by Dennis Beaver | technology, telephone service
December 05, 2015 • By Dennis Beaver If you have a landline and want the ability of making a phone call during a power outage, today’s story will be of special interest. As Central California reader “Sylvia” discovered, digital telephone service has made something we...
by Dennis Beaver | lawyers
November 28, 2015 • By Dennis Beaver Last week we answered this question: “If my lawyer rips me off, is there any official organization that can help me be reimbursed?” As we learned, fortunately California and all state bar Associations have a Client Security Fund....
by Dennis Beaver | attorney fees, lawyers
November 21, 2015 • By Dennis Beaver “There are few things as dangerous to the public as a lawyer seduced by money, and instead of helping clients, rips them off,” Los Angeles-based attorney Lori Meloch firmly maintains. As director of the State Bar of California...
by Dennis Beaver | auto repair
November 14, 2015 • By Dennis Beaver Today’s story will be important to anyone who has recently opened or is considering starting their own auto repair shop, including: collision repairs, brakes, tire service, tune-ups, painting and car stereo. It’s possible — and...
by Dennis Beaver | consumer credit
November 7, 2015 • By Dennis Beaver It’s a fair bet that just about anyone who has issues with their credit history/score, has thought about using one of the many “credit repair services” which advertise using glowing testimonials. “But they can cause you far more...
by Dennis Beaver | consumer credit
October 31, 2015 • By Dennis Beaver Ever wondered what the consequences can be when a business runs a check on your credit, but without your approval? Timothy, who reads our column in the Eureka Times-Standard, send the following email: “In September of 2014, I...
by Dennis Beaver | lawyers, traffic ticket
October 24, 2015 • By Dennis Beaver If you’ve just received a traffic ticket that you’d like to fight and unsure about representing yourself or hiring a traffic ticket attorney, we’ll give our recommendation in a moment. But first, by the time you read this article,...
by Dennis Beaver | auto insurance, traffic ticket
October 17, 2015 • By Dennis Beaver “I got a ticket on Highway 99 north of Fresno for speeding and plan on taking it to court. Can you give me some pointers? Yes, I was technically speeding, but had I been going any slower, I would have been a danger to other drivers....
by Dennis Beaver | divorce, family law
October 10, 2015 • By Dennis Beaver “Close to 15 years ago you wrote a wonderful article about a divorce case where the mother kept the children away from their father. Something amazing happened when that story ran, because we were going through a divorce, talked...
by Dennis Beaver | traffic ticket
October 3, 2015 • By Dennis Beaver If you received a traffic ticket in California and wanted to challenge it in court, having lots of money helps. That’s because many counties have required that the “bail” is posted before a court date would be set up. But it isn’t...
