Maddie the Surfer Girl officially takes the hosting chair while Attorney Patrick Smith is in New York (and pulls off a perfect technical-difficulty prank on her). In this special episode she walks the entire crew — and a very reluctant Spike — through the full journey of becoming a lawyer: LSAT accommodations under the ADA, anti-discrimination rules in admissions, the unauthorized practice of law, the bar exam, character-and-fitness requirements, and the laws of getting (and keeping) your first legal job.

Spike somehow survives the hypothetical process and even gets “hired,” while the banter covers age discrimination, interview questions you can’t ask, Toys “R” Us nostalgia, touchless airport security, and why Maddie already had a job with Patrick before law school.

Surf’s Up delivers Florida’s newly passed Amendment 3 (big homestead tax relief) and a heartbreaking child-neglect case, plus a Taylor Swift vs. Shakespeare quote quiz that the guys mostly survive.

Funny, educational, and pure radio gold. Real law. Real stories. Real fun. Call 800-771-1025 (or the office Monday at 844-PATRICK). Heart and soul on the airwaves — stay safe, God bless, and Go Gators!

#AttorneyPatrickSmith #MaddieTheSurferGirl #LawsOfLawSchool #GettingHired #LSAT #BarExam #EmployeeRights #Amendment3 #SurfUp #GoGators #RadioBanter #RealLawRealFun

Maddie the Surfer Girl officially takes the hosting chair while Attorney Patrick Smith is in New York (and pulls off a perfect technical-difficulty prank on her). In this special episode she walks the entire crew &mdash; and a very reluctant Spike &mdash; through the full journey of becoming a lawyer: LSAT accommodations under the ADA, anti-discrimination rules in admissions, the unauthorized practice of law, the bar exam, character-and-fitness requirements, and the laws of getting (and keeping) your first legal job.
Spike somehow survives the hypothetical process and even gets &ldquo;hired,&rdquo; while the banter covers age discrimination, interview questions you can&rsquo;t ask, Toys &ldquo;R&rdquo; Us nostalgia, touchless airport security, and why Maddie already had a job with Patrick before law school.
Surf&rsquo;s Up delivers Florida&rsquo;s newly passed Amendment 3 (big homestead tax relief) and a heartbreaking child-neglect case, plus a Taylor Swift vs. Shakespeare quote quiz that the guys mostly survive.
Funny, educational, and pure radio gold. Real law. Real stories. Real fun. Call 800-771-1025 (or the office Monday at 844-PATRICK). Heart and soul on the airwaves &mdash; stay safe, God bless, and Go Gators!
#AttorneyPatrickSmith #MaddieTheSurferGirl #LawsOfLawSchool #GettingHired #LSAT #BarExam #EmployeeRights #Amendment3 #SurfUp #GoGators #RadioBanter #RealLawRealFun

Attorney Patrick L. Smith was born in Lakeland, Florida. He graduated from Lake Region High School and went on to receive degrees in Political Science and Economics from Stetson University. He received his J.D. from the University of North Carolina School of Law.

Patrick Smith is currently an attorney practicing in the fields of estate planning, corporations, and charitable giving.

Patrick Smith resides in Clermont , Florida with his wife, Kristi, and his son, William.

Attorney Patrick L. Smith was born in Lakeland, Florida. He graduated from Lake Region High School and went on to receive degrees in Political Science and Economics from Stetson University. He received his J.D. from the University of North Carolina School of Law.
Patrick Smith is currently an attorney practicing in the fields of estate planning, corporations, and charitable giving.
Patrick Smith resides in Clermont , Florida with his wife, Kristi, and his son, William.

The Attorney Patrick Smith Show

Maddie Takes the Host Seat: Laws of Law School, Getting Hired & Spike’s Accidental Legal Career

Happy Halloween from the Attorney Patrick Smith Show! Dressed as Justin Bieber (complete with Gen Z slang), Patrick hard-launches a special alert on undue influence after seeing a surge of cases — don’t drag your parents into the office to rewrite the will, folks. That’s totes delulu.

Then it’s Part 2 of the Laws of Haunted Houses: commercial attractions, premises liability, assumption of risk, fire codes, and real injury cases from chainsaw scares to second-story “beast jumps.” Plus the rules at Howl-O-Scream and Halloween Horror Nights (no touching actors, Deathly Afraid lanyards, and what happens if you hit a scare actor with a plastic axe… looking at you, 13-year-old Maddie).

Surf’s Up delivers pure Halloween chaos: a haunted-house supervisor assault, Brewers fans fighting for World Series seats after buying “timeless tickets,” a murder suspect willing to plead guilty for a Philly cheesesteak, and a Tiffany thief who swallowed $760k in diamond earrings.

Costumes, callers, Representative Josie Tomko’s stump speech, and sports predictions round out the spookiest (and funniest) hour on the radio. Real law. Real scares. Real fun. Call 800-771-1025. Heart and soul on the airwaves — stay safe, God bless, and Go Gators!

