississippi is our music history. So many artists and such rich history are a part of our story. If you’re interested in learning more – take a little field trip to a Mississippi Country Music Trail or Mississippi Blues Trail marker. You can start at the https://visitmississippi.org/things-to-do/music/ website to learn about our experiences. I haven’t looked at his calendar, but he probably can’t help everyone in Mississippi with their legal issues. Luckily the Mississippi Bar has a page for attorneys. They have a way to find an attorney. https://www.msbar.org/inside-the-bar/sections/intellectual-property-entertainment-sports-law-section/ https://www.msbar.org/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

No one wants their “rights” taken away from them. No one. We’re going to learn about LGBTQ rights with the guidance of McKenna Raney-Gray, an attorney with ACLU Mississippi. https://www.aclu-ms.org/en/biographies/mckenna-raney-gray-lgbtq-justice-project-staff-attorney https://www.aclu-ms.org/en/campaigns/lgbtq-justice-project https://www.aclu-ms.org/sites/default/files/trans_parent_resources.pdf https://www.aclu-ms.org/sites/default/files/field_documents/facts_about_low-income_lgbt_families_engish_and_spanish.pdf https://www.aclu-ms.org/sites/default/files/field_documents/tips_for_legal_advocates_working_with_lgbt_clients_english_and_spanish.pdf Mississippi Legislature 2024 Regular Session House Bill 1607 Mississippi Women's Bill of Rights Mississippi Legislature 2024 Regular Session House Bill 585 Dignity and Safety for Incarcerated Women Act Mississippi Legislature 2024 Regular Session Senate Bill 2753 SAFER Act Mississippi Legislature 2023 Regular Session House Bill 1315 Pornographic online and digital/resources for K-12 students ACLU Mississippi has a great page where you can learn more about protecting YOUR rights: police encounters, voting rights, constitutional rights, in addition to LGPBQ Student rights, Immigrant Rights and Abortion Rights. https://www.aclu-ms.org/ The American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi, Inc, is a 501c(4) and c(3) organization. ACLU Mississippi has a printable card on their website to present to a poll worker if for transgender voters if their gender identity is different than the sex that was recorded on their birth certificate.https://www.aclu-ms.org/sites/default/files/field_documents/poll_workers_how-to_card_for_trans_voters.pdf Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s primary election day in Mississippi. Polls are open until 7pm. We’ll talk about voting today with my guest Pauline Rogers, Executive Director/Co-Founder The RECH Foundation Formerly Incarcerated Convicted People and Families Movement (FICPFM). October 7th - General Election Voter Registration Deadline When you go to the polls today or any time you go to vote, what types of photo IDs may be used on Election Day? What if I don’t have any of the acceptable forms of photo ID? What if my ID is expired? https://sos.ms.gov/voter-id/acceptable Voters whose names do not appear in the poll book or do not have an acceptable form of ID are entitled to vote by affidavit ballot. https://www.vote411.org/node/7736 If you have a problem at the polls today or any election day you can call https://www.vote411.org/mississippi the League of Women Voters 1-866-OUR-VOTE That’s 866-687-8683 https://www.aclu-ms.org/en/know-your-rights/voting-rights You can file an elections complaint if you have trouble voting. https://www.sos.ms.gov/content/documents/elections/HAVAComplaintForm.pdf Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Originally aired: May 17, 2022 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=39 Instructions 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.pdf Questions: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To say you are “in Business” might be an intimidating thought. What if we replaced it with “crafter”? Or “musician”? Or “reseller”? What laws do you need to know when starting a small business? When does a hobby become a business? Our guests Professor Martin Edwards from Ole Miss and William Bettis from the firm of Butler Snow will give us some ideas. If you’re enjoying this discussion of starting a business, Mr. Bettis was our guest on June 28th 2022. And Professor Edwards was our guest to discuss Contracts on September 5th of 2023. I’ll have the links to those podcasts on this show’s information. http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-business-law http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-contracts-2023 The Mississippi Secretary of State’s office has a webpage: Y’all