by Dennis Beaver | ethics, travel
December 8, 2006 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Greetings from Stockholm, Sweden, Mr. Beaver. I am an exchange student from California spending one year in a wonderful high school here in snowy Sweden. My family e-mailed your story of the Coco’s...
by Dennis Beaver | contracts, ethics, investment
December 3, 2005 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver At no time in recent memory has the real estate market in the San Joaquin Valley been as hot as it is now. New and re-sale homes, as well as lots suitable for construction bring prices that could hardly have...
by Dennis Beaver | attorney fees, lawyers
August 4, 2007 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Law school final exams are tough, and to help students understand what the test is testing, prior years’ written exams are often available. You would get the original from a binder in the law library,...
by Dennis Beaver | insurance claim, law enforcement
April 27, 2006 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver When you cause an accident My daughter was in an auto accident that, according to the police report, was partially her fault. There were serious injuries to occupants of the other vehicle, and I get the feeling...
by Dennis Beaver | law enforcement, malpractice, medicine
April 21, 2008 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Your phone rings. It is a police officer requesting that you come down to the station to be interviewed about a case in which you could be either a witness or possible suspect. Should you? If you know anyone...
by Dennis Beaver | scam, technology
April 14, 2008 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver “Mr. Beaver, I believe that my father has been the victim of an Internet scam. After Mom died two years ago, Dad has been talking with people in chat rooms all over the world, almost daily. A few months...
by Dennis Beaver | consumer
April 7, 2006 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Costco has become a great weekend hangout for the entire family. Where else can you spend hours walking indoors where it’s nice and warm in winter, or cool in summer, and get to munch on all kinds of free...
by Dennis Beaver | family law
October 26, 2013 • By Dennis Beaver What turns a 14-year-old junior high school student into a gang member? Do kids just decide one day to join a gang, or is there a process? More importantly, are there warning signs in a child’s behavior screaming “I am headed down...
by Dennis Beaver | contracts
October 19, 2013 • By Dennis Beaver This is a story about a couple — Ima and Doug — who probably gave God something to smile at and he gave them their lives in return. But instead of gratitude for being alive and uninjured, Ima was one of most dramatic examples of...
by Dennis Beaver | employment, workplace
October 12, 2013 • By Dennis Beaver Phone his office, and chances are good that you’ll hear a pleasant voice answer with “Navid, may I help you.” Not many luxury hotel managers will answer their own phone, and fewer still put on a waiter’s outfit, serve guests and bus...
