Your Legal Rights

  YLR host Jeff Hayden welcomes Christopher C. Cooke -- Murphy-Cooke-Kobrick LLP, with offices in San Mateo & Los Angeles; and B J Fadem -- Law Offices of B J Fadem & Associates, P.C., with offices in San Jose and Santa Rosa. Your questions and/or comments for Jeff and his guests? Please call toll-free 866-798-8255.  

  Most of us are employed. This week, in conjunction with the Labor and Employment Law Section of the California Lawyers Association, Your Legal Rights focuses NOT on what is an employee TO DO; quite the opposite -- this week we discuss What NOT To Do in the Workplace. My guests, both employment attorneys out of San Francisco, will be Michael D WILSON, JR, with Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.,San Francisco who represents employers, and Traci Hinden, Law Offices of Traci M Hinden, San Francisco, who primarily represents employees. Questions for Jeff's guests?

  The second of two parts of the discussion: Are we in the midst of an impeachment, a coup d'etat, or something else?  Tonight, YLR host Jeff Hayden welcomes Dean Johnson, an Emmy-nominated commentator on both legal and political matters, and Jamal H Anderson, now serving as s Deputy San Mateo County District Attorney; prior to becoming an attorney, Jamal worked for a number of Elected Officials in Washington DC. Questions for Jeff' and his guests? Please call toll-free 866-798-8255.

  Are we in the midst of an impeachment, a coup d'etat, or something else?  Tonight, YLR host Jeff Hayden welcomes Dean Johnson, an Emmy-nominated commentator on both legal and political matters.  Questions for Jeff' and his guest? Please call toll-free 866-798-8255.

  Presented in conjunction with the Labor and Employment Law Section of the California Lawyers Association, a show so big it takes two hosts!

  YLR host Jeff Hayden welcomes Sal Timpano and Jessica Chylik, both of whom qualify as landlord AND tenant attorneys. We discuss laws reshaping landlord-tenant relations, a continuing 2019 update. What new regulations will apply to tenants and landlords? Your own questions for Jeff's guests? Please call toll-free 866-798-8255.

YOU’VE GOT THIS GREAT IDEA – WHEN CAN YOU TALK ABOUT IT?  HOW DO YOU KNOW IF YOU'RE REALLY GOING WHERE NO PERSON HAS GONE BEFORE?FINALLY, THE QUESTION FROM 5,000 FEET:  JUST IS A PATENT?  WHAT DOES IT PROTECT AND WHY SHOULD WE CARE?YLR Host Jeff Hayden welcomes Patent Law attorneys Ron Rhode and Myrna Schelling.  Questions for Jeff and his guests?  Call toll-free 866-798-8255. Also, please note tonight is our once-a-month Call-A-Lawyer Night.

  What Are Your Employment Rights after a Workplace Injury? YLR Host Jeff Hayden welcomes Attorneys  Rob Wyman, Certified by the California Board of Legal Specialization, State Bar of California, as Workers' Compensation Law Specialist and Employment Attorney Traci Hinden: Law Offices of Traci M Hinden. Questions for Jeff and his guests?  Please call toll-free 866-798-8255.

  Tonight's show is designed to help young people -- and their families -- prepare for that transition towards adulthood.  Your 18 year old child is going off to college -- what should every parent  know about how to prepare for the transition?  YOU are turning 18: what’s really changed? If arrested, is it a different world?  What about those credit card offers?  Student loans -- What can debt really do to your future?

The day to day considerations of practicing as a Medical Malpractice attorney, and why attorneys can't handle some very righteous cases.  Host Jeff Hayden welcomes San Francisco attorney Scott Righthand, and Mill Valley attorney James Bostwick, both of whom handle catastrophic injury cases.  In addition, James Bostwick has authored "Acts of Omission," a mesmerizing tale that realistically depicts the difficult choices, high risk, ethical dilemmas, anguish and euphoria of everyday life for attorneys who represent victims of negligence.  Questions for Jeff and his guests?

  Tonight, on Your Legal Rights, we look behind the curtain and discuss the Department of Motor Vehicles, both what they do and how best you can work with the Department.  Just how should you deal with a DUI, or ID documents; perhaps approach your grandfather’s own suspension, due to advanced age, medical condition, confusion?  YLR host Jeff Hayden welcomes two guests, attorneys each with differing perspectives: Nafiz Ahmed, Ahmed and Sukaram, Redwood City, CA, and David Uthman, Law Offices of David Uthman & San Francisco Traffic Law Clinic, both in San Francisco, CA.

Thoughts on the "Anatomy of a Criminal Case, The Courtroom and Just What Happens Inside"

  What is new in mid-2019?  What properties are subject to rent control?   What properties are subject to rent increase limitations due to the state of emergency?  Status of upcoming law changes and the effect of a possible statewide law....

Jeff Hayden hosts San Francisco Landlord-Tenant Attorney James Coy Driscoll, who exclusively represents tenants.  

Questions for Jeff and his guest?  Call (866) 798-8255. 

Three years after passage of CA Proposition 64, we have marijuana legalization. What does all this mean at work?

  Both tonight's guests are certified Workers Compensation Law specialists: California Board of Legal Specialization, State Bar of California. They are members of the Workers Compensation Law Section of the California Lawyers Association. Host Jeff Hayden welcomes Robert Wyman, law offices of Robert K Wyman, San Francisco, Ca, and Jason Marcus, Marcus, Regalado & Marcus, LLP, Sacramento, Ca. Questions for Robert and Jason? Please call toll-free 866-798-8255. Also, this is our once-a-month Call-A-Lawyer Night.

