by Dennis Beaver | lawyers
December 14, 2013 • By Dennis Beaver Sharon is an extremely busy, solo estate planning and corporate attorney in a San Joaquin Valley town that does not have a surplus of lawyers with her level of skill. “But a highly successful law practice can also be somewhat of a...
by Dennis Beaver | alcohol abuse, drug use, rehabilitation
February 2, 2018 • By Dennis Beaver
Have you ever wondered what the odds are of remaining drug-free and sober – not relapsing – after going through a substance abuse treatment program? Today’s story will be of special interest to anyone who, once...
by Dennis Beaver | education, presumption of innocence
February 15, 2019 • By Dennis Beaver “I am a police detective in a small Northern California town for and enjoy your column which appears in the Eureka Times-Standard. It is one of the first things that I and a number of fellow officers read and discuss....
by Dennis Beaver | career, employment, parenting
October 22, 2021 • By Dennis Beaver
Recently, for one of my articles, I interviewed Gorick Ng, Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author of The Unspoken Rules: Secrets to Starting Your Career Off Right. His book is a wonderfully useful guide for recent graduates...
by Dennis Beaver | technology
April 13, 2013 • By Dennis Beaver “Mr. Beaver, I recall an article you wrote some years ago about the popular active noise-cancelling headphones sold by Bose, Sony and others. You were critical, and it seemed of the opinion that many of their ads were close to being...
by Dennis Beaver | commercial real property, property damage, real estate
August 3, 2021 • By Dennis Beaver Long Beach, California attorney John Coates is not someone you want to hear from if you own commercial real property that has, for example, a parking lot open to the public. There’s nothing wrong with Coates, in fact he is a very...
by Dennis Beaver | asset protection, conservatorship, settlement
May 25, 2018 • By Dennis Beaver “Mr. Beaver, many years ago you wrote a touching article about a young CPA who was horribly injured in a bicycle accident. Why, I cannot tell you, but for some reason I remembered that story. “Two months ago my nephew, Brian, was struck...
by Dennis Beaver | insurance, insurance claim
February 21, 2015 • By Dennis Beaver Picture yourself running your own little convenience store in a poor section of town with a large, highly superstitious, immigrant population. It’s Christmas Eve, and normally lots of moms with their kids would be shopping, but...
by Dennis Beaver | homeowner's insurance, insurance, insurance claim
January 21, 2022 • By Dennis Beaver
The proper smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) alarms can mean the difference between having a home to live in and employees not out of a job because the boss wasn’t one of the 80% of deaths from home fires that occur between the hours...
by Dennis Beaver | healthcare, medicine, senior care
October 4, 2014 • By Dennis Beaver For readers whose parents, grandparents or other family members are over 65, the twin storms of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease could be headed in your direction. These joint nightmares steal the very essence of humanity from...
