by Dennis Beaver | Article, consumer
September 15, 2012 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Unless we are familiar with parking rates at major airports, airport parking is often one of the last things most of us think of when planning a vacation. Then, our anticipation of a nice trip takes a dive...
by Dennis Beaver | consumer, warranty
July 7, 2017 • By Dennis Beaver “Last year you had an excellent article about the Kirby Vacuum Cleaner company stepping in, cancelling the contract, arranging for a complete refund to a woman who suffered from a traumatic brain injury who should never have purchased...
by Dennis Beaver | annuity, bank
April 30, 2011 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Last time we began our story about customers of a major bank who wound up in the hands of either a crooked or incompetent investment advisor who misled them, causing a loss of $2,000. They heard the same...
by Dennis Beaver | EPO, family law, landlord/tenant, law enforcement, parenting
November 3, 2025 • By Dennis Beaver There is a great benefit in having a family doctor and lawyer who build strong, lasting relationships, often with several generations of the same family. The result is more personalized, effective health care and prompt access to...
by Dennis Beaver | attorney fees, family law
August 29, 2015 • By Dennis Beaver Our recent articles on ways of improving attorney-client relationships led to highly positive reader feedback from across the country, including a request from a Southern California Bar Association that we serve as a fee arbitrator...
by Dennis Beaver | education, free speech
September 12, 2015 • By Dennis Beaver You might not have seen the movie, “Network,” but it is almost certain that you’ve heard one of its powerful and enduring lines spoken by Howard Beale, a longtime news anchor suffering a meltdown on the air. “I’m mad...
by Dennis Beaver | housing, landlord/tenant
September 27, 2019 • By Dennis Beaver If you’ve been thinking about buying a rental house, then today’s story will be of special interest as it is advice from a tenant on how to be a better landlord. 34 year-old Motion Graphics Artist Andrew Benninghoff and two...
by Dennis Beaver | communication, conflict, good manners, human resources, manners, prison
This young man needed to be scared straight after his mother expressed her fear that he was on a path to prison. Hearing these eight do’s and don’ts worked. February 10, 2026 • By Dennis Beaver Prison is a place like no other. It is its own world and has...
by Dennis Beaver | annuity, retirement
February 23, 2013 • By Dennis Beaver “My parents are both 70, retired and receiving Social Security. They have been savers, live frugally and now have close to $1 million in their IRAs. Recently, they attended a free retirement planning seminar dinner, hosted...
by Dennis Beaver | lawyers
December 14, 2013 • By Dennis Beaver Sharon is an extremely busy, solo estate planning and corporate attorney in a San Joaquin Valley town that does not have a surplus of lawyers with her level of skill. “But a highly successful law practice can also be somewhat of a...
