by Dennis Beaver | fraud, landlord/tenant
June 11, 2011 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver When home prices began their fall through the floor, it wasn’t only homeowners who faced the sudden reality that their house was worth far less than what they paid for it. Many landlords did as well, but...
by Dennis Beaver | consumer
June 04, 2011 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Last week we began our look into a situation most of us would rather avoid, and that’s getting a call from a bill collector concerning a very old account – so old, in fact, that you have no idea if...
by Dennis Beaver | consumer
May 28, 2011 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver “I have been receiving calls from an unpleasant bill collector about a department store account that is almost 4 years old. What should I say? What if I do owe the money, or might owe the money – but...
by Dennis Beaver | ethics, landlord/tenant
May 21, 2011 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Have you been told you must sign as a tenant on an apartment lease of a friend or parent? Wait! We may be able to save you thousands of dollars in rent which you should not be paying and prevent damage to your...
by Dennis Beaver | lawyers
May 14, 2011 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver “We are both 28, have been married three years, and the recession left us out of a job in the financial services field. Now, we are considering law school, but have heard from friends that the law school...
by Dennis Beaver | education, lawyers
May 07, 2011 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver “I live in California’s Central Valley and my parents have difficult, manual labor jobs which has taken a real health toll on them. At high school, I had friends whose parents were lawyers, and...
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 | annuity, bank
April 23, 2011 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Today’s story will be of interest to anyone who understands the importance of saving money for that rainy day and retirement. Despite all the bad news, there are still lots of folks who have done the...
by Dennis Beaver | employment, workplace
April 09, 2011 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Have you or someone you know been fired for no valid reason, perhaps simply because of office politics? Did this strike you as wrongful termination, and did you speak with a number of lawyers, all of whom said,...
by Dennis Beaver | insurance claim, risk management
April 02, 2011 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Some of the most often asked questions about legal responsibility concern slip-and-fall or trip-and-fall injuries on someone else’s property. If you or someone you know has recently been injured in one of...