Business – Mississippi Business Information Center. If you go to their main website: https://sos.ms.gov/ it’s an easy click to their resource center on how to start a small business. I’ll have that link on this show’s information page. https://yallbusiness.sos.ms.gov/Home You can find out about new laws in Mississippi by listening to the MPB News program @Issue. It airs Fridays at 6:30pm on MPB Think Radio through the legislative session. There will be additional content on the Mississippi Public Broadcasting YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/@MSPublicBroadcasting Republican Austin Barbour and Democrat Brandon Jones will have weekly recaps and roundtable discussions about current issues. Will Stribling is at the state capitol as MPB News' Legislative reporter. https://www.mpbonline.org/news/issue/ https://www.mpbonline.org/news/ https://www.irs.gov/ https://www.dor.ms.gov/ https://www.sba.gov/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’re almost to house buying selling season. Maybe it’s selling then buying! Anyway – our guest Real Estate Attorney, Terry Little from McKenzie Little Law Firm will answer our questions. If you need assistance from a contractor or a home inspector – MPB’s got you covered with our Wednesday 9am show – Fix It 101. http://fixit101.mpbonline.org/ The Home Show from the Home Builders Association of Jackson will be at the Clyde Muse Center in Pearl MS Saturday, March 2nd and Sunday March 3rd 10:00am – 5:00pm both days. Our Fix It 101 crew will be broadcasting live from The Home show Saturday morning at 9am again this year. Felder Rushing, MPB’s Gestalt Gardener will give a talk. https://homeshowjackson.com/ Your rights are being determined right now. Find out what’s going on. The MPB News program @Issue airs Fridays at 6:30pm on MPB Think Radio through the legislative session. There will be additional content on the Mississippi Public Broadcasting YouTube channel. Republican Austin Barbour and Democrat Brandon Jones will have weekly recaps and roundtable discussions about current issues. Will Stribling is at the state capitol as MPB News' Legislative reporter. https://www.mpbonline.org/news/issue/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Original Air Date: 9-12-2023 Each of our participants have been affected by a death caused by a drunk driver. We want to discourage you from drinking and driving. If you are stopped under suspicion of DUI you do have rights. Our guest attorney Francis Springer is going to tell us what those rights are. https://www.springerlawoffice.com/ If you’d like some extra information about Driving Under the Influence, check out the Mississippi Bar website and their page about driving under the influence. Like did you know if a driver is under 21, they are defined as intoxicated if their blood alcohol concentration level of 0.02? https://www.msbar.org/for-the-public/consumer-information/driving-under-the-influence/ https://law.justia.com/codes/mississippi/2015/title-63/chapter-11/section-63-11-30 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’ve got one of our most popular guests, Kelly Kyle from the firm of Kyle Wynn, on to discuss our most popular topic – wills and estate planning. He's firm has some upcoming estate planning seminars: https://www.kyle-wynn.com/seminars-blog#Seminars Your rights are being determined right now. Find out what’s going on. The next season of the MPB News program @Issue will be starting Friday, February 9th at 6:30pm on MPB Think Radio. There will be additional content on our YouTube channel. Michael Guidrey from MPB News will be joined by Republican Austin Barbour and Democrat Brandon Jones for weekly recaps and roundtable discussions about current issues. Will Stribling is at the state capitol as MPB News' Legislative reporter. February 12th is the Primary Election Voter Registration Deadline: Applicants who register in-person in the Circuit Clerk’s office on that day and those who mail registration applications postmarked no later than February 12th are eligible to vote in the March 12, 2024 Primary Elections. If you want to have a say in who is nominated by ONE party or THE OTHER for president, or the 4 House of Representatives seats or Senator Rodger Wicker’s Senate seat you have less than a week to get registered. https://www.sos.ms.gov/index.php/elections-voting/voter-registration-information On Thursday, February 8, the United States Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the case of Trump vs. Anderson. Former President Trump and his attorneys are challenging a Colorado Supreme Court ruling that prevents his name from appearing on