by Dennis Beaver | AI, AI - Artificial Intelligence, attorney fees, clients, liability
The article about lawyers billing clients for hours of work that AI did in seconds generated quite a response. One law firm even called a staff meeting to say that they’re exploring how to address the issue. The other angle of the article — lawyers’...
by Dennis Beaver | attorney fees, lawyers
December 21, 2013 • By Dennis Beaver HANFORD — Over the years, two small law firms in this town have generated more questions from readers about attorney fees and billing practices than any other we have seen, and this column has reviewed bills from across the...
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, 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...
by Dennis Beaver | attorney fees, family law
August 29, 2015 • By Dennis Beaver Our recent articles on ways of improving attorney-client relationships led to highly positive reader feedback from across the country, including a request from a Southern California Bar Association that we serve as a fee arbitrator...
by Dennis Beaver | attorney fees, divorce
July 31, 2010 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver California Superior Courts report that an incredible 90 percent of divorces are now being handled by at least one of the parties without a lawyer, in Pro Per. Frequently cited reasons are that we are too...
