by Dennis Beaver | homeowner's insurance, insurance, insurance claim, property damage
March 26, 2016 • By Dennis Beaver “It could be a storm or a car comes crashing through your home — families who prepare for the unexpected have better outcomes with the insurance claims process, and emotionally are in much better shape as well.” Those comments are...
by Dennis Beaver | consumer, medicine
August 30, 2008 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver If you’ve recently had an appointment with an attorney, you were probably seen at or very near your scheduled time. The same can probably not be said for your last doctor’s visit, with good reason...
by Dennis Beaver | auto repair, judges
June 2, 2017 • By Dennis Beaver Picture yourself going to court. It could be for a traffic ticket, a civil lawsuit over money, divorce, or you are in criminal court facing years in prison. You are worried and have many questions about the judge hearing your case or...
by Dennis Beaver | fraud, insurance
February 24, 2023 • By Dennis Beaver For anyone who claims injuries from an accident or owns or rents insured real property, should it suffer damage or a theft loss, there is always a chance that you will be required to attend an Examination under Oath (EUO) by a...
by Dennis Beaver | contracts, lease, letter of intent, Option to Lease
March 22, 2024 • By Dennis Beaver Arizona readers, 80-year-old Sandy and Jim, sent this email with an offer they almost accepted: “We own 100 acres of land ideal for a solar farm and just received a letter of intent (LOI) from a San Francisco company wanting to...
by Dennis Beaver | family law, technology, thermostat
March 11, 2017 • By Dennis Beaver Should a non-custodial parent be allowed to remotely monitor the environment – temperature and humidity – inside the children’s home? Would a judge order the installation of an internet-connected thermostat, enabling, under certain...
by Dennis Beaver | education, free speech
February 23, 2018 • By Dennis Beaver
What do you think is the most important right guaranteed by U.S. Constitution, a right so important that without it, life in our country would be far different from what we know? “Freedom of Speech, of course!” you’re...
by Dennis Beaver | law enforcement
July 28, 2012 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Ask Lt. Patrick Crowe, training officer of the Hanford Police Department, to describe one of the most powerful tools available to his officers in a crisis situation. His answer might surprise you. “It’s...
by Dennis Beaver | business, lawyers
October 25, 2019 • By Dennis Beaver
“While trying to find some guidance for my problem with a law firm that is dragging their feet in paying me for patent illustrations, I came across your 2008 article–When Lawyers Don’t Pay their Bills. It is about an attorney who...
by Dennis Beaver | education, lawyers
March 9, 2013 • By Dennis Beaver “I am considering swapping the classroom for the courtroom as our pay rate tops out at $80,000 here in Hanford. However, I’ve read articles recently about law graduates having enormous student loan debt and not finding decent paying...