Your Legal Rights Podcast

Attorney Jeff Hayden talks with experts on various legal topics, with listener participation.

American Democracy

Listen to American Democracy“Today, our nation and world are at an inflection point,” Mary Smith, President of the American Bar Association, said. “At home and around the globe, autocrats and dictators threaten the rule of law. Our democracy is under strain." At the start of her presidential term in August 2023, ABA President Smith created the Task Force for American Democracy. The deans from more than 100 of America’s top law schools wrote a letter in support, concerning the training necessary for the next generation of lawyers to sustain our constitutional democracy and the rule of law. “The nation's law schools play a critical role in training the next generation of lawyers and upholding the core values of our profession,” remarked Heather K. Gerken, Yale Law School dean and member of the task force. “Through our joint efforts as outlined in [the] letter, we hope to set an example for our students as we prepare them to carry our democracy forward.”What forces are at play that threaten democracy in America, and throughout the world? Are they taking hold? Here?Tonight, YLR Host, Jeff Hayden, is joined by Task Force member Maria Echaveste, a former U.S. presidential advisor to President Bill Clinton and White House Deputy Chief of Staff during the second Clinton Administration, and Brent Turner, a graduate of Lincoln Law School in San Francisco who was instrumental in the creation of the San Francisco County Voting Systems Task Force and who has been a Director of Communications for Open Voting…

Social Security and Medicare

Listen to Social Security and MedicareThis Social Security program encompasses retrirement, disability, medicare and medicaid.Tonight's host Rob Wyman is joined by two very experienced attorneys, Greg Cattermole and Bernhard Baltaxe.Questions for Rob and his guests? Please call us, toll free, at (866) 798-8255.

California Legislation – How a Bill Becomes a Law

Listen to California Legislation – How a Bill Becomes a LawTonight's host, Rob Wyman, is joined by Beth Mora, Mora Law. Rob and his guests will discuss how a bill becomes law. How to write it, find a sponsor, lobby it, and work through the legislative process.Questions for Rob and his guests? Please call, toll free, at (866) 798-8255.