by Dennis Beaver | consumer, lawyers, technology
February 3, 2023 • By Dennis Beaver “Mr. Beaver, I’ve been reading about AI — Artificial Intelligence — and Chat GPT that you can talk to and which, because of its enormous database, can actually function as a lawyer, providing advice or even help you manage a lawsuit...
by Dennis Beaver | attorney fees, lawyers
February 25, 2017 • By Dennis Beaver The day that someone comes into our office and says, “Beav, things are great at home, the wife is happy, our kids are doing well at school, and I love my job,” I will pick up the phone and dial 911, as, clearly we’ve got a lunatic...
by Dennis Beaver | consumer, wine
November 10, 2017 • By Dennis Beaver Today’s story will be of special interest to anyone who enjoys wine, or who, like San Luis Obispo reader, Jamie, wants to surprise a friend. “Katie loves Cabernet Sauvignon and in mid-August, the afternoon of her birthday...
by Dennis Beaver | law enforcement
August 22, 2015 • By Dennis Beaver For a moment, imagine yourself as a Highway Patrol officer, which of course means turning on the red lights, possibly the siren, and pulling a vehicle over for speeding, then, wondering: “Just how dangerous could this stop become?”...
by Dennis Beaver | fraud, scam
July 30, 2021 • By Dennis Beaver My paralegal Anne buzzed me: “Dennis, you have readers from Palm Springs on the line, 90-year-old mom and her 55-year-old son. He is trying to prevent her from sending money to scammers using a gift card.” That call could not have...
