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...
by Dennis Beaver | animal control, pets, technology
March 19, 2010 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver The following e-mail was sent from a couple who recently moved from Kingsburg to San Francisco. “We are going insane because of our next door neighbor’s four dogs. From the moment they let them out...
by Dennis Beaver | conflict, fear, settlement
February 6, 2024 • By Dennis Beaver Conflict is part of life. Just ask any divorce attorney, bankruptcy lawyer or lawyer who represents employees in wrongful termination lawsuits, “What is the common denominator that brings clients to your office?” They will tell you...
by Dennis Beaver | auto insurance, business
January 17, 2020 • By Dennis Beaver Today’s story will be of special interest to: 1. Business owners — or anyone considering going out, where: 2. Their own car or an employee’s vehicle might be used for business purposes. With this in mind, how do you answer this...
