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,...
by Dennis Beaver | attorney fees, business, contracts, debt collection, lawyers
June 7, 2019 • By Dennis Beaver BizCounsel Promises Affordable Access to Legal Services for Business “I just read your article, ‘Golden Rules for Going into Business for Yourself.’ You must have been a fly on the wall in our house when I had the identical discussion...
by Dennis Beaver | attorney fees, divorce, ethics, lawyers
September 14, 2018 • By Dennis Beaver It is legal for a lawyer to secretly record a conversation with clients? How about a client, or a client’s friend, making the recording and not informing the lawyer? If you’re thinking, “President Trump and his former lawyer,...
by Dennis Beaver | attorney fees, investment, landlord/tenant, real estate
August 17, 2018 • By Dennis Beaver “We are high school teachers and will retire next year. Our accountant warned, “As California’s pension obligations are badly underfunded, consider an additional revenue source, such as becoming landlords and buying a small, single...
by Dennis Beaver | attorney fees, complaint, consumer, drug use, lawyers
December 1, 2017 • By Dennis Beaver Regardless of what area of law an attorney specializes in, this is a high-stress occupation. Law is a “people” business; people and problems, often of their own creation, many expecting the attorney to “fix” it with one phone...
by Dennis Beaver | attorney fees, background checks, consumer, lawyers, warranty
November 17, 2017 • By Dennis Beaver
Before a lawyer files a lawsuit, there has to be a justifiable, legal reason to do so. Picture yourself as the client in this situation: An attorney you have been referred to is aware that no provable, underlying reason to...
