by Dennis Beaver | scam, technology
April 14, 2008 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver “Mr. Beaver, I believe that my father has been the victim of an Internet scam. After Mom died two years ago, Dad has been talking with people in chat rooms all over the world, almost daily. A few months...
by Dennis Beaver | attorney, education, technology
July 12, 2024 • By Dennis Beaver In over 40 states, attorneys are required to take a continuing legal education (CLE) course in technology and the law, which includes AI, artificial intelligence. I had the pleasure of watching New York attorney James A. Sherer’s...
by Dennis Beaver | auto insurance, consumer
December 24, 2021 • By Dennis Beaver
“In June of 2021 you had an hysterical article about a parking lot accident at a Jack in the Box in St. Louis, Missouri that involved a cast of characters suitable for Saturday Night Live,” began an email from ‘Eddie,’ a retired...
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...
