by Dennis Beaver | attorney, contracts, elder abuse, elder law attorney, estate planning, family, family law, parenting, trusts
If you are worried about older family members or friends whose financial judgment is raising red flags, help is out there — from an elder law attorney. January 6, 2026 • By Dennis Beaver Over the many years I’ve been in law practice, a client’s adult...
by Dennis Beaver | alcohol abuse, blackmail, documents, drug use, family
September 15, 2025 • By Dennis Beaver If you watched the original The A-Team action-adventure television series in the 1980s or in reruns, one line from that show probably stuck in your memory: “I love it when a plan comes together.” I said the same thing...
by Dennis Beaver | attorney fees, lawyers
September 17, 2016 • By Dennis Beaver Is your lawyer billing honestly for time spent on the case or is the bill being padded? Are there tell-tale warning signs that you are being taken for a ride? In addition to actual attorney bills sent to us by readers, this story...
by Dennis Beaver | business, employees, estate planning, family, hospice
April 29, 2025 • By Dennis Beaver Business owners, longtime employees, families — we are all caught up in life’s challenges. Things go along more or less the same day after day, and then, out of the blue, come the words no one ever wants to hear: It’s terminal. “So...
by Dennis Beaver | background checks, dating, online dating
March 5, 2016 • By Dennis Beaver An increasing number of Americans today are online daters and many of us know someone who has found a spouse or is in a long-term relationship which began this way. Washington, D.C.,-based Pew Research Center released a study finding...
by Dennis Beaver | senior care, trusts
January 26, 2013 • By Dennis Beaver It is likely that you have never heard of the term “orphaned elder,” but you probably know at least one person who fits the definition. Even going further, your concerns could easily be the very same as those emailed to us from...
by Dennis Beaver | Article, ethics
May 23, 2015 • By Dennis Beaver Is your boss asking you to lie for him, or to cover for the promises he makes to customers that he does not fulfill? Have you told the companies or individuals he owes money that payment has been sent, not to worry, and to deliver...
by Dennis Beaver | auto insurance, healthcare, lawyers
May 16, 2015 • By Dennis Beaver If you are in the settlement stages of an auto accident, personal injury claim, and are unhappy with your lawyer — because the insurance company’s settlement offer seems very low — please don’t blame the attorney. Based on the past...
by Dennis Beaver | business, employment, government
November 22, 2023 • By Dennis Beaver Even low-skilled workers are subjected to non-compete clauses, but that could change as lawmakers take them on for restricting mobility and keeping wages low. “My family operates an upscale Italian restaurant, and our employees are...
by Dennis Beaver | conservatorship, lawyers, medicine, settlement
October 23, 2020 • By Dennis Beaver It was a beautiful day at Malibu, and Sara was having the time of her life, surfing. Only she has no memory of being there after the auto accident, having sustained a TBI – a traumatic brain injury which put her into a coma....
