by Dennis Beaver | contracts, invention, investment
February 22, 2014 • By Dennis Beaver Late-night TV is packed with commercials for companies that promise to help inventors patent and market their idea or product. Having seen those ads for the past 15 years he has been a patent attorney in Bakersfield, Jim Duncan...
by Dennis Beaver | business, medicine
July 17, 2020 • By Dennis Beaver “We have all heard of the importance of a ‘Rainy Day Fund’ for such things as being out of work for a period of time or facing an expensive car repair, ‘Amy’ wrote. “But I have never heard of anything similar for a business and...
by Dennis Beaver | consumer
March 12, 2011 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver In 2008 – around the time our economy went into a tailspin – anyone watching TV, surfing the Net, or listening to radio online or over the air began to hear the words “structured...
by Dennis Beaver | fraud, scam
March 22, 2019 • By Dennis Beaver At one time or another we have all wondered if the person we are speaking with is on the level. Some of us are good at spotting fakes and cons, while others get scammed repeatedly–financially, emotionally, in life and love. Why?...
by Dennis Beaver | ethics, landlord/tenant
May 21, 2011 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Have you been told you must sign as a tenant on an apartment lease of a friend or parent? Wait! We may be able to save you thousands of dollars in rent which you should not be paying and prevent damage to your...
by Dennis Beaver | attorney fees
October 29, 2009 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Part 2 Last week we answered questions submitted by Kingsburg readers who were about to purchase an office cleaning and maintenance business. At the urging of their wives, they asked You and the Law: l Do we...
by Dennis Beaver | attorney fees
November 08, 2009 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver If you know anyone who has had an auto accident and is considering hiring a lawyer, today’s story could easily save them thousands of dollars — money which would otherwise improperly go into the...
by Dennis Beaver | ethics, lawyers
August 06, 2011 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver More illegal aliens have been deported than ever before – close to a million in the past three years – according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement figures. But on occasion, with a showing of...
by Dennis Beaver | employment, safety, workplace
July 21, 2017 • By Dennis Beaver The Firestone Grill family of restaurants in Cambria, San Luis Obispo, Fresno and Bakersfield has been voted by customers as having hands-down the best BBQ, tri-tip, burgers, fries, onion rings and salads found anywhere on the planet...
by Dennis Beaver | education, employment, lawyers
November 8, 2019 • By Dennis Beaver
Up until the Great Recession, if you were warm, breathing, graduated from law school, and passed a Bar exam, finding a relatively good paying job as a lawyer was almost a given. This was true even if you didn’t own a professional...
