by Dennis Beaver | attorney fees, complaint, consumer, drug use, lawyers
December 1, 2017 • By Dennis Beaver Regardless of what area of law an attorney specializes in, this is a high-stress occupation. Law is a “people” business; people and problems, often of their own creation, many expecting the attorney to “fix” it with one phone...
by Dennis Beaver | education, law school, lawyers
March 15, 2019 • By Dennis Beaver If you are in college and considering law school, or out in the working world and looking for an occupational change, Los Angeles based attorney Shant Karnikian has some very specific recommendations, and I’ll get to those in a...
by Dennis Beaver | animal control, pets
July 23, 2016 • By Dennis Beaver If you’ve been hearing complaints from neighbors — which you doubt — that your dogs are constantly barking, there’s a good chance that we can help reduce some of the tension that probably exists in the neighborhood and save you...
by Dennis Beaver | drug use
August 16, 2014 • By Dennis Beaver If given the option of making an arrest or helping a family deal with a child’s involvement with drugs and the wrong people, to Narcotics Officer Frank Martinez of the Hanford Police Department there is no real choice at all....
by Dennis Beaver | drug use
August 23, 2014 • By Dennis Beaver Narcotics Officer Frank Martinez of the Hanford Police Department is a soft-spoken, easy-to-like guy, revealing a passion for his job and profound desire to “just help, to make my community a better place.” Blessed with a rich...
by Dennis Beaver | asset protection, consumer, contracts, fraud, senior care
October 26, 2018 • By Dennis Beaver “Earlier this year, while out running errands for my 83-year-old parents, “Sandy and Robert,” with whom I live, a solar salesman from Utah-based Mint Solar suddenly showed up at their home, and in no time, they signed a contract for...
by Dennis Beaver | attorney client privilege, lawyers, privacy, receptionists
A panicked man calling law firms for help feared that answering receptionists’ questions about his reason for the call would compromise his privacy. This is what I told him about attorney-client privilege. August 3, 2026 • By Dennis Beaver “Kenny”...
by Dennis Beaver | landlord/tenant
May 31, 2008 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver If you’re considering renting an office, or possibly locating your business in a shopping mall, today’s story will be of special interest and we may be able to save you quite a bit of money on CAM...
by Dennis Beaver | contractor, contracts, elder abuse, family, family law, fraud
An aging couple hired a remodeling company that illegally required large deposits, and then they decided to stick with the company even after an employee stole from them and wasn’t fired. December 29, 2025 • By Dennis Beaver There is an age when self-doubt —...
by Dennis Beaver | lawyers
May 14, 2011 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver “We are both 28, have been married three years, and the recession left us out of a job in the financial services field. Now, we are considering law school, but have heard from friends that the law school...
