by Dennis Beaver | attorney fees, lawyers
July 25, 2015 • By Dennis Beaver For a law student driven to succeed, summer is no time to kick back. Instead, you want a job as law clerk which, for most is a real eye opener. Working with lawyers, meeting clients — and discovering the enormous time demands — quickly...
by Dennis Beaver | business, ethics, lawyers
October 18, 2019 • By Dennis Beaver
There are few occupations where reputation is so powerful as in the law. If you need to retain a lawyer, you want someone with a reputation for being competent, who deals with clients ethically, honestly and not merely as a cash...
by Dennis Beaver | business, customers, management, retail
October 20, 2025 • By Dennis Beaver Our September 5 article, The Unsung Hero of Aisle 5: A Tale of Forgotten Change and Compassion at the Supermarket, led to many comments from readers across the country, including this email from “Wyatt,” a grocery store...
by Dennis Beaver | ethics, family law, lawyers
December 22, 2017 • By Dennis Beaver How should a client react if their attorney states, “I really feel close to you and believe that we could have a wonderful physical relationship. What do you think?” But what if it isn’t a request, instead, a condition of...
by Dennis Beaver | return policy, technology
September 15, 2016 • By Dennis Beaver On Sunday, Aug. 21 at 10 a.m., readers Laura Salinas and her fiancee Jeff Guardiola purchased a 15.6 inch, Windows 10, Acer Aspire E15 laptop computer from the East Hills Target store in Bakersfield. They drove home, plugged it in...
