by Dennis Beaver | medicine
September 26, 2015 • By Dennis Beaver Picture yourself as a family practice physician, employing three doctors and a large support staff. For close to 40 years your life has been defined by medicine, your patients, family and church. And then, you can’t recall dosages...
by Dennis Beaver | medicine
September 19, 2015 • By Dennis Beaver Over 40 years ago, fresh out of his second residency in internal medicine —as he was a foreign medical graduate — Internist “Dr. Lee” and his family traded hot and humid New Orleans for the equally hot, but dry, California Central...
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 | air conditioning, housing, landlord/tenant
September 5, 2015 • By Dennis Beaver “We own a rental house in an agricultural area near Lemoore. Two years ago, a couple who work at the Naval Air Station rented the property. As is gets dusty – especially in this drought – the lease required changing the A/C filter...
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 | law enforcement
August 22, 2015 • By Dennis Beaver For a moment, imagine yourself as a Highway Patrol officer, which of course means turning on the red lights, possibly the siren, and pulling a vehicle over for speeding, then, wondering: “Just how dangerous could this stop become?”...
by Dennis Beaver | auto insurance
August 15, 2015 • By Dennis Beaver Have you ever wondered what happens if you are one day late with your auto insurance payment? It would be logical to think, “Well there must be a grace period in which to make a catch-up payment, say five or 10 days,” but reality is...
by Dennis Beaver | contracts
August 8, 2015 • By Dennis Beaver “Mr. Beaver, my name is Devin and I live in Lexington, Kentucky. Earlier today I stopped at a used car lot looking for a truck. The salesman walked me over to a 2000 Chevrolet S-10 for $3500 and said: “If this truck doesn’t start on...
by Dennis Beaver | attorney fees, lawyers
August 1, 2015 • By Dennis Beaver The decision to hire a lawyer — and specifically who to hire — is often one of the most important ever, with potential consequences lasting a lifetime. For that reason, a good attorney-client relationship is essential and should begin...
by Dennis Beaver | attorney fees, lawyers
July 25, 2015 • By Dennis Beaver For a law student driven to succeed, summer is no time to kick back. Instead, you want a job as law clerk which, for most is a real eye opener. Working with lawyers, meeting clients — and discovering the enormous time demands — quickly...
