by Dennis Beaver | bankruptcy, employment, homeowner's insurance
August 01, 2009 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver “Mr. Beaver, I am 78 and my fiancee is 79,” Connie’s e-mail began. “He has gotten himself into a legal mess. Can I get some advice for him on saving his house? Finding love and...
by Dennis Beaver | divorce, family law
July 25, 2009 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Chances are that you know someone going through a divorce, or who has never come to terms with that disastrous stage in their lives. If so, today’s story might fit in the “clip and save” box,...
by Dennis Beaver | law enforcement
July 18, 2009 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver In November 2006 while shopping at her local Target, Amanda “got a nasty impulse to steal some make-up.” She placed the items into her purse and walked out. She had no idea that her shoplifting was...
by Dennis Beaver | false advertising
July 11, 2009 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver A restaurant advertised a two-for-one senior discount. A couple saw the ad, went in, and asked a waitress about the discount before ordering. She stated, “No, we don’t have a discount for...
by Dennis Beaver | employment, fraud
July 03, 2009 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver When Rick Adams of Lemoore was driving home close to 10 in the evening on May 14 he had no way of knowing that within a matter of weeks he would be directly responsible for an answer to an important legal issue...
by Dennis Beaver | attorney fees, divorce
June 27, 2009 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Recently, this column took a hard look at what our nation’s recession has done to both the legal profession and to some unlucky clients who became victims of outrageous — and frequently illegal — billing...
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,...
