by Dennis Beaver | donation, education, employment
July 21, 2023 • By Dennis Beaver It is so interesting how a sentence or two in an article has the power to open the flood gates of reader comments. And that’s what happened after “Why pressuring employees (with regard to charitable giving) can backfire”...
by Dennis Beaver | ethics, marriage
September 29, 2017 • By Dennis Beaver Ever considered having an affair? Today’s story will be of special interest to anyone – especially in a long term marriage – who has thought about having an affair. While the names have been changed, the events and location...
by Dennis Beaver | attorney fees, lawyers
March 15, 2014 • By Dennis Beaver “There probably isn’t a lawyer who hasn’t heard the famous Greed is Good speech recited by actor Michael Douglas, playing corporate raider Gordon Gekko in the 1987 film Wall Street,” observes Los Angeles-based attorney...
by Dennis Beaver | bank, employment
April 7, 2017 • By Dennis Beaver The bank took money from my account with no permission! Just how secure is your checking account? Without notice to you or permission, could a bank empty your account, causing you to bounce checks and incur fees from the bank for bad...
by Dennis Beaver | attorney, bar exam, education, employment, lawyers
August 23, 2024 • By Dennis Beaver Ask any lawyer what one exam gave them nightmares years after graduating law school you will almost always hear, “the bar examination.” It is generally viewed as the most difficult exam a law graduate will ever take. Pass it, and you...
by Dennis Beaver | business, contracts, education
April 6, 2018 • By Dennis Beaver
For anyone attending college, there is one class, regardless of your major or intended occupation, which will have the single most important money and hassle-saving influence on your life of any course, anywhere. Care to guess what...
by Dennis Beaver | consumer, scam, timeshare
October 14, 2022 • By Dennis Beaver If you own a timeshare or, God forbid, are considering buying one, I have one word of advice that has made the timeshare industry mad at me following my April 2021 article quoting Salem, Oregon, attorney Eric Olsen. Replying to my...
by Dennis Beaver | consumer
June 04, 2011 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Last week we began our look into a situation most of us would rather avoid, and that’s getting a call from a bill collector concerning a very old account – so old, in fact, that you have no idea if...
by Dennis Beaver | education
June 07, 2008 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Getting into a good law school isn’t easy. Competition for a limited number of places, in our current bad economy, means that at the top schools it’s harder than ever to be admitted. This increased...
by Dennis Beaver | landlord/tenant, lawyers
April 21, 2012 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Every day, all across America, hundreds of families who never planned on, wanted to or were asked, suddenly find themselves responsible for running a business, far too often lacking the skills or experience to...
