by Dennis Beaver | background checks, embezzlement, employment
October 20, 2017 • By Dennis Beaver Are there steps that employers can take which will help reduce the chances of becoming the victim of embezzlement by employees? The answer, which comes to us from the far off Canadian city of Halifax, is a qualified yes, and as...
by Dennis Beaver | complaint, complaint letter, lawyers, small claims court
April 30, 2016 • By Dennis Beaver “As a Small Claims Court judge in California’s Central Valley I am amazed at the number of disputes which might have been resolved out of court, if a clearly written complaint letter addressing the problem were sent. “Before filing a...
by Dennis Beaver | career, doctor
November 14, 2023 • By Dennis Beaver Serendipity played a role, too, in Albert ‘Bert’ McBride’s rise from poisonous-snake expert to urologist. At 85, he’s still in practice. There are many things we can be proud of as Americans. One is using our wealth to foster...
by Dennis Beaver | education, employment, parenting
May 14, 2021 • By Dennis Beaver Today’s story will be of special interest to parents – or couples looking forward to starting a family – where both want to continue working. Anyone who is in that situation now, or in the past, knows just how much of a juggling act it...
by Dennis Beaver | attorney fees, investment, landlord/tenant, real estate
August 17, 2018 • By Dennis Beaver “We are high school teachers and will retire next year. Our accountant warned, “As California’s pension obligations are badly underfunded, consider an additional revenue source, such as becoming landlords and buying a small, single...
by Dennis Beaver | employment, family law, financial, fraud, marriage, tax resolution, tax scam
June 10, 2022 • By Dennis Beaver “I stumbled across evidence that my husband, ‘Chris’ is again stealing from his employer. “He works at a golf course and pockets cash from golfers. He doesn’t record their tee times so there isn’t a record of them playing or names on a...
by Dennis Beaver | business, family
May 5, 2025 • By Dennis Beaver Some of the largest, oldest, most successful companies in our country were founded by families. The Snickers and Milky Way bars we pick up at the convenience store are produced by the Mars family — the second-wealthiest in America. Other...
by Dennis Beaver | animal control, pets
June 22, 2013 • By Dennis Beaver “An animal control officer just handed me a barking dog citation and made it clear that if we do not resolve the situation, we will be hit with large fines and neighbors could file a lawsuit to have our three dogs taken away. “Mr....
by Dennis Beaver | lawyers
October 01, 2011 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver What do you think is the most common mistake that virtually all lawyers have made at one time or another which proved to be embarrassing to the attorney and costly to the client? Here’s a hint: It had...
by Dennis Beaver | alcohol abuse, drug use, lawyers
June 18, 2021 • By Dennis Beaver “Mr. Beaver, our small trucking company is involved in litigation because of an accident. “The lawyer assigned to represent us by our insurance company was great – at first – but recently, we can’t reach him, he fails to return phone...