the ballot in that state. The arguments themselves are expected to be one-hour in length. Attorneys for each side receive 30 minutes to make their case and answer questions from the Justices. We do not how exactly how long the Special Coverage will last - it depends on the precise start and end time of the court session itself, followed by analysis. Podcasts discussed: http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-flowers-v-mississippi http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-hippa Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Department of Public Safety? What all is that and how does it affect you? Eric Brown, General Counsel for MSPS will tell us. https://www.dps.ms.gov/administration/legal-division Guest co-host Adam Kilgore General Counsel, The Mississippi Bar. https://www.msbar.org/media/3109/what-to-do-when-you-get-a-bar-complaint-adam-kilgore.pdf Attorney volunteers are needed to serve as judges during the 2024 Mississippi High School Mock Trial Competition, sponsored annually by the YLD of the Mississippi Bar. There will be three Regional Competitions: Southern on January 27 in Gulfport, Central on February 3 in Jackson, and Northern on February 10 in Oxford. The Statewide Competition will be March 1-2 in Jackson. More Info: https://msbar.org/pro.../high-school-mock-trial-competition/ Have you thought about a career in law enforcement? In Legal Terms did a show with the director of training from the North Mississippi Law Enforcement Training Center . You can find that podcast from December 21st 2021 here: http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-law-enforcement-training What’s up with our Mississippi legislature? Find out! The next season of the MPB News program @Issue will be starting Friday, February 9th at 6:30pm on MPB Think Radio. There will be additional content on our YouTube channel. Michael Guidrey from MPB News will be joined by Republican Austin Barbour and Democrat Brandon Jones for weekly recaps and roundtable discussions about current issues. Will Stribling is at the state capitol as MPB News' Legislative reporter. https://www.mpbonline.org/news/issue/ February 12th is the Primary Election Voter Registration Deadline: Applicants who register in-person in the Circuit Clerk’s office on that day and those who mail registration applications postmarked no later than February 12th are eligible to vote in the March 12, 2024 Primary Elections. If you want to have a say in who is nominated by ONE party or THE OTHER for president, or the 4 House of Representatives seats or Senator Rodger Wicker’s Senate seat you have less than 2 weeks to get registered. https://sos.ms.gov/ IRSs News for 2024 State Sex Offender Registry Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Department of Public Safety? What all is that and how does it affect you? Eric Brown, General Counsel for MSPS will tell us. https://www.dps.ms.gov/administration/legal-division Guest co-host Adam Kilgore General Counsel, The Mississippi Bar. https://www.msbar.org/media/3109/what-to-do-when-you-get-a-bar-complaint-adam-kilgore.pdf Attorney volunteers are needed to serve as judges during the 2024 Mississippi High School Mock Trial Competition, sponsored annually by the YLD of the Mississippi Bar. There will be three Regional Competitions: Southern on January 27 in Gulfport, Central on February 3 in Jackson, and Northern on February 10 in Oxford. The Statewide Competition will be March 1-2 in Jackson. More Info: https://msbar.org/pro.../high-school-mock-trial-competition/ Have you thought about a career in law enforcement? In Legal Terms did a show with the director of training from the North Mississippi Law Enforcement Training Center . You can find that podcast from December 21st 2021 here: http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-law-enforcement-training What’s up with our Mississippi legislature? Find out! The next season of the MPB News program @Issue will be starting Friday, February 9th at 6:30pm on MPB Think Radio. There will be additional content on our YouTube channel. Michael Guidrey from MPB News will be joined by Republican Austin Barbour and Democrat Brandon Jones for weekly recaps and roundtable discussions about current issues. Will Stribling is at the state capitol as MPB News' Legislative reporter. https://www.mpbonline.org/news/issue/ February 12th is the Primary Election Voter Registration Deadline: Applicants who register in-person in the Circuit Clerk’s office on that day and those who mail registration applications postmarked no later than February 12th are eligible to vote in the March 12, 2024 Primary