Legally Speaking

Since 2019, Lakeshore Legal Aid has partnered with the Macomb County Bar Foundation and the City of Sterling Heights Television to deliver a show on current legal issues relevant to the lives of Michigan residents. Through interviews conducted by Lakeshore CEO, Ashley Lowe, experts from across the state discuss important legal topics that impact all of our lives.

  • Right To Counsel

    December 2, 2025

    On this edition of Legally Speaking, host Ashley Lowe discusses The Right to Counsel with guests Diamond Conley, Executive Director, Right to Counsel, Office of Eviction Defense, City of Detroit Law Department, Blythe Collins, Lakeshore Legal Aid Staff Attorney, Detroit Eviction Prevention and Janée Angelíque, Small Business Owner and Local Live Performing Artist.

  • Disability Rights and Housing

    Home Home

    November 20, 2025

    On this edition of Legally Speaking, host Ashley Lowe discusses Disability Rights and Housing with guests Dessa Cosma, Executive Director, Detroit Disability Power and Marie Reimers, Lakeshore Legal Aid Supervising Attorney, Detroit Eviction Prevention.

  • School Discipline

    Book-open Book-open

    November 10, 2025

    On this edition of Legally Speaking, host Ashley Lowe discusses School Discipline with guests Jenna Pickman, LMSW, SSW, Education Advocate, Student Advocacy Center, and Susan Marquardt, Supervising Attorney, Lakeshore Legal Aid’s Counsel & Advocacy Law Line.

  • Land Contracts

    December 10, 2024

    On this episode of Legally Speaking, host Ashley Lowe discusses Land Contracts with Joon Sung: Systemic Advocacy Director, Lakeshore Legal Aid and Evelyn Zwiebach: Director, Detroit, Enterprise Community Partners.

  • Debt Collection Process in Michigan

    May 2, 2024

    On this episode of Legally Speaking host Ashley Lowe discusses the debt collection process with Matthew Andres: Clinical Professor of Law, University of Michigan Law School and Lorray Brown: Executive Director, Michigan Statewide Advocacy Services.

  • Justice For All Commission

    November 27, 2023

    On this episode of Legally Speaking, Host Ashley Lowe talks with the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Justice for All Commission, Michigan Supreme Court Justice Brian Zahra, and Michigan Legal Help Director Angela Tripp about the commission’s strategic plan to ensure 100% access to justice for all Michigan residents. (This program was produced with Sterling Heights Television) ©2023

  • Food Insecurity and Poverty

    October 23, 2023

    On this episode of Legally Speaking host Ashley Lowe discusses food insecurity and poverty with neighborhood grocer Raphael Wright and Public Benefits Attorney Lisa Ruby. (This program was produced with Sterling Heights Television) ©2023

  • Domestic and Sexual Violence Against Black Women

    December 29, 2022

    On this episode of Legally Speaking, Host Ashley Lowe discusses domestic and sexual violence against black women with SASHA Center Founder, Executive Director, and Participant Kalimah Johnson and Founder of Spiritually Encouraging the World (S.E.W.), Rachel Victoria Holmes. ©2022

  • Expungement

    July 19, 2022

    On this episode Legally Speaking, Ashley Lowe speaks to John S. Cooper: Executive Director of Safe & Just Michigan and Tommy Barnes, President of TCB Youth Mentoring about the changes to the expungement laws in Michigan. (This program was produced with Sterling Heights Television) ©2022

  • LGBTQA

    December 31, 2021

    In this episode of Legally Speaking host Ashley Lowe talks with Jeynce Poindexter-Case Manager, Activist, and Vice President of Trans Sistas of Color Project and Jay Kaplan of Nancy Katz & Margo Dichtelmiller LGBT Rights Project Staff Attorney-ACLU of Michigan about their advocacy work for the transgender community, the ongoing obstacles this community faces, and their efforts for equity. (This program was produced with Sterling Heights Television) ©2021


  • Human Trafficking

    October 14, 2021

    In this episode of Legally Speaking host, Ashley Lowe, discusses human trafficking with a survivor, Hannah; Legal First Responder for The Joseph Project, Tina Saxon; and Founder and CEO of The Joseph Project, Nate Knapper. (This program was produced with Sterling Heights Television) ©2021


  • Veterans Treatment Court and Services

    April 19, 2021

    In this episode of Legally Speaking host Ashley Lowe discuss Veterans Court with Honorable Nanci J. Grant: Oakland County 6th Circuit Court Judge and Founder and Presiding Judge for the Combat Veterans Treatment Court , Nanette Colling: Veterans Justice Outreach Specialist for the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center in Detroit, and Gary Tanner: Reconnect Committee Chairman for the American Legion Dept. of Michigan. (This program was produced with Sterling Heights Television) ©2019


  • Opioid Epidemic

    November 17, 2020

    On this episode of Legally Speaking, Lakeshore CEO Ashley Lowe is joined by CARE’s Dunya Barash, Professor Lauren Rousseau, and Lt. Mario Bastianelli to discuss the opioid epidemic and how it has been impacted by the pandemic. (This program was produced with Sterling Heights Television) ©2019


  • Housing

    August 17, 2020

    On this episode of Legally Speaking, Ashley Lowe is joined by Chief Judge McConico of the 36th District Court, Kelly Rose, MSHDA’s Chief Housing Solutions Officer and Lakeshore’s Director of Staff Development, Kellie Maki Foster for an important discussion on the Eviction Diversion Programs for tenants and landlords. (This program was produced with Sterling Heights Television) ©2019


  • COVID-19

    July 2, 2020

    On the first Legally Speaking COVID-19 Show, Director of the State of Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency Steve Gray, First Step Executive Director Lori Kitchen-Buschel, and Michigan Legal Help Director Angela Tripp join Lakeshore’s CEO Ashley Lowe to discuss how they are working to support our communities through the pandemic. (This program was produced with Sterling Heights Television) ©2019


  • Michigan Attorney General

    December 10, 2019

    In this episode of Legally Speaking host Ashley Lowe interviews Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel as she completes her first year in office. (This program was produced with Sterling Heights Television) ©2019


  • Lead Paint Hazards

    September 4, 2019

    On this episode of Legally Speaking host, Ashley Lowe, discusses lead paint with Abdul El-Sayed, former Executive Director City of Detroit Health Department; and attorney, Todd Pierce-Ryan. (This program was produced with Sterling Heights Television) ©2019


  • Elder Abuse

    April 30, 2019

    In this episode of Legally Speaking host Ashley Lowe discusses Elder Abuse with Michael Karson, President Area Agency on Aging 1-B and Tracie Boyd, Lakeshore Legal Aid Attorney. (This program was produced with Sterling Heights Television) ©2019


  • Eviction

    March 31, 2019

    In this episode of Legally Speaking host, Ashley Lowe, discusses eviction with Judge, Matthew Sabaugh and Lakeshore Legal Aid attorney, Kristin Vanpraet. (This program was produced with Sterling Heights Television) ©2019


  • Domestic Violence

    March 6, 2019

    In this episode of Legally Speaking host Ashley Lowe discusses domestic abuse with retired Judge Richard Halloran, FOC referee Brian Nicholas, and Sarah Prout Rennie from Michigan Coalition To End Domestic and Sexual Violence (This program was produced with Sterling Heights Television) ©2019


  • Women on the Michigan Supreme Court

    January 8, 2019

    In this episode of Legally Speaking host Ashley Lowe meets with Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Bridget Mary McCormack and Justices Elizabeth T. Clement, Megan K. Cavanagh. (This program was produced with Sterling Heights Television) ©2019


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