Consider having a lawyer on retainer

October 23, 2009 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Part 1 “I recently lost my job as a claims adjuster with a large insurance company in Fresno and decided to go into business with my brother-in-law, Dan. We’re negotiating to buy an...

You can hire a local lawyer – Part 1

October 02, 2009 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Part 1 “Mr. Beaver, I work in the Clerk’s Office of the Kings County Superior Court in Hanford. While Hanford’s population isn’t large — we have excellent lawyers. Yet, those of us...

Can we fire our minister

August 22, 2009 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver “I am writing you on behalf of several members of the congregation in a Presbyterian church located near Sacramento. There is a problem with our minister and we hope that you will be able to provide some...