The bill collector might be your best friend

June 04, 2011 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Last week we began our look into a situation most of us would rather avoid, and that’s getting a call from a bill collector concerning a very old account – so old, in fact, that you have no idea if...

The business of getting you into law school

June 07, 2008 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Getting into a good law school isn’t easy. Competition for a limited number of places, in our current bad economy, means that at the top schools it’s harder than ever to be admitted. This increased...

The case of the accidental landlord

April 21, 2012 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Every day, all across America, hundreds of families who never planned on, wanted to or were asked, suddenly find themselves responsible for running a business, far too often lacking the skills or experience to...

The case of the miserly husband

March 22, 2008 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver “I have made one of the worst mistakes of my life. I am 48, and lost my husband due to cancer four years ago. We had a great marriage and I care for our teenage sons. We are a farming family which has...