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Looking at various topics through a legal lens, Let’s Get Legal powered by Illinois State Bar Association leans on local, prominent attorneys and experts to broadcast an entertaining and engaging weekly legal radio show

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Looking at various topics through a legal lens, Let’s Get Legal powered by Illinois State Bar Association leans on local, prominent attorneys and experts to broadcast an entertaining and engaging weekly legal radio show

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English


Episodes
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What happens to your benefits if your workplace gets bought by another company?

6/29/2024
Patrick Dolan, Employment Lawyer and Co-founder of Conti & Dolan joins Jon Hansen on Let’s Get Legal to answer listener questions. The two talk about what happens to your PTO if your workplace files for bankruptcy, being fired during medical leave, and severance packages after resigning. For more information, call 312-332-7800.

Duration:00:48:53

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What is a predatory loan and how to avoid predatory lending with Wallace Miller

6/29/2024
Matthew J. Goldstein of Wallace Miller joins Jon Hansen on Let’s Get Legal to discuss predatory lending. Matthew shares his journey from starting a mock trial team in high school to working at Wallace Miller and focusing on class action, consumer protection, and antitrust litigation. Matthew and Jon also talk about how lenders are preying […]

Duration:00:22:21

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How much time should Ed Burke serve after being found guilty?

6/22/2024
Mike Leonard, attorney at Leonard Trial Lawyers, joins Jon Hansen to discuss the latest legal news. The two talk about the death of Federal Court Judge Leinenweber, the federal sentencing process of Ed Burke, and what the prosecutors and defense lawyers have argued about his sentence.

Duration:00:37:00

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Is it legal to leave your child alone at home in Illinois?

6/22/2024
Audriana Anderson of Anderson Attorneys & Advisors joins Jon Hansen on Let’s Get Legal to discuss if leaving your child home alone is legal in the state. Plus, the mandate in which DCFS must report newborn babies’ positive toxicology screens to the police might be removed. Audriana and Jon discuss what the bill hopes to achieve with […]

Duration:00:30:57

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Vogelzang Law is helping mesothelioma patients and those exposed to asbestos

6/15/2024
Mesothelioma, lung cancer from asbestos exposure, asbestosis, and other personal injury cases, are the cases that Vogelzang Law is helping people with. Nicholas Vogelzang of Vogelzang Law joins Jon Hansen on Let’s Get Legal to discuss how he started the law firm and the types of cases he’s seen. Mesothelioma is a cancer of the […]

Duration:00:21:30

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Alzheimer’s and lifetime documents with elder law attorney Kerry Peck

6/8/2024
June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month. Elder law attorney Kerry Peck from Peck Ritchey joins Jon Hansen to answer all your questions about how Alzheimer’s can impact financial decisions as you age and the importance of planning. Kerry also answers listener questions.

Duration:00:33:58

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The DCFS worker in AJ Freund case has been sentenced to six months in jail

6/8/2024
Audriana Anderson of Anderson Attorneys & Advisors joins Jon Hansen on Let’s Get Legal. The two discuss the ruling in the case of a DCFS worker who will serve six months in jail after the death of 5-year-old AJ Freund.

Duration:00:14:34

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Sentencing or an appeal: What’s next in the case of former President Trump?

6/1/2024
Federal Defense Attorney Michael Leonard joins Jon Hansen on Let’s Get Legal to talk about what’s next in the case of former President Donald Trump. Jon and Michael discuss if the Supreme Court could get involved, the time that an appeal could take, and what made this New York case a felony.

Duration:00:32:30

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Discrimination in the workplace: Getting fired the day before starting a job

6/1/2024
Employment Lawyer Patrick Dolan, of Conti & Dolan, joins Jon Hansen on Let’s Get Legal to talk about discrimination in the workplace. Patrick explains what employers can terminate you for, if there’s protection for political speech at private employers, and more!

