by Dennis Beaver | business, defamation, lawyers
February 19, 2021 • By Dennis Beaver “Mr. Beaver, your article on how to start a law practice really got my attention. I am also a recent law graduate and was just sworn in as a member of our state’s bar association,” “Nancy” emailed. “As a few law firms are hiring to...
by Dennis Beaver | consumer, scam
February 16, 2021 • By Dennis Beaver “Mr. Beaver, suffering from bad arthritis in my hands and nighttime leg cramps — charley horses — led me to inventing a battery-operated lime squeezer that I would like to market. “I was turned on to drinking tonic water, which...
by Dennis Beaver | fraud, technology, victim rights
February 13, 2021 • By Dennis Beaver Hardly a day goes by without a story of a major data breach on a business, government agency or individual. And, like seeing reruns of the same old television series over and over again, I think that most of us grow tired of being...
by Dennis Beaver | ethics, lawyers
February 9, 2021 • By Dennis Beaver “Mr. Beaver, your articles influenced me to become a lawyer and I was just admitted to the Bar in my state. One day I hope to do something like you, writing a newspaper column that educates and helps so many people. “Due to COVID-19...
by Dennis Beaver | auto repair, consumer, lawsuit, lawyers
February 2, 2021 • By Dennis Beaver When 21-year-old Jordan George of Eureka first saw the picture of “this Italian beauty” online, he knew, “She was the one, and only 9 hours away, in Fresno. It was love at first sight!” Jordan imagined a future together, proudly...
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 | business, employment, medicine
January 19, 2021 • By Dennis Beaver COVID-19 vaccinations are here. What if you don’t want to get one, but your employer says, “No shot, no job?” Is there a way that the business world and government can encourage taking the vaccination voluntarily as opposed to...
by Dennis Beaver | business, contracts, debt collection, lawyers
January 5, 2021 • By Dennis Beaver “I am selling one of my three lube and tire stores to a large national chain that has similar shops all over my part of the country. Their attorney prepared the sales agreement. Our family’s lawyer pointed out two paragraphs he did...
by Dennis Beaver | business, contractor
December 29, 2020 • By Dennis Beaver
If a plumber is hired to fix a leaky bathtub faucet but is unable to completely stop the leak without very significant expense to the homeowner, does he still have the right to be paid for his time and effort in trying? That was...
by Dennis Beaver | consumer, education, financial, parenting
December 22, 2020 • By Dennis Beaver
There is an old saying: “The more you give your children, the more you take away.” Today’s story began with an email from stay-at-home mom “Cindy” and her hard-charging, financially very successful, real estate broker husband,...