#AttorneyPatrickSmith #HappyHalloween #LawsOfHauntedHouses #UndueInfluence #HauntedAttractions #PremisesLiability #SurfUp #MaddieTheSurferGirl #JustinBieber #GoGators #RadioBanter #RealLawRealFun

Happy Halloween from the Attorney Patrick Smith Show! Dressed as Justin Bieber (complete with Gen Z slang), Patrick hard-launches a special alert on undue influence after seeing a surge of cases &mdash; don&rsquo;t drag your parents into the office to rewrite the will, folks. That&rsquo;s totes delulu.
Then it&rsquo;s Part 2 of the Laws of Haunted Houses: commercial attractions, premises liability, assumption of risk, fire codes, and real injury cases from chainsaw scares to second-story &ldquo;beast jumps.&rdquo; Plus the rules at Howl-O-Scream and Halloween Horror Nights (no touching actors, Deathly Afraid lanyards, and what happens if you hit a scare actor with a plastic axe&hellip; looking at you, 13-year-old Maddie).
Surf&rsquo;s Up delivers pure Halloween chaos: a haunted-house supervisor assault, Brewers fans fighting for World Series seats after buying &ldquo;timeless tickets,&rdquo; a murder suspect willing to plead guilty for a Philly cheesesteak, and a Tiffany thief who swallowed $760k in diamond earrings.
Costumes, callers, Representative Josie Tomko&rsquo;s stump speech, and sports predictions round out the spookiest (and funniest) hour on the radio. Real law. Real scares. Real fun. Call 800-771-1025. Heart and soul on the airwaves &mdash; stay safe, God bless, and Go Gators!
#AttorneyPatrickSmith #HappyHalloween #LawsOfHauntedHouses #UndueInfluence #HauntedAttractions #PremisesLiability #SurfUp #MaddieTheSurferGirl #JustinBieber #GoGators #RadioBanter #RealLawRealFun

Happy Halloween: Laws of Haunted Houses Part 2, Undue Influence Alerts & Justin Bieber Energy

On this episode of The Attorney Patrick Smith Show, host Attorney Patrick Smith celebrates Isaiah’s 38th birthday and debuts a special visual element: co-host Maddie the Surfer Girl broadcasting live from her dorm room at Stetson University in Volusia County on Bone TV.

After a quick recap of Patrick’s recent New York City trip (Broadway’s Paranormal Activity and The Lost Boys, plus the three-Michelin-star dining at 11 Madison Park), the crew follows up on a prior aftershow question and confirms that reptiles generally cannot fly as emotional support animals under current DOT rules—only trained service dogs (and, in limited cases, miniature horses) are required to be accommodated.

The main feature is Part 1 of a two-part Halloween series on the laws of haunted houses, focusing on real estate disclosure rules for “stigmatized properties.” Patrick walks through the famous New York “Ghostbusters” ruling in Stambovsky v. Ackley (where a house was declared haunted as a matter of law after the seller publicized its ghosts), contrasts approaches in states like New Jersey, California (Reed v. King), Massachusetts, Minnesota, and Florida (where Statute 689.25 generally exempts psychological stigmas, deaths, and paranormal claims from mandatory disclosure, though sellers cannot actively lie if asked and must still reveal physical defects), and shares personal ghost stories from the crew along with a tour of famous haunted homes.

Maddie’s “Surfs Up” segment delivers additional legal headlines, including an emotional-support alligator lawsuit, a haunted attraction’s safety fight, a nude “art” incident, fake Moroccan diplomat sovereign citizens, and a law-enforcement impersonator. The hour wraps with sports predictions and a reminder to tune in next week for Part 2 on commercial haunted-house attraction safety codes. Callers are invited at 800-771-1025.

#AttorneyPatrickSmithShow #HauntedHouses #Stambovsky #GhostbustersRuling #RealEstateLaw #StigmatizedProperty #FloridaLaw #EmotionalSupportAnimals #ServiceAnimals #MaddieTheSurferGirl #BoneTV #SurfsUp #HalloweenLaws #EstatePlanning #LivingTrust #StetsonUniversity #ParanormalActivity #LegalPodcast #1025TheBone #HauntedRealEstate

