by Dennis Beaver | debt collection, lawyers
November 15, 2008 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver “Mr. Beaver, would you please explain when I should expect to be paid — and who owes me — for my work as an expert witness for a law firm,” began Joel’s e-mail. “I am an ASE Certified...
by Dennis Beaver | debt collection, doctor, lawyers, settlement
February 8, 2019 • By Dennis Beaver Today’s story will be of special interest to two groups of readers who are linked together by what is known as a lien, which I’ll explain in a moment. They are: (1) People who were injured in an auto accident who lack good health...
by Dennis Beaver | employment, free speech, technology, workplace
February 1, 2019 • By Dennis Beaver Who hasn’t wanted to tell a scheming, incompetent manager or boss just what we think of them while clearing our desk and walking out of an office that had become toxic, emotional poison – a menacing Skull and Crossbones. If...
by Dennis Beaver | housing, landlord/tenant
April 20, 2013 • By Dennis Beaver We’ve all heard the expression “My home is my castle,” but have you ever wondered where it comes from or how old is it? Dating from the time of William Shakespeare — around 400 years ago — it stands for the proposition that no one may...
by Dennis Beaver | law enforcement, traffic ticket
December 17, 2009 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver A large number of lawyers are regular readers of this column and occasionally contribute interesting story ideas. The following e-mail was sent in from “Hal,” an attorney in Sacramento: “In...
by Dennis Beaver | business, lawsuit, lawyers
October 30, 2020 • By Dennis Beaver “Our local newspaper wrote a nice article about me obtaining my license as an architect. This led to being contacted by ‘Diane,’who wanted to do a re-model and expansion of her law office. She was my first client,”...
by Dennis Beaver | education
March 30, 2013 • By Dennis Beaver Today’s article is not about identity theft in the way that we usually think of the term. No one has assumed Sean’s identify, stolen his credit cards or taken anything of monetary value from him. Something of far greater importance...
by Dennis Beaver | bankruptcy, business, restaurant
January 25, 2019 • By Dennis Beaver How often have you shaken your head in disbelief when learning that a decades-old, successful family-owned business has filed for bankruptcy protection, the result of decisions which were supposed to help it survive and keep the...