Duration:00:39:53

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ShotSpotter updates and how parents are liable for their children’s crimes

5/25/2024
Defense Attorney Audriana Anderson from Anderson Attorneys and Advisors joins Jon Hansen to discuss ShotSpotter and how this summer teenagers need to be careful with the choices they make and how parents are liable for their children even when they’re at work.

Duration:00:34:54

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Latest updates in employment law with Patrick Dolan

5/25/2024
Patrick Dolan, Employment Lawyer at Conti & Dolan, joins Jon Hansen to talk about employment laws and answers a caller’s question on air

Duration:00:31:44

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The importance of medical records in litigation with Wallace Miller

5/18/2024
Debbie Pritts, Legal Nurse Consultant at Wallace Miller, joins Jon Hansen on Let’s Get Legal to discuss medical records in litigation. The two discuss medical expenses, the process of requesting these records, and her work with Wallace Miller in product liability, personal injury, medical malpractice, and more! For a free consultation, call 312-629-4407 or visit […]

Duration:00:32:08

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Let’s Get Legal: Being the holdout juror in a trial

5/18/2024
Federal Defense Attorney Michael Leonard joins Jon Hansen on Let’s Get Legal to discuss the latest legal news. The two chatted with a juror in a triple homicide case about his experience being a holdout juror in a trial. Call Leonard Trial Lawyers at 312-380-6559 for exceptional service from nationally recognized trial lawyers.

Duration:00:35:14

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The process of getting a divorce when you have an adult child with disabilities

5/11/2024
Jon Hansen is joined by Angel Traub of Angel Traub & Associates to discuss adult-disabled children and having a special needs trust. Plus, Angel shares the rate at which couples are getting a divorce. For more information, visit www.atclaw.com. You can also call their Lombard office at 630-426-0196 or their Arlington Heights office at 847-749-4182

Duration:00:14:17

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Politician bribery charges and breaking down impeaching a witness with Michael Leonard

5/11/2024
Criminal Defense Attorney Michael Leonard joins Jon Hansen on Let’s Get Legal to discuss the latest legal news. The two give their reactions to the Supreme Court bribery case of a former mayor of Indiana and share how it might affect the case of Michael Madigan. Plus, Michael breaks down the meaning of reasonable doubt […]

Duration:00:15:52

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Is protesting on college campuses protected by the First Amendment?

5/4/2024
Jason Mazzone is a Professor of Law at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and he joins Jon Hansen on Let’s Get Legal. The two talk about the First Amendment, universities regulating what occurs on their campuses, and freedom of speech vs conduct.

Duration:00:21:28

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Workers are burned out and stressed, so when will companies address employee mental health concerns?

5/4/2024
May is Mental Health Awareness Month! Patrick Dolan, Employment Lawyer at Conti & Dolan, joins Jon Hansen to talk about employment laws and mental health in the workplace. The stress of the jobs, how workers deal with it personally and professionally, and using FMLA.

Duration:00:39:27

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Who should make a claim in the Suboxone case?

4/27/2024
Jessica Wieczorkiewicz, attorney at Wallace Miller, joins Jon Hansen for the first time to talk about her beginnings as a lawyer, what made her want to get into law, and her biggest focuses right now (including the Suboxone case).

Duration:00:20:00

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The breakdown on President Trump’s jury selection and why Harvey Weinstein’s case got thrown out

4/27/2024
Trial lawyer Michael Leonard of Leonard Trial Lawyers joins Jon Hansen to talk about the Jury selection in former President Trump’s New York trial. They later talk about the reasoning behind why Harvey Weinstein’s case got thrown out.

Duration:00:17:15

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FTC’s ban on noncompete agreements, plus the WARN Act with Patrick Dolan

4/27/2024
Conti & Dolan joins Let’s Get Legal! Host of WGN Radio’s “The Karen Conti Show” Karen Conti and employment lawyer Patrick Dolan join Jon Hansen to discuss the latest legal news. Lots of news this week for employees and employers as the FTC announced their ban on the non-compete clause and later Jon and Patrick talk about the abrupt shutting down of Dom’s and […]

Duration:00:15:59