  YLR host Jeff Hayden welcomes Catherine Raye-Wong, Certifed Specialist in Estate Planning, Probate & Trust Law, certified by the California Board of Legal Specialization of the State Bar of California, and  who is a member of the San Mateo County Bar Assn., from the Redwood City firm of Aron, Riechert, Carpol & Riffle (650-368-4662). Questions for Catherine and Jeff? Please call toll-free 866-798-8255.

  In "Traffic Court Demystified -- Part Two" we consider traffic tickets, the legal processes surrounding traffic court, accompanying expectations of traffic school. YLR host Jeff Hayden once more welcomes two guests to studio live: David Nazarro, with office in San Mateo, CA; and David Uthman Law Offices of David Uthman & San Francisco Traffic Law Clinic, both in San Francisco, CA. Your questions for Jeff's Guests? Please call toll-free 866-798-8255. 
 

In "Traffic Offenses Demystified" we consider traffic tickets, the legal processes surrounding traffic court, accompanying expectations of traffic school. YLR host Jeff Hayden welcomes three guests, each with differing points of view and perspectives, in studio live: David Nazarro, San Mateo, CA; David Uthman, Law Offices of David Uthman & San Francisco Traffic Law Clinic, both in San Francisco, CA. Questions for Jeff's Guests? Please call toll-free 866-798-8255.  Listening later?  This program resumes on July 24, 2019.

  Last week, we began a two-part program, "Planning for the Small Estate." To continue the discussion this week, July 10, 2019, we present "Probate 102: Managing & Planning for the Small Estate." YLR host Jeff Hayden welcomes Alicia Gamez, law offices of Alicia Gamez, San Francisco, Ca. Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Probate & Trust Law and in Taxation Law, a member of the Trust and Estates Law and Taxation Law and Taxation Law sections of the California Lawyers Association. Questions for Alicia and Jeff? Please call toll-free 866-798-8255. 

  YLR host Jeff Hayden welcomes Redwood City Attorney Catherine Raye-Wong, Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Law, to discuss  Planning for and Managing a Small Estate.  Questions for Jeff or Catherine?  Please call us, toll free, at  (866) 798-8255.

  Two weeks ago, with San Francisco social welfare agencies considering a program to redefine the reach of “mental health” conservatorship, we began to discuss Part 1.  Now, June 26 sees resumption in Part 2 of our discussion. YLR host Jeff Hayden welcomes Jessica Lynn Rowe, Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Probate & Trust Law, and Member of Trust & Estates  Law & Taxation Law Sections of California Lawyers Association; Dr George Bach-Y-Rita, MD, Board Certified in Psychiatry & Neurology, San Francisco. Questions for Jessica and George?

  YLR host, Jeff Hayden, welcomes Nafiz M Ahmed, Certified Criminal Law Specialist, California Board of Legal Specialization. Nafiz joins us live on the air to discuss vehicle safety, license reinstatement and suspension, avoiding suspension and maintaining our safe streets? Are new regulations the win-win? Questions for Nafiz and Jeff? Please call toll-free 866-798-8255. 

  San Francisco considers expanding the reach of conservatorship laws. YLR host Jeff Hayden is joined by returning guest Paula Spano. Together, they explain just what IS a "mental health conservatorship." Your questions for Jeff and Paula? Please call toll-free 866-798-8255.

  This week, June 5, 2019, we discuss that part of the world where criminal law and immigration law intersect. In particular, what challenges do non-citizens face today? Especially as they may be burdened with very old or minor criminal infraction(s), which they had been led to believe were insignificant or petty criminal offenses, what can be done to help these folks -- they who have lived alongside us for many years, raising families in good faith -- must they now face losing everything?

Prescott Cole, Senior Staff Attorney with California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform -- CANHR --has long championed Senior Rights.   Palo Alto Attorney Peter Stern teaches lawyers about MediCal and Special Needs Trusts.  Our guests are  introduced this evening by Your Legal Rights Host Jeff Hayden. Questions for Jeff, Peter and Prescott? Please call toll-free, 866-798-8255. Also, this is our once-a-month Call-A-Lawyer Night.

  Bankruptcy: yes or no? YLR host Jeff Hayden welcomes Leon Bayer, live via telephone from Los Angeles. Mr Bayer is Bankruptcy Law Specialist, certified by the California Board of Legal Specialization, State Bar of California, and he is co-author of THE NEW BANKRUPTCY: WILL IT WORK FOR YOU? published by Nolo: www.nolo.com/law-authors/leon-bayer.html. Your own questions right now go straight to Leon and Jeff, so please call us toll-free, 866-798-8255. 

  Landlord-Tenant Issues & Answers 2019. Jeff Hayden, our host over KALW (91.7 FM), San Francisco 415-841-4121: Wednesday, May 15, 2019, 7-8 PM, welcomes Landlord-Tenant Attorneys -- Sal Timpano, San Francisco, 415-992-5170; and James Coy Driscoll, 415-673-6000. Jeff Hayden, Host; Certified Criminal Law Specialist, California Board of Legal  Specialization, State Bar of California, & member of the Criminal Law Section of the California Lawyers Association. Questions for Sal & Coy? Please call toll-free 866-798-8255.  

  This week, on May 8, 2019, in conjunction with the Labor & Employment Law Section of the California Lawyers Association, we will discuss Employment Law -- in particular, HARASSMENT, BULLYING AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN THE WORKPLACE. YLR On-air Host, criminal law specialist Jeff Hayden, welcomes Matthew Wayne, of the Armstrong Law Firm, SanFrancisco CA; Philip I Person, Greenberg Traurig Law, San Francisco CA. Both guests appear courtesy of the Labor and Employment section of the California Lawyers Association. Questions/comments for Jeff's guest specialists?