Welcome to 2023. We know we have both lawyers and people who might be clients one day who listen to our show. We hope in 2023, you’ll be the best you can be. We learn from our guest Mississippi Bar General Council Adam Kilgore “what makes a good lawyer” and “what makes a good client”.

The website: https://www.msbar.org/ is a wealth of information. There’s a video explaining jury duty, there’s a sheet that explains the court system in Mississippi. I like the legal terms and procedures page. (I found out the ms bar and the NCAA have different definitions of “holding”.) Don’t forget, if you need to hire a lawyer there’s a page dedicated to how to choose an attorney.

For the public, there so much information right on the front page of the Mississippi Bar website. There’s a handout for consequences of DUI – that should be mandatory reading in high school – There’s a tab called “Law as a Career” and information about the Consumer Assistance Program which helps people with questions or problems with Mississippi attorneys.

My favorite part of The Mississippi Bar website: the Pro Bono Resources. If you qualify, there are lists of organizations that help individuals that can’t afford legal representation. From the north to the south and in between, you or a person you’d like to assist might find a clinic that could assist.  

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ENCORE FROM 07/13/2021

Anyone have a 16 to 21-year-old? Or know one? What do you need to know that you can or can’t do when you turn 18? Are you an adult? Are the parents still “in charge”?

Guest: attorney Baskin Jones https://injuredinmississippi.com/ who was on our show January 26th 2021 when we talked about Cycling and Insurance. http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-cycling-and-insurance

MS Code 1-3-27:

The term “minor,” when used in any statute, shall include any person, male or female, under twenty-one years of age.

The Legal Documents You May Want When Your Child Turns 18

Healthcare Proxy (also referred to as a healthcare agent or medical power of attorney, a healthcare power of attorney, or durable power of attorney for health care)

Mississippi healthcare proxy form:

https://www.nrc-pad.org/images/stories/PDFs/mississippi_hcpa.pdf

HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) authorization (also called a HIPAA release)

Mississippi HIPPA form:

https://eforms.com/images/2016/10/Mississippi-HIPAA-Authorization-Form.pdf

Durable Power of Attorney (Durable POA)

 Separate forms for medical and finances.

https://eforms.com/power-of-attorney/ms/mississippi-durable-power-of-attorney/

Advance Directive Form:

https://eforms.com/power-of-attorney/ms/mississippi-advance-health-care-directive/

What you can do at 18:

1. Vote
2. Join the Military
3. Register for Selective Service
4. Get a pody piercing or tattoo
5. Sign a contract

What you CAN NOT do at 18:

1. buy a lottery ticket
2. change your name
3. open a brokerage account or buy stock
4. be called for jury duty

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ENCORE FROM 01/25/2022

What are some of the laws surrounding teaching? How does our state teach how our citizens obtained their legal rights? Is Critical Race Theory new?

Our guest is Chauncey Spears, Education Policy Analyst from the Mississippi Center for Justice. https://mscenterforjustice.org/

https://mscenterforjustice.org/academic-freedom/

The Center supports every student’s right to a good education. This support includes fighting unjust attempts at whitewashing the history of racism in Mississippi and curbing the academic freedom of teachers and professors in our public school and university classrooms. MCJ supports the full and honest teaching of history and other academic subjects so as to help students understand the past and present contexts of their lives. Learning full and honest history and protecting the free exchange of ideas in classrooms are essential to racial reckoning and must take place in Mississippi to keep the state progressing toward a better future for all citizens. MCJ works with other advocacy groups and educators to protect the sacred space and trust educators must have in cultivating the minds of students here in Mississippi. 

http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2022/pdf/history/SB/SB2113.xml

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We’re joined by Professor Matthew Hall today to learn about our rights when dealing with the police – when they stop you, when they come to your home.

On Friday, June 19, 2020, Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba signed an executive order amending the Use of Force Policy for the Jackson Police Department. It’s on the JPD website. Many police departments have website, facebook pages, and other ways you can learn about the police in your area. https://www.jacksonms.gov/departments/jackson-police-department/

The Mississippi Highway Patrol’s Thanksgiving Holiday Travel Enforcement Period concluded Sunday, November 27th, at midnight. The period began on Wednesday, November 23rd, at 6:00 a.m. MHP issued 9,179 citations, made 172 arrests for impaired driving, and investigated 212 crashes resulting in 43 injuries with six fatal crashes and six deaths. The fatal crashes occurred in Stone, Scott, Leake, Rankin, Clarke and Marshall Counties. https://www.picayuneitem.com/2022/11/thanksgiving-holiday-travel-enforcement-period/

