by Dennis Beaver | auto repair, business, warranty
April 1, 2025 • By Dennis Beaver A few hours after Betty-Ann, 85, one of my readers in Louisville, took her 2020 luxury car to the dealer because the brakes were loudly squeaking, a service writer (aka a service adviser) phoned and said, “We fixed the problem under...
by Dennis Beaver | animal control, family law
December 27, 2019 • By Dennis Beaver “They want to kill ‘Cozy,’ our office emotional support dog!” were the first words spoken by “Chris,” who sounded just seconds away from crying. “Can you stop them? You’ve got to help me stop them,” he kept repeating. He found my...
by Dennis Beaver | education, family law, lawyers
July 1, 2022 • By Dennis Beaver There are times when the greatest help your lawyer can provide is in not doing what you request. In a recent article about suing for defamation, we looked at the “Streisand Effect,” calling attention to something no one...
by Dennis Beaver | contracts, landlord/tenant
July 29, 2022 • By Dennis Beaver “Terry” was my first hoarder client. About 50 years old, he worked as a custodian at a high school in a small town not far from where I was living at the time. He was a genuinely nice guy and proud of his collection of washing machines...
by Dennis Beaver | debt collection
December 28, 2018 • By Dennis Beaver Chances are that you have never heard of the terms Zombie Debt, or Zombie Debt Collectors. Neither had former United States Marine, Charles Lay, until, the first week of October, 2018, receiving this phone call: ‘Superior Court...
