by Dennis Beaver | lawyers, medicine, personal injury, settlement
May 24, 2019 • By Dennis Beaver “I was in a car accident several months ago and hired a personal injury attorney almost immediately. Initially, she was very responsive, returned my calls promptly, keeping me informed of everything. Then, suddenly, silence. I leave...
by Dennis Beaver | education, law school
March 29, 2019 • By Dennis Beaver Across the country there are 73 law schools accredited by the American Bar Association which offer part-time programs–evening or weekend classes–and normally require four years to complete. In 2018, approximately 12,000 students of...
by Dennis Beaver | lawyers, traffic ticket
October 24, 2015 • By Dennis Beaver If you’ve just received a traffic ticket that you’d like to fight and unsure about representing yourself or hiring a traffic ticket attorney, we’ll give our recommendation in a moment. But first, by the time you read this article,...
by Dennis Beaver | divorce, fraud, law enforcement, lawyers, workplace
July 16, 2016 • By Dennis Beaver “My wife works at a food bank near a town where your column is widely read. She is paid $12 an hour, but doing the math, I know she is stealing money donated by generous people in our community,” Ted’s email stated. “Finding new,...
by Dennis Beaver | ethics, lawyers
June 9, 2008 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Every occupation has its rotten apples. Law is no exception, but when you’ve got a person practicing law who is nothing more than a vampire, clients become the blood bank from which he makes withdrawals....
by Dennis Beaver | consumer, return policy, technology
January 26, 2018 • By Dennis Beaver
“Mr. Beaver, for the longest time we wanted to replace all 50 of our light bulbs with LEDs but the retail price of around $12 each was a deal breaker. We have used the little coiled CFLs, which do save energy but are annoying...
by Dennis Beaver | insurance, insurance claim, property damage, public adjuster
April 15, 2025 • By Dennis Beaver In recent months, we have all been witness to the wildfires, tornadoes and floods that have torn through cities and rural areas across our country. As so many property owners are learning, time does not heal all wounds, especially...
by Dennis Beaver | consumer, investment
January 01, 2011 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver When Pirelli of North America closed its Hanford tire plant in 2001, hundreds of employees lost their jobs. Months later, one of the former employees – who I will just call Bob – received a call...
by Dennis Beaver | business, employment, leadership, politics
September 23, 2022 • By Dennis Beaver Fifty more migrants arrived outside Vice President Kamala Harris’s residence in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, days after two buses carrying asylum seekers arrived at her Naval Observatory home from Texas earlier this week,...
by Dennis Beaver | contracts
April 12, 2010 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Today we’re wrapping up our look at the world of contractors. We’ve examined “surety bonds,” which assure little beyond disappointment and headaches, as well as shown how to check out a...