ACLU – Mississippi has a “know your rights, police encounters website”. https://www.aclu-ms.org/en/know-your-rights/police-encounters

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Have you been buying lots of “stuff” this month? What if your purchase is defective? What if it is dangerous? We’re talking about the world of product liability with our guest attorney Baskin Jones. https://injuredinmississippi.com/

Previous podcasts with Baskin:

08/09/2022 Insurance http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-insurance

01/18/2022 Subpoenas http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-subpoenas

07/13/2021 Turning 18 http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-turning-18

01/26/2021 Cycling laws http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-cycling-and-insurance

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What do you wish for? Legally speaking, I mean? Does Mississippi or our country have laws it shouldn’t or what does it need? If you could make the laws, what would you wish for?

Past wishes:

HB 530 The "Strategically Accelerating the Recruitment and Retention of Teachers (START) Act of 2022" The average annual teacher raise will be $5,140, and the raise will begin for the 2022-2023 school year. Starting teacher pay will increase from $37,123 to $41,638, putting Mississippi above the southeastern and national averages. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2022/pdf/history/HB/HB0530.xml

Jackson water infrastructure https://www.mpbonline.org/blogs/news/doj-appointee-eyes-1year-window-for-jackson-water-upgrades/

SB 2095 passed into law Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2022/pdf/history/SB/SB2095.xml

Current (and past) wishes:

• https://www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2021/how-medicaid-saves-lives-act-and-other-federal-options-can-ensure-all-americans-have
• https://www.mpbonline.org/blogs/news/postpartum-medicaid-extension-would-cost-mississippi-7000000/
• https://www.mpbonline.org/blogs/news/rural-mississippi-hospitals-are-in-economic-crisis/

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One show will generate questions that will inspire a topic for another show. Last week we talked about wills and we had a caller who asked about trustees. So that’s today’s topic. What are their duties? How do you get one? How do you get rid of one? Our guest to help us: Richard Courtney https://elderlawms.com/

Past podcasts with Richard Courtney as our guest: http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-guest-richard-courtney

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Today’s topic is one we’ve covered many times but still so many of us die without a will or without having made estate plans. This Thanksgiving is a great time to talk with your family about your plans, their plans, and where the plans are written down.

If you need a starting point for crafting your estate plan, MPB has got a digital worksheet for you. Freewill is a site that will help you organize your estate plan so you can get started. https://www.freewill.com/mpbfoundation

The University of Mississippi Medical Center has a link where you can fill out an Advanced Healthcare Directive.

https://www.umc.edu/news/Miscellaneous/2019/April/April%20CONSULT/UMMC_Advance_Healthcare_Directive.pdf

Sometimes it’s good to hear what others are asking – that will lead you to think about your own situation. In Legal Terms has produced around 3 shows each year for the last 5 years discussing estate planning. Listening to these podcast can help you know what to do.

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It’s election day – I hope you’ll exercise your civic duty and vote. Our guest is an elected official that is NOT up for re-election just now – it’s Hinds County Justice Court Judge Kenny Lewis. We’ve also got Justice Court Clerk Patricia Woods.

https://courts.ms.gov/trialcourts/justicecourt/justicecourt.php

Judge Kenny Lewis http://www.hindscountyms.com/court-systems/justice-court-judges/district-4

Justice Court Clerk Patricia Woods http://www.hindscountyms.com/departments/justice-court

Manual for Justice Court: https://mjc.olemiss.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/134/2020/06/Manual-for-Mississippi-Justice-Courts-2021.pdf

Training from Judicial College. Our podcast 10/29/2019 In Legal Terms: MS Judicial College http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-ms-judicial-college

Mississippi Center for Justice https://mscenterforjustice.org/

Podcast: 1/15/2019 In Legal Terms: League of Women Voters http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-league-of-women-voters

https://www.sos.ms.gov/content/documents/ed_pubs/pubs/2021JD/Entire%20Directory%20and%20Court%20Calendar.pdf

If you get to the poll and don’t have your current ID:

https://www.sos.ms.gov/sites/default/files/voter_id/expired_form.pdf

https://sos.ms.gov/press/november-8-election-day-reminders

https://www.sos.ms.gov/sites/default/files/voter_id/What_if_I_dont_have.pdf

After you go to sos.ms.gov to see what your races are https://sos.ms.gov/elections-voting/polling-place-locator you can go to vote 411.org The League of Women voters sent out questionnaires to candidates. They’ve put word for word the responses. Learn a little bit about your judges – who took the time to reply – so you’ll be an informed voter. 

https://www.vote411.org/

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