by Dennis Beaver | housing, landlord/tenant
June 20, 2009 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver While I’m not a good cook, I do have the perfect recipe for anyone who would like to become the victim of a crooked landlord. This recipe is based on an e-mail received from “Maria” in Southern... by Dennis Beaver | victim rights
June 13, 2009 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Last time we began our discussion of victim impact statements — often the only chance for crime victims to be present at the sentencing and explain how their lives have been affected. What if you or someone you... by Dennis Beaver | victim rights
June 6, 2009 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Imagine that a family member was seriously injured in an accident with a drunk driver. Not just any drunk driver, but someone who, over the past 20 years picked up several DUI’s, driver’s license... by Dennis Beaver | attorney fees
May 16, 2009 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver In our two last articles, we looked at the ugly secret of how some law firms resort to completely illegal billing practices doing unnecessary work for the sole purpose of running up the bill. As we pointed out,... by Dennis Beaver | attorney fees
May 9, 2009 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Last week, we told you the story of a law student with a part-time job in a San Francisco law firm. He discovered lawyers were performing unnecessary and costly legal services after clients told them to stop all... by Dennis Beaver | attorney fees
May 02, 2009 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver This recession has now touched lawyers, many who earned hundreds of thousands of dollars a year, are out of a job. There are indeed certain legal specialties in great demand during a down economy, but most are... by Dennis Beaver | bank, consumer credit, privacy
April 25, 2009 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver These days the term due diligence is all over the news. Basically, it means looking into someone’s background before handing them your hard-earned money as an investment. Due diligence also takes place... by Dennis Beaver | employment, medicine
April 18, 2009 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Would you like to guess the one occupational category most in need of seeing a lawyer before accepting a new job offer — but whose members rarely do? It’s health care: Doctors, physician assistants,... by Dennis Beaver | debt collection
April 04, 2009 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Mary Ramirez and her husband Thomas have been receiving phone calls lately from a “very nice sounding young lady with a company called DCM Services, concerned that we do the right thing for the memory of... by Dennis Beaver | insurance claim, technology
March 28, 2009 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver “Several months ago our house was destroyed in a fire. Before this, we had no idea of the emotional damage a fire can cause, not to mention the monumental task of putting together an insurance...