On this episode of&nbsp;The Attorney Patrick Smith Show, host Attorney Patrick Smith celebrates Isaiah&rsquo;s 38th birthday and debuts a special visual element: co-host Maddie the Surfer Girl broadcasting live from her dorm room at Stetson University in Volusia County on Bone TV.
After a quick recap of Patrick&rsquo;s recent New York City trip (Broadway&rsquo;s Paranormal Activity&nbsp;and&nbsp;The Lost Boys, plus the three-Michelin-star dining at 11 Madison Park), the crew follows up on a prior aftershow question and confirms that reptiles generally cannot fly as emotional support animals under current DOT rules&mdash;only trained service dogs (and, in limited cases, miniature horses) are required to be accommodated.
The main feature is Part 1 of a two-part Halloween series on the laws of haunted houses, focusing on real estate disclosure rules for &ldquo;stigmatized properties.&rdquo; Patrick walks through the famous New York &ldquo;Ghostbusters&rdquo; ruling in Stambovsky v. Ackley&nbsp;(where a house was declared haunted as a matter of law after the seller publicized its ghosts), contrasts approaches in states like New Jersey, California (Reed v. King), Massachusetts, Minnesota, and Florida (where Statute 689.25 generally exempts psychological stigmas, deaths, and paranormal claims from mandatory disclosure, though sellers cannot actively lie if asked and must still reveal physical defects), and shares personal ghost stories from the crew along with a tour of famous haunted homes.
Maddie&rsquo;s &ldquo;Surfs Up&rdquo; segment delivers additional legal headlines, including an emotional-support alligator lawsuit, a haunted attraction&rsquo;s safety fight, a nude &ldquo;art&rdquo; incident, fake Moroccan diplomat sovereign citizens, and a law-enforcement impersonator. The hour wraps with sports predictions and a reminder to tune in next week for Part 2 on commercial haunted-house attraction safety codes. Callers are invited at 800-771-1025.
#AttorneyPatrickSmithShow #HauntedHouses #Stambovsky #GhostbustersRuling #RealEstateLaw #StigmatizedProperty #FloridaLaw #EmotionalSupportAnimals #ServiceAnimals #MaddieTheSurferGirl #BoneTV #SurfsUp #HalloweenLaws #EstatePlanning #LivingTrust #StetsonUniversity #ParanormalActivity #LegalPodcast #1025TheBone #HauntedRealEstate

Ghosts, Gators & Disclosure Laws: Part 1 of the Haunted Houses Series

Attorney Patrick Smith and the full crew (Isaiah freshly back from Italy, Spike on the mic, and Maddie the Surfer Girl) dive into one of the most emotional topics in family law: Florida grandparents’ visitation rights. Spoiler — grandparents do not have automatic rights. The show breaks down the narrow exceptions under Florida Statute 752.011, the constitutional privacy rights of fit parents, the “best interest of the child” standard, and the classic question: if we give grandparents guaranteed access, where does the line stop with aunts, uncles, and adult siblings?

Also this week:
A listener email deep-dive into reptile smuggling inspired by the HBO series Monsters of God (Tiger King… but with lizards)
Lacey Act federal charges, Florida’s prohibited invasive species rules, and why sewing birds into underwear (or packing 200 lizards in socks) is a very bad idea
Model Senate venue chaos and a last-minute save at Half Wall
A grandmother who allegedly impersonated a social worker to kidnap her own grandson
The shortest-ever White House press secretary tenure and a bar-exam fail story

Plus the usual free-trust-package promo, sports predictions, and pure radio banter. Real law, real stories, real fun. Call 800-771-1025. Heart and soul on the airwaves — stay safe, God bless, and Go Gators!

#AttorneyPatrickSmith #GrandparentsRights #FloridaFamilyLaw #BestInterestOfTheChild #MonstersOfGod #ReptileSmuggling #LaceyAct #MaddieTheSurferGirl #SurfUp #GoGators #RadioBanter #RealLawRealFun

Attorney Patrick Smith and the full crew (Isaiah freshly back from Italy, Spike on the mic, and Maddie the Surfer Girl) dive into one of the most emotional topics in family law: Florida grandparents&rsquo; visitation rights. Spoiler &mdash; grandparents do not have automatic rights. The show breaks down the narrow exceptions under Florida Statute 752.011, the constitutional privacy rights of fit parents, the &ldquo;best interest of the child&rdquo; standard, and the classic question: if we give grandparents guaranteed access, where does the line stop with aunts, uncles, and adult siblings?
Also this week:
<ul dir="auto">
<li>A listener email deep-dive into reptile smuggling inspired by the HBO series Monsters of God (Tiger King&hellip; but with lizards)</li>
<li>Lacey Act federal charges, Florida&rsquo;s prohibited invasive species rules, and why sewing birds into underwear (or packing 200 lizards in socks) is a very bad idea</li>
<li>Model Senate venue chaos and a last-minute save at Half Wall</li>
<li>A grandmother who allegedly impersonated a social worker to kidnap her own grandson</li>
<li>The shortest-ever White House press secretary tenure and a bar-exam fail story</li>
</ul>
Plus the usual free-trust-package promo, sports predictions, and pure radio banter. Real law, real stories, real fun. Call 800-771-1025. Heart and soul on the airwaves &mdash; stay safe, God bless, and Go Gators!
#AttorneyPatrickSmith #GrandparentsRights #FloridaFamilyLaw #BestInterestOfTheChild #MonstersOfGod #ReptileSmuggling #LaceyAct #MaddieTheSurferGirl #SurfUp #GoGators #RadioBanter #RealLawRealFun

Maddie Takes the Host Seat: Laws of Law School, Getting Hired & Spike’s Accidental Legal Career

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