by Dennis Beaver | testimony
February 21, 2009 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Should a lawyer tell a client how to dress for court, and to threaten to dump that client if the advice is not strictly followed? That was Mike’s question, and the answer should be of interest to...
by Dennis Beaver | housing, landlord/tenant
January 9, 2016 • By Dennis Beaver ‘How much control can a landlord have over the lives of tenants, and especially, tenants who have children? Does owning an apartment house give the owner a right to dictate behavior? And if so, what are the limits?” “I plan to use my...
by Dennis Beaver | consumer, warranty
December 31, 2011 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver When a business doesn’t care about customer service, things go wrong. Most of us only want to be treated fairly, and to receive what we have paid for. That’s what Mary Ann Borges of Hanford...
by Dennis Beaver | lawyers, privacy
November 30, 2018 • By Dennis Beaver “Mr. Beaver, I am calling you from my lawyer’s office. I came here asking for a copy of my auto accident file,” ‘Randy’ stammered, the degree of frustration in his voice rising with each second. “They told me that he is in a...
by Dennis Beaver | business, employees, human resources, leadership, safety, workplace
January 27, 2025 • By Dennis Beaver Recently, I received an email from “Ivan,” a young university graduate with a business degree and IT specialization. He and several friends from college established an IT service company in the Midwest, with an eye toward emulating...
by Dennis Beaver | education, privacy
October 8, 2016 • By Dennis Beaver Today’s story will be of special interest to college students, their parents, and anyone wanting to create a college scholarship and be certain where the money goes. But first, for readers who are over 30, look back over the past few...
by Dennis Beaver | employment, lawyers, workplace
June 2, 2023 • By Dennis Beaver “Mr. Beaver, recently I graduated with top grades from a private, one-year secretarial and office management program, and was sent out on my first job interview to an IT company. It was a Friday and they invited me to join them for a...
by Dennis Beaver | complaint, employment, psychology, workplace
August 26, 2022 • By Dennis Beaver We’ve all had a co-worker, boss, family member, neighbor – you name it, someone who just makes life miserable. And, who hasn’t pulled out more than a few hairs from total frustration dealing with the chaos they create? Wouldn’t it be...
by Dennis Beaver | consumer, education, financial, parenting
December 22, 2020 • By Dennis Beaver
There is an old saying: “The more you give your children, the more you take away.” Today’s story began with an email from stay-at-home mom “Cindy” and her hard-charging, financially very successful, real estate broker husband,...
by Dennis Beaver | business, financial, liability, testimony
May 27, 2022 • By Dennis Beaver “I work for a business strategy firm that encourages input from employees on ways of expanding our menu of services. Every few months we have ‘Pizza and Proposals Day,’ where employees are encouraged to pitch new marketing programs....
