We're talking about The Mississippi Bar. Here to tell us about the work of The Mississippi Bar is their General Counsel Adam Kilgore and Deputy General Counsel Missye Scott.
There are over 50 bar associations in Mississippi. https://www.msbar.org/programs-affiliates/local-bar-associations/ Where can you look up a lawyer? https://msbar.reliaguide.com/home
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In Legal Terms: The Mississippi Bar

Have you ever wanted to know the definition of a legal term? Do you find yourself wondering what your rights are when it comes to your property, marriage, or health? If you answered yes to one of those questions, In Legal Terms is the show for you. Tune in and learn more about your legal rights and how the law affects your day to day life. The show is set to consistently provide thought-provoking commentary and opinions on legal topics, whether local or national. Court trials, U.S. Supreme Court arguments, hearings, and other timely legal topics are all covered on In Legal Terms.
In Legal Terms, hosted by Adam Kilgore, attorney with some of Mississippi's top legal leaders and experts as guests, airs Tuesday mornings at 10 am CST on MPB Think Radio and on www.mpbonline.org/. Email the show: legalterms@mpbonline.org. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Attorney Francis Springer has a unique point of view – he’s an attorney but he’s also been a deputy sheriff. We’ll learn about your rights when interacting with police; how you could or shouldn’t handle a stop. You can find a complete list of traffic laws in Mississippi in Title 63 “Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulations” of the Mississippi Code of 1972, Annotated  https://mdot.ms.gov/safetyeducation/teens/mississippi-traffic-safety/
HB 349 was passed and signed into law by Governor Tate Reeves during the last legislative session. It’s a ban on “squatted vehicles,” which prohibits modifications to motor vehicles which raise front fender a certain height above the rear fender. Auto Correct discussed this on their suspension broadcast on May 2nd 2024. https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/HB/HB0349.xml http://autocorrect.mpbonline.org/episodes/auto-correct-suspension
ACLU Mississippi has a webpage that provides tips for interacting with police and understanding your rights.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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We’ve got our most popular topic on the show today – Estate Planning. Everyone will die at some point. If you want a say on what happens to your property after you die, now is the time to make plans. Our guest Elizabeth Wynn from Kyle-Wynn and Associates will give us tips. If you’d like to read up on estate planning, Kyle-Wynn’s website has a resources tab with pdfs with information on HIPPA, trusts, veteran’s benefits and Medicaid information. 
https://www.mpbfoundation.org/  has a link and information about creating a will. There’s also information about leaving a legacy and planned donations. 
About 1 in 9 people (10.9%) age 65 and older has Alzheimer’s dementia. The percentage of people with Alzheimer’s dementia increases with age. 33.4% of people age 85 and older have Alzheimer’s dementia. People younger than 65 can also develop Alzheimer's dementia. Although prevalence studies of younger onset dementia in the U.S. are limited, researchers believe about 110 of every 100,000 people age 30 to 64 years, or about 200,000 Americans in total, have younger-onset dementia. https://www.alz.org/media/Documents/alzheimers-facts-and-figures.pdf  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Legal Terms: Estate Planning 2024

Our guest today is Robert McDuff from the Mississippi Center for Justice. Rob works with litigation cases relating to voting and election issues, racial discrimination, discrimination based on sexual orientation, reproductive freedom, police misconduct, consumer protection, and prisoners’ rights.
Information about the work of the Mississippi Center for Justice, can be found on their website: https://mscenterforjustice.org/ Or on their social media accounts: Facebook, twitter, Instagram, and YouTube
In Legal Terms: Loans Tuesday, March 14, 2023 In Legal Terms: Champions of Justice – MSCJ; Tuesday, October 17, 2023 In Legal Terms: LGBTQ+ Tuesday, October 11, 2022 In Legal Terms: Public Funds Private Schools Tuesday, November 1, 2022  In Legal Terms: MCJ Heirs' Property Tuesday, May 24, 2022 In Legal Terms: Heirs' Property Help Tuesday, November 9, 2021  In Legal Terms: Mississippi Center for Justice Tuesday, August 7, 2018 In Legal Terms: Flowers v Mississippi Tuesday, October 13, 2020  In Legal Terms: Housing with MS Center for Justice Tuesday, April 21, 2020 
If you’re interested in supporting the Mississippi Center for Justice, you’re in luck. They’re hiring. Their career page has a list of opportunities to work with the Center. They also accept donations since they are a not-for-profit organization. 
In Legal Terms: Law Libraries Tuesday, June 4, 2019

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In Legal Terms: Robert McDuff MCJ

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





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In Legal Terms: The Mississippi Bar

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