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Your Legal Rights
Wednesdays at 7pm

Bay Area attorney Jeff Hayden talks with experts on various legal topics, with listener participation: (415) 841-4134.

Latest Episodes
  • Is it time to reinvent the system by which we resolve disputes?Intelligent Justice is an organization dedicated to the advancement of Comprehensive Adjudication. In the traditional model, each side brings their lawyers, who hire the necessary experts and other professionals, and each (usually two parties, sometimes many parties) presents their respective case to the finder of fact. Comprehensive Adjudication utilizes recognized legal experts, preapproved by all parties, to thoroughly identify and analyze all of the relevant law and evidence – and swiftly provide a legally enforceable decision resolving the dispute. The parties jointly interview and select an attorney with specific expertise in the relevant legal specialty to act as their neutral “Adjudicator” for purposes of investigating the facts and promptly deciding the dispute.Its proponents claim this paradigm offers a more civilized approach, purports to reach a just resolution for far less money than the less efficient system of litigation. Where might such a system be more fair? What are the inherent dangers?YLR host, Jeff Hayden, is joined by Richard Grossman, a successful trial lawyer who upon the realization that there has got to be a better way, founded Intelligent Justice. Questions for Jeff and his guest? Call, toll free, at (866) 798-8255.
  • What should you do if your loved one suffers an injury at the hands of a medical professional. In a personal injury case, it’s all about who is at fault. There are many more factors at play in the complex arena of medical malpractice.Tonight, YLR Host, Jeff Hayden, is joined by nationally recognized trial lawyer James Bostwick, who, amongst other accolades, obtained the largest medical malpractice jury verdict in U.S. history.Questions for Jeff and his guest? Please call, toll free, at (866) 798-8255.
  • Are deportations limited to the undocumented? To serious criminals? Just where are we now, and why should we care?YLR Host, Jeff Hayden, is joined by Carla Gomez, Staff Attorney for the Private Defender Program of the San Mateo County Bar Association, and Redwood City Attorney John Halley, to discuss who can get relief and why we should care.Questions for Jeff and his guests? Please call us, toll free at (866) 798-8255.
  • The man who is perhaps the most litigious person in the country seeks to return to his position as the world’s most powerful person. And you share a history. You find yourself going into a fierce, and bloody, courtroom battle.YLR Host, Jeff Hayden, and tonight's co-host, David Bigeleisen, have two distinguished guests. E. Jean Carroll is the author of seven books. Her most recent one is called "Not My Type." it's about a brutal sexual assault upon her in the dressing room at the Bergdorf Goodman Department Store in New York. It's about two jury trials in United States District court in the Southern District of New York. It's about two jury verdicts, one for roughly $5,000,000 and the second one for roughly $83,000,000.It's also about her assailant, Donald John Trump.Also joining us is Ms. Carroll's lawyer, Roberta Kaplan. In addition to doing a masterful job in Ms. Carroll's cases against Donald John Trump, Ms. Kaplan was lead counsel in one of the cornerstones leading to a landmark case in marriage equality. She also led the way in the civil rights case against the Charlottesville, Virginia rioters.Questions for Jeff, David and their guests? Please call us, toll free, at (866) 798-8255.
  • Your Legal Rights starts with Democracy, and we've presented broadcasts on such subjects as preserving democracy, threats to our democracy and how votes are counted. Tonight features a topic of gerrymandering — moving district lines to alter the outcome of an election by predetermining the districts in which you cast your vote. Is it wrong for the party in power in a state to draw district lines to dilute the number of representatives the other party sends to the state capital? To Washington?When does this violate the principle of one person, one vote?When one state does it, should another state follow suit?Questions for Jeff and his guests? Call (866) 798-8255.
  • What changes are taking place in Landlord-Tenant Laws? Changes in Unlawful Detainers? What of the back rent? Are evictions back in vogue? What protections are now in place?Questions for Jeff and his guests — and we've got three of the BEST — call (866) 798-8255.
  • Is Probate and Estate Planning really about your property, or people?YLR Host, Jeff Hayden, and tonight's co-host, David Bigeleisen, are joined by San Francisco Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Attorney John O’Grady.Questions for Jeff and his guests? Please call us, toll free, at (866) 798-8255.
  • YLR Host, Jeff Hayden, and tonight's co-host, David Bigeleisen, are joined by Sophia Cope and Tori Noble, attorneys with the Electronic Frontier Foundation. For the past 35 years, the Electronic Frontier Foundation has been defending digital privacy, free speech, creativity and innovation, transparency and security -- long before most of us saw the link between technological innovation and the erosion of many of our liberties, imagining what the future could look like when we get things right.Tonight's discussion includes such issues as the search of your electronic devices at the border, use of surveillance to monitor your travel, or your purchases, and the implication of the digital age upon your First Amendment Rights.Questions for Jeff and his guests? Please call us, toll free, at (866) 798-8255.
  • In this age of tribalism, there is little uniting folks these days. Interestingly, one thing on which each side can agree, is a deep distrust of elections, especially at the national level.Is it the way the elections are conducted? Who gets to vote?When one side wins, it seems the other side is unconvinced. While power switches back and forth — something our founding fathers might've thought healthy for a thriving democracy — it seems the party losing power is increasingly willing to challenge the outcome.Tonight, YLR Host, Jeff Hayden, is joined by Brent Turner, and perhaps another guest or two. Questions for Jeff and his guest? Please call, toll-free, at (866) 798-8255.
  • In this age of tribalism, there is little uniting folks these days. Interestingly, one thing on which each side can agree, is a deep distrust of elections, especially at the national level.Is it the way the elections are conducted? Who gets to vote?When one side wins, it seems the other side is unconvinced. While power switches back and forth — something our founding fathers might've thought healthy for a thriving democracy — it seems the party losing power is increasingly willing to challenge the outcome.Tonight, YLR Host, Jeff Hayden, is joined by Brent Turner, and perhaps another guest or two. Questions for Jeff and his guest? Please call, toll-free, at (866) 798-8255.