by Dennis Beaver | ethics, false advertising, lawyers
July 14, 2012 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver “For years I’ve seen hundreds of commercials on TV for personal injury law firms, featuring some pretty mean- looking attorneys,” Penny’s email began. “The impression they made on me was that, as a group, these...
by Dennis Beaver | auto insurance, auto repair, negligence
January 28, 2007 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver In our legal system, before you can be found liable for someone’s injury or damage to their property, negligence–causation–has to be shown. For example, before my auto insurance company has...
by Dennis Beaver | divorce, family law, pets
January 29, 2021 • By Dennis Beaver “One of the saddest parts of a divorce is a question,” Seal Beach family law specialist, attorney Glen Rabenn says. “Who keeps the family’s pet? It is often a deeply emotional aspect of a divorce, and difficult to reach compromise...
by Dennis Beaver | dating, family law, marriage
February 14, 2025 • By Dennis Beaver “Mr. Beaver, my father is an optician with three optical stores in our state. We lost Mom two years ago and just recently Dad has been going out with Hillary, who is 50 and a widow. I hired a private investigator who did a...
by Dennis Beaver | auto insurance
November 13, 2010 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Today’s story will be of interest to anyone who rents a car. Who is responsible for the expenses to an auto rental company resulting from a flat tire? The rental company itself? The credit card issuer...
by Dennis Beaver | business, contracts, scam
October 6, 2017 • By Dennis Beaver Today’s story answers a question not asked often enough: Am I able to successfully go into business on my own? Do I have what it takes or should I remain an employee instead of an owner?” Meet RD. Now in his mid-50s and driving...
by Dennis Beaver | background checks, employees, technology, workplace
February 17, 2025 • By Dennis Beaver We have all seen news stories about drivers for ride-sharing services who are arrested for sexually assaulting a passenger or committing some other violent crime, and it is revealed that the employee has a lengthy — often recent —...
by Dennis Beaver | attorney, attorney client privilege, clients, consent, employees, lawyers, video
May 20, 2025 • By Dennis Beaver When you meet with your attorney and paralegal, the one thing that you can count on and don’t even give a second thought to is that your conversation will be confidential. Indeed, the attorney-client privilege — confidentiality of...
by Dennis Beaver | business, politics
August 21, 2021 • By Dennis Beaver
Anne, my paralegal, grew up in British Hong Kong and learned to speak Chinese. The other day while we were having lunch at the office — and watching a TV documentary about Kenya — it showed two brothers, 9 and 14, preparing an...
by Dennis Beaver | small claims court
April 22, 2006 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Q: I was recently in Small Claims Court and have got to tell you that the judge really disappointed me. Even though I won the case against my former tenant, first of all the decision was mailed to me which took...
