Attorney Dennis Beaver has practiced law for many years in Bakersfield, California.
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Beaver’s career in media began in the mid-1970s at another Bakersfield station while still a Kern County Deputy District Attorney. There he focused on legal affairs reporting, including exposing landlords violating California law. Beaver later moved to KBAK (Eyewitness News), working alongside Don Clark and Jackie Parks on the “29 On Your Side” segment. The team tackled issues such as landlord abuses, auto repair scams, and provided consumer education, including how to challenge credit card charges.
In addition to his work in local news, Beaver hosted weekend interview programs featuring local business people and political figures. Since the 2000 Presidential Election, Beaver has also been a regular panelist on Voice of America broadcasts.
The pressure of high-stakes, profit-driven corporate environments can lead professionals to slowly abandon their ethical compass. Here’s how a spouse might confront this moral drift to reclaim the partner they fell in love with.
August 10, 2026 • By Dennis Beaver
It seems that not a day goes by that we do not see a court ridiculing attorneys for filing frivolous cases in bad faith, clearly aware that what they are doing isn’t supported by facts or the law.
In other words, they’re doing things that they know are wrong and violate our ethical obligations as lawyers — often while under pressure to follow orders.
While violations of legally mandated professional ethical and moral codes are common in many professions, today’s story stems from an email from a young lawyer. “Ruby” was debating whether she should remain married and wanted to know “what the psychological mechanism is that transforms a fair-minded person into someone I do not know anymore.”…click to read more
Attorney Dennis Beaver has practiced law for many years in Bakersfield, California.