Elections. If you want to have a say in who is nominated by ONE party or THE OTHER for president, or the 4 House of Representatives seats or Senator Rodger Wicker’s Senate seat you have less than 2 weeks to get registered. https://sos.ms.gov/ IRSs News for 2024 State Sex Offender Registry Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Laws are not the same from place to place in America. What might be legal in Louisiana or California isn’t necessarily the law here in Mississippi. Let’s learn about some of those differences today with our guest Professor Cal Peeler a guest professor at Ole Miss Law School. https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/calvin-peeler/ What courts handle the distribution of property in a divorce? Chancery Courts have jurisdiction over disputes in matters involving equity; domestic matters including adoptions, custody disputes and divorces; guardianships; sanity hearings; wills; and challenges to constitutionality of state laws. Land records are filed in Chancery Court. We’ve talked about domestic law a few times here on In Legal Terms. Most recently August 22nd of 2023 our guest was Chancery Court Judge Troy Odum and Child Support http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-child-support https://courts.ms.gov/aboutcourts/aboutthecourts.php If you want to know what’s going on with our legislature, what’s being discussed, watch committee meetings, or see a calendar just head over to their website: https://www.legislature.ms.gov/calendars-and-schedules/ I am very proud to announce that the next season of the MPB News program @Issue will be starting Friday, February 9th at 6:30pm on MPB Think Radio. There will be additional content on our YouTube channel. Michael Guidrey from MPB News will be joined by Republican Austin Barbour and Democrat Brandon Jones for weekly recaps and roundtable discussions about current issues. Will Stribling will be at the state capitol as MPB News' Legislative reporter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Attorney Reed Martz from Freeland Martz PLLC took listener questions and spoke about HOAs, Home Owners' Associations. Questions included: covenants, antennas, publishing names of those with unpaid dues, and forming an HOA. https://freelandmartz.com/reed-martz/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Whether you’re a worker or a boss you may have employment law questions. We’re brought in employment law expert Attorney Chiquita Hall Jackson to answer them. We learn about discrimination and harassment and take questions. https://www.facebook.com/halljacksonandassociatespc/ (312)255-7105 https://www.hall-jacksonandassociates.com/ Employment Law Guide - https://webapps.dol.gov/elaws/elg/ Labor laws and worker protection - https://www.usa.gov/labor-laws Labor & Employment Law - https://www.msbar.org/inside-the-bar/sections/labor-employment-law/ National Employment Lawyers Association - https://www.nela.org/ US Dept of Labor: Occupational Safety and Heath Administration - https://www.osha.gov/ US Equal Employment Opportunity commission Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For the third year: What do you wish for? Legally speaking? Does Mississippi or our country have laws you wish were repealed? If you could make the laws what would you wish for? If you’d like to better know the rights you have, you can read The Constitution of the State of Mississippi adopted November 1st 1890 annotated, updated May 2022. It’s on the Secretary of State’s website. https://www.sos.ms.gov/content/documents/ed_pubs/pubs/Mississippi_Constitution.pdf Want to search and learn about a specific law? The Secretary of State’s searchable Unannotated Mississippi Code is a link to information provided by LexisNexis Publishing, the official publisher of the Mississippi Code. https://www.sos.ms.gov/communications-publications/mississippi-law Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest Professor Robert Duran from the University of Mississippi School of Law. https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/robert-duran/ Who needs to file an informational return? https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/a-guide-to-information-returns If you want the definitive information concerning federal income taxes – https://www.irs.gov/ is your website. You can get answers to your tax questions, check your federal tax withholding, or make a payment. https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/136/Outlays-by-Agency-2023.pdfhttps://home.treasury.gov/system/files/136/Receipts-by-Source-2023.pdf Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.