Law & Justice

Did the Berkeley City Council violate the Brown Act when they continued meetings online?

Whether the guy who jumps from behind the fence and scares your kids, the guy who tears down your decorations and threatens your life, or the lady who calls the police when your kids walk by just going to the park, many of us have had difficult neighbors at one time or another.What are some of the tools you can use? Does the city, or do the police, have a role? When should you go it alone? Might you get an attorney?In Part I of our broadcast, Your Legal Rights, YLR host, Jeff Hayden, joined by Tonight on Your Legal Rights, YLR host, Jeff Hayden, is joined by Municipal Attorney Lance Bayer and East Bay attorney Nabiel Ahmed, discussed more broadly the issues, what your city and its officials can do. Tonight on Your Legal Rights, in Part II, YLR host, Jeff Hayden, joined by Redwood City attorney Emily Andrews and Nabiel Ahmed, both of whom help their clients obtain or resist restraining orders and Municipal Attorney Lance Bayer, will look more closely at truly troublesome neighbors.Questions for Jeff and his guests? Please call us, toll-free, at (866) 798-8255.

In recent years, the government has taken some small steps in recognition of the inequities built into the criminal justice system.Both the California Supreme Court and the State Legislature have recognized, and lambasted, the presence of bias in the prosecution function in all of its forms, conscious or otherwise.Tonight, YLR Host, Jeff Hayden, is joined by criminal defense attorneys Cherie Wallace and Gerritt Rutgers to discuss the Racial Justice Act, and the bias that persists within the Criminal Justice System.

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Berkeley’s City Council wants to expand the use of surveillance cameras to address crime.

We’ll hear from a panel of experts about what should be done in San Francisco to address drug addiction and prevent more loss of life from accidental overdoses.

Whether the guy who jumps from behind the fence and scares your kids, the guy who tears down your decorations and threatens your life, or the lady who calls the police when your kids walk by just going to the park, many of us have had difficult neighbors at one time or another.What are some of the tools you can use? Does the city, or do the police, have a role? When should you go it alone? Might you get an attorney?Tonight on Your Legal Rights, YLR host, Jeff Hayden, is joined by Municipal Attorney Lance Bayer and East Bay attorney Nabiel Ahmed, who helps his clients obtain or resist restraining orders.Questions for Jeff and his guests? Please call us, toll-free, at (866) 798-8255.

The new ordinance makes it illegal for homeless people in unincorporated areas of the county to live outside if they have refused offers to move indoors.

As housing was perhaps the single largest subject of legislative activity in the last year, YLR returns to discuss landlord tenant law, the first installment for 2024.YLR Host Jeff Hayden is joined by landlord-tenant attorneys Jessica Chylik of San Francisco and David Finkelstein of San Mateo. As always, we take your calls and answer your questions.

As with each of the last few years, the 2023 legislative season brought the passage of many bills, directly affecting employers and employees throughout California.Tonight, on Your Legal Rights, with participation and assistance of the Labor and Employment Law Section of the California Lawyers Association, we’re talking about the evolving world of Labor and Employment Law.YLR host, Jeff Hayden is joined by Thomas Lenz, a partner at Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo in Pasadena, Ca, and Beth W. Mora of Mora Employment are all here to help. Questions for Jeff and his guests, please call, toll free, at (866) 798-8255.