by Dennis Beaver | consumer, technology
March 15, 2008 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver If you are looking for a new digital camera, chances are good that you’ll research prices online and make a few phone calls. That’s just what amateur photographer Marsha Kay of San Luis Obispo did...
by Dennis Beaver | trusts
March 01, 2008 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver There is no instruction manual for being a parent. Done properly — with strength and determination — it is a difficult job. Done poorly — by weak parents who cave into a child’s every demand — it may be...
by Dennis Beaver | divorce, lawyers
August 08, 2007 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver The last thing a client wants is to change lawyers in the middle of a difficult case. Recently, two readers — from different parts of the state — wrote in with similar complaints about their attorneys. What...
by Dennis Beaver | consumer credit, ethics
August 01, 2007 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Mr. Beaver, we desperately need your advice and have been reading your column for over 10 years. The problem is that months ago we loaned our 27 year old son $50,000 for a real estate investment. He had a...
by Dennis Beaver | attorney fees
January 13, 2007 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Part 2 In the first part of this series, we began a look at what can only be described as completely unjustifiable and excessive attorney billing practices. One glaring and common example is scheduling court...
by Dennis Beaver | attorney fees
January 13, 2007 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Part 1 I have a question for you about excessive attorney fees, and the only reason I am able to even discuss this matter is because of a strange coincidence that happened a few days ago in Fresno Superior...
by Dennis Beaver | consumer, technology
December 02, 2006 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver I am a graduate student at Cal State Chico and need some advice on what to do about a laptop computer I bought from a company over the Internet. While the computer works fine, the screen is very difficult to...
by Dennis Beaver | dui - drunk driving
November 25, 2006 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Recently I was at a fraternity party, where before anyone was allowed to drive home, they had to blow into a small breathalyzer. Those who registered over a certain limit were told to hand their car...
by Dennis Beaver | housing, landlord/tenant
November 18, 2006 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver If you are a landlord or tenant, today’s story will be of special interest, as it is an example of what gives landlords and some property managers a bad name. A real bad name. Our story begins in...
by Dennis Beaver | bank, debt collection
November 11, 2006 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver I am receiving phone calls and collection notices from a New York collection agency on a checking account that I closed years ago. When the account was still open, it had Overdraft Protection. I purchased a...
