by Dennis Beaver | traffic ticket
July 22, 2006 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver I just received a notice from a city in Southern California that my car went through a red light. There is a clear photo of the license number, and it is obviously my car. The only problem is that I was not...
by Dennis Beaver | education, lawyers
January 10, 2020 • By Dennis Beaver “I am a second year student at a top Chicago law school wondering if I should continue as I’ve heard some of our teachers insist that law is no longer a profession, but a business, and to succeed a lawyer must be ruthless, doing...
by Dennis Beaver | business, contractor, false advertising
October 18, 2024 • By Dennis Beaver Anyone who has ever played Monopoly is familiar with those two sentences, which mean: You’ve been caught. There is no appeal. You are not wiggling out this time. Accept your punishment. While Monopoly is considered primarily a game...
by Dennis Beaver | liability
August 24, 2013 • By Dennis Beaver Should a school bus driver do something more than just yell at the attackers to stop and call 911 when a child on their bus has become a victim of an assault by other students? You have probably heard about the Florida school bus...
by Dennis Beaver | animal control, animal cruelty, pets
September 22, 2017 • By Dennis Beaver “Our entire family read your article about neighbors who were abusing their animals and what to do about it. I think we have a related problem, two houses from us, and we need some advice,” Shirley’s email began. “About two...
by Dennis Beaver | investment, retirement
November 22, 2008 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Part 1 If your stockbroker sold you improper, excessively risky investments, or-failed to disclose the riskiness of what appeared as an otherwise conservative investment, and as a result you lost your shirt...
by Dennis Beaver | investment, retirement
November 29, 2008 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Part 2 Last week I told you about what happened to Hal and his wife, both 67, retired, and long time readers. From more than a million dollars in their 401K account as of January, 2006, their investments...
by Dennis Beaver | annuity, ethics, settlement
October 19, 2018 • By Dennis Beaver Later this month, Newport Beach Pacific Life will host a fabulous six-day event halfway around the world for the U.S. structured settlement industry. According to the invitation, the gathering at the Four Seasons Maldives isn’t a...
by Dennis Beaver | scam, workplace
September 20, 2014 • By Dennis Beaver Advice from a remarkable Canadian: Are you seeing things on the job which you believe to be illegal, want to report it but are worried about retaliation, possibly losing your job? Have you thought, “If I become a whistle...
by Dennis Beaver | education, law school, lawyers
February 26, 2021 • By Dennis Beaver If you are in college and about to apply to law school, or have been out in the working world, tired of your job, and considering a legal career, today’s story could help save you from a bad decision, “As there is so much about the...
