by Dennis Beaver | business, contracts, debt collection, lawyers
January 5, 2021 • By Dennis Beaver “I am selling one of my three lube and tire stores to a large national chain that has similar shops all over my part of the country. Their attorney prepared the sales agreement. Our family’s lawyer pointed out two paragraphs he did...
by Dennis Beaver | business, contractor
December 29, 2020 • By Dennis Beaver
If a plumber is hired to fix a leaky bathtub faucet but is unable to completely stop the leak without very significant expense to the homeowner, does he still have the right to be paid for his time and effort in trying? That was...
by Dennis Beaver | consumer, education, financial, parenting
December 22, 2020 • By Dennis Beaver
There is an old saying: “The more you give your children, the more you take away.” Today’s story began with an email from stay-at-home mom “Cindy” and her hard-charging, financially very successful, real estate broker husband,...
by Dennis Beaver | business, consumer, false advertising, homeowner's insurance, insurance
December 18, 2020 • By Dennis Beaver
“Mr. Beaver, I live in a home that is over 100 years old and has beautiful wood beams, paneling, floors, built-in bookshelves, counter tops, a dining table – beautiful, old wood everywhere. “I hired a company that claimed to...
by Dennis Beaver | attorney fees, ethics, lawyers
December 11, 2020 • By Dennis Beaver Today’s story looks at billing practices that may violate ethical rules that apply to lawyers across the country. Before reading further, if you have hired an attorney recently or in the past few years and still have the paperwork,...