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Month: February 2018

2/26/2018

The Mo Show Live with Former NFL and Alabama & Auburn Players: Tony Dixon & Courtney Taylor

Attorney Morris Live RecordingThe next episode of the Mo Show Live will be former professional football players Tony Dixon and Courtney Taylor. Morris, Tony, and Courtney all share roots in Pickens County, Alabama. Tony Dixon played at the University of Alabama and later for the Dallas Cowboys. Courtney Taylor played at Auburn University and in the NFL for the Seattle Seahawks. So what’s it like to move from small high school football to the biggest stages in the football world? Tune in to find out as Morris, Tony and Courtney will be discussing football in rural Pickens County and the transition to the big stage in Tuscaloosa, Auburn and the NFL.

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2/14/2018

Does The Right To Free Speech Protect “Flipping The Bird” To Law Enforcement?

Recently, in Indiana, a man filed a lawsuit seeking court-ordered approval for him to give the middle finger to police. This story reminds me that some of the toughest types of questions a lawyer is asked, start with “Am I allowed to do…?” Inquiries that start with this phrase usually end up in a conversation where the client is simply wanting to know how much they can get away with. On more than one occasion, folks have asked me “Can I cuss at a police officer?” or “Can I give the middle finger to police?” Without hesitation, I answer these questions the same way: Just because you can do something doesn’t mean you should do something.

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2/12/2018

The Problems With “Do-It-Yourself” Legal Work: Why You Should Think Twice Before Going it Alone

Martinson & Beason In today’s world, almost everything is available at our fingertips with only a few clicks. You probably have seen advertisements for do-it-yourself legal help while watching television or surfing the web. These services are promoted as simple and convenient, leading people to believe that preparing a legal document is as easy as filling in blanks on standardized forms. Unfortunately, we regularly encounter DIY-gone-wrong every day. DIY legal software programs and websites tend to provide a cookie-cutter, one-size fits all approach to preparing a legal document. This is troublesome because the law is not the same from state-to-state. Each state has their own unique laws, and such laws often times vary state-to-state. Even if the software is tailored to Alabama law, problems still arise as clauses or provisions are inadvertently added leading to unintended consequences.

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2/9/2018

Mo Show Live: 5 Years of Team Will & March of Dimes

Martinson & Beason & March of Dimes Tune in to the Mo Show Live Tuesday, February 13th at 8:00 PM for a reflection on 5 years for Team Will and the March of Dimes. Martinson & Beason, PC attorney Morris Lilienthal, along with his wife Shannon, started Team Will in 2013 to celebrate the life of their son, William Jackson Lilienthal, and to raise awareness and money for The March of Dimes. The mission of the March of Dimes is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality through the pillars of community, advocacy, research, education, and support (CARES). Since its founding in 2013, Team Will has steadily grown. Last year, Team Will raised over $11,500 for the cause. Team Will was also recently featured in a WHNT News 19 story shedding light on infant mortality. Team Will appreciates your show of support through walking in the annual March for Babies walk and through financial contributions. To find out more about making a financial contribution, follow this link. This year’s walk will be Saturday, April 21, 2018, at 9:00 AM at Charger Park on the UAH campus. Newborn babies in Alabama are at especially high risk. In fact, Alabama’s score on the premature birth report card was an F and there are over 500 infant deaths every year in our state. Alabama was one of only three states to receive an F, the other states being Mississippi and Louisiana. Shockingly, the annual yearly costs associated with premature birth in the US exceeds $26 billion dollars.

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