The Arizona Lawyer: Recent Episodes
Greg Larson
Greg & Todd return after taking a 2 week hiatus because of Greg's civil jury trial in Pinal County. Greg & Todd Talk briefly about the trial, and then discuss several skills and traits of lawyers including negotiation skills, resilience, discipline, tenacity, communication, and persistence. They talk about standing as opposed to sitting when you talk to people.
Greg & Todd talk with David Enevoldsen about high conflict family disputes. They discuss what to do, what not to do, and some coping techniques.
Greg & Todd talk about landlord tenant law, including the Residential Landlord Tenant Act, commercial landlord tenant law, and some of the rights tenants and landlords enjoy.
Greg & Todd start this episode with relatively useless but interesting facts about Presidents' Day. Then, they talk about the three branches of government in these United States, what has become a law-making fixture of the executive branch, and the CFPB. They finish with a brief discussion on the first 3 Articles of the Constitution and talk about the value our Constitution places on bankruptcy laws.
Guest David Enevoldsen joins Greg & Todd to talk about some basic family law topics. They discuss basic divorce & custody procedures, and what happens in family court when nobody agrees on anything.
Shawn Dove joins Greg & Todd to talk about the dos and don'ts when you've been injured. Shawn shares a list of 9 things to do if you're in a car accident. Please ignore the high pitch feedback (if possible); we're working on it.
Special guest Shawn Dove joins Greg & Todd to talk about DUIs. They give some tips on what to do and what not to do if you are the target of a DUI investigation (like, a roadside investigation after you've been pulled over). Most elementary, to avoid a DUI, don't drive drunk.
Hyung Choi joins Greg and Todd to talk about personal injury. They discuss insurance, what you should do and what you should not do if you are in a car accident. Mr. Choi says he is not familiar with the Great Wall of China. Todd doesn't get the joke.
Title expert Bill Griffin joins a conversation with Greg and Todd on the basics of title insurance. They define what title insurance is, why it's important, how it works, what goes into the risk analysis, and how much it costs. They wrap up with how an attorney can help (and screw up) a real estate transaction.
Greg and Todd talk about the basics of bankruptcy. They discuss a general overview of Chapters 7 and 13, distinguish them, and give listeners an idea of what to expect through the bankruptcy process.
The Arizona Lawyer is using new recording software. We apologize for inconsistent volumes in this episode. Greg and Todd talk about goals, the value of setting goals, why they do it, and how important it is in their personal lives and how important it is to their relationships with their clients. They give some tips for setting goals before signing off. They are letting their listeners participate in Greg’s learning curve of using the new recording software.
Greg and Todd talk about community property basics. They discuss some differences and nuances between community-property states and common-law states, some of the basics of holding title in Arizona, right of survivorship, probate, debt, divorce, and death. Todd uses Frank Rizzo as a hypothetical property owner.
Attorney Hyung Choi joins Greg Larson and John Salskov to talk about the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”). Hyung is an experienced civil litigation attorney practicing personal injury and consumer protection at Choi & Fabian, PLC. Hyung, Greg, & John start out by defining the FCRA and permissible uses of credit reports, including uses by prospective employers. Hyung points out that the federal government pulls credit reports before issuing security clearances because bad credit may put the government at risk for blackmailing by criminal organizations. John’s credit report said he was married to a woman other than his current girlfriend. They also talk about what can be done if your credit report includes inaccurate information.
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Greg starts with a follow-up (from Episode 4) on title-theory vs. lien-theory states and the difference between reinstatement and redemption of mortgages and deeds of trust. Guest Matt Jones, a criminal defense lawyer practicing in Phoenix, joins the Arizona Lawyer for a conversation on grand juries. Matt, Greg, and Todd talk about the technical features of how a criminal case begins with a focus on grand juries, some case law, a suspect's rights, the jury's powers, and the prosecutor's role. They planned to discuss social issues like the Ferguson, MO riots but ran out of time.
Greg, Todd, and John start with a follow up on LASS easements (from Episode 3) and whether a city or government has the authority to require a developer to record CC&Rs (from Episode 2). They talk about the most frequently used instrument to secure debt with land: the deed of trust. They talk about the basics of the trustee's sale foreclosure process and the difference between the judicial and non-judicial foreclosure process.
A crash course on easements. Greg, Todd, and John talk about what an easement is (a servitude), what it can do, what it cannot do, how its created, and how it can be amended. They talk about how lawsuits over easements arise. John brings up LASS easements and nobody knows what he's talking about.
Greg, Todd, and John talk about what an HOA is, how an HOA gets its power, and what an HOA can and cannot do. They talk about the archaic legal foundation underneath HOAs, how to defend against an HOA pursuing a homeowner, purposes of HOAs, and how to amend a deed restriction that has created an HOA. They talk about whether a government can require CC&Rs on a developer who is creating a neighborhood.
The inaugural episode. A brief introduction to The Arizona Lawyer, attorneys Greg Larson, Todd Simpson, and law clerk John Salskov. They talk about the direction they'd like the Podcast to go and talk a little bit about themselves, their backgrounds, and some personal interests.