You & the Law

You & The Law: Buying or selling a home

Mike Desmond — Fri, 03 May 2013 20:09:28 +0000

It's spring, a traditionally busy time to start looking to buy or sell a home. But closing deals are not always a simple process. On this week's edition of You & The Law, WBFO's Mike Desmond talks with attorney Bruce Ikefugi who says the process is become more complicated.

You & The Law: Cross-border workers

Mike Desmond — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 21:45:00 +0000

Every day, thousands of people go back and forth across the U.S. border with Canada and a few try to do it illegally. For those who want to come here to work or to stay, there are legal procedures.

You & The Law: Trust funds for your pet

Mike Desmond — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 21:00:00 +0000

Most people have heard of people with trust funds, but some people actually establish them for their pet! This week on You and the Law, WBFO'S Mike Desmond speaks with attorney Yasmin Adamy about this topic.

You & The Law: Intellectual property

Mike Desmond — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 22:26:58 +0000

This week edition of You & The Law examines the topic of intellectual property. WBFO'S Mike Desmond talks with attorney Josef Mejido about trademarks

You & The Law: Property assessments

Mike Desmond — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 22:34:20 +0000

If your property assessment rises, your property taxes might increase as well. However, you can challenge your home or building's assessment.

You & The Law: Bankruptcy

Mike Desmond — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:59:00 +0000

It may seem counter-intuitive, but getting back to work might be a good time to file for bankruptcy. This week on WBFO's You & The Law, Mike Desmond speaks with lawyer Denis Kitchen.

You & The Law: NYS Scaffold Law

Mike Desmond — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 22:30:00 +0000

In New York State, one of the most discussed and most controversial section of labor law is called the Scaffold Law. This week on You & The Law, WBFO's Mike Desmond speaks with attorney David Adams to explore the meaning of the law.

You & The Law: Identity theft

Mike Desmond — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 22:00:00 +0000

Identity theft is an ever increasing problem. But there are ways to protect against the intrusion that could hurt your livelihood.

You & The Law: Teenage Workers

Mike Desmond — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 22:10:29 +0000

This week on You & The Law, Mike Desmond talks with a local attorney about the legal issues facing teenage workers.

You & The Law: DWI

Mike Desmond — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 22:44:06 +0000

This week on You & The Law, a discussion on driving while intoxicated. Attorney Harvey Siegel talks with WBFO's Mike Desmond about tougher State Department of Motor Vehicles rules regulating people with multiple drunken driving convictions.

You & The Law: Car accidents

Mike Desmond and Mike — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 22:50:16 +0000

If you're in an auto accident it's always important to make sure you have all the right paperwork in order.

You & The Law: dollars & cents of divorce

Mike Desmond — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 19:56:54 +0000

On WBFO's You and The Law, reporter Mike Desmond talks with attorney Kelly Zarcone about the dollars and cents of divorce.

You & The Law: Important paperwork

Mike Desmond — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 20:35:47 +0000

Life is paperwork. On this week's edition of You & The Law WBFO's Mike Desmond talks with Attorney Jim Navagh about the paperwork you may need in your car and your home.

You & The Law: Piles of paperwork!

Mike Desmond — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 21:10:03 +0000

Is your paperwork piling up? This week on You & The Law, WBFO'S Mike Desmond talks about all the paperwork of adult life with Attorney Linda Grear.

You & The Law is a weekly WBFO News interview that can be heard live each Friday afternoon at 5:45 p.m. on WBFO, 88.7 FM.

You & The Law: Laws and bylaws for corporations & non-profits

Mike Desmond — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 19:03:22 +0000

Private corporations and non-for-profit agencies are run by boards of directors who operate under rules and laws and bylaws.

You & The Law: Civil Rights

Mike Desmond — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 21:57:02 +0000

While the term Civil Rights is usually thought of as involving the racial struggles of the 1960's, a local attorney discusses that it is much more than that.

You & The Law: Workplace issues

Mike Desmond — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 21:51:10 +0000

Bad behavior in a workplace can tear it apart and lead to poor productivity, bad relationships and potential violence.

You & The Law: Civil litigation

Mike Desmond — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 21:26:17 +0000

When people want to file a lawsuit in civil litigation they meet with a lawyer.

You & The Law: Military justice

Mike Desmond — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 01:28:30 +0000

As movies and television have made clear, the military criminal justice system is different from the civilian system.

You & The Law: Adoptions

Mike Desmond — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 21:08:53 +0000

Approximately 300 children who are waiting to be adopted in Erie County. Hundreds of adoptions take place each year in the county.

You & The Law: Immigration & hiring

Mike Desmond — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 20:41:44 +0000

For companies, hiring foreign nationals for a job is a complicated process.

You & The Law:

Mike Desmond — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 21:45:00 +0000

Divorces are not simple and custody issues can be the most complicated part of a couple breaking up.

You & The Law: Car and home insurance

Mike Desmond — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 00:24:39 +0000

This week on You & The Law, attorney Teresa Bailey talks about car and home insurance with WBFO and AM 970's Mike Desmond.

You & The Law: Social Security Disability

Mike Desmond — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 21:53:39 +0000

This week on You & The Law, a discussion about Social Security Disability.

You & The Law: Problem drivers

Eileen Buckley — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 20:58:57 +0000

This week on You and the Law, attorney Geoffrey Gismondi discuss the problems of drivers who have been drinking or using drugs.

You & The Law: Unions and Collective Bargaining

Mike Desmond — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 23:45:53 +0000

This week on You and the Law, Mike Desmond speaks with labor lawyer Richard Furlong about the legal issues related to unions and collective bargaining.

You & The Law: Seneca courts

Mike Desmond — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 22:25:08 +0000

The Seneca Nation has a court system on its reservations.

You & The Law: divorce doesn't dissolve financial connection

Eileen Buckley — Fri, 25 May 2012 21:45:00 +0000

Even when the marriage is dissolved by a divorce, that doesn't mean the financial connection is dissolved.

You & The Law: Dispute resolution

Mike Desmond — Fri, 18 May 2012 21:45:00 +0000

If you are involved in a dispute, you don't have to go to court and deal with a judge and jury.

You & The Law: Child support

Mike Desmond — Fri, 11 May 2012 20:45:00 +0000

WBFO & AM-970's Mike Desmond presents this week's edition of You and The Law.