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 | air conditioning, consumer, technology, thermostat
February 8, 2014 • By Dennis Beaver I needed to be at our office at 7 in the morning one Monday when nighttime temperatures in the San Joaquin Valley fell to below freezing. The new thermostat which we were testing for this story was scheduled to give us 72 degrees by...
by Dennis Beaver | lawyers
October 11, 2014 • By Dennis Beaver “A friend’s daughter passed the Bar Exam on her first try in February. She recently opened an office and I hired her to handle a $50,000 collections case for my company,” “Todd” wrote. “Doesn’t passing the Bar Exam mean that you...
by Dennis Beaver | Article, auto insurance
October 28, 2006 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Hanford reader Garry Pierce is a very good customer of National Car Rental, with close to 100 rental days yearly. He has earned the highest tier in their Elite Isle Emerald Club, and his customer profile...
by Dennis Beaver | landlord/tenant
September 7, 2013 • By Dennis Beaver The general practice of law provides a window into human nature — to what makes us tick and why intelligent, well-intentioned people do the things which predictably will get them in trouble. Where families are concerned, the why is...
