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...
by Dennis Beaver | attorney fees, consumer, lawyers
August 25, 2017 • By Dennis Beaver “Mr. Beaver, I just got my lawyer’s first bill and can’t believe it! If you gave me a choice between being stung by killer bees or this bill, I’d take the bees in a New York minute,” Sacramento reader Daniel’s email read. Attached...
by Dennis Beaver | attorney fees, divorce, mediation
July 14, 2017 • By Dennis Beaver For anyone going through a not-so-friendly divorce – or just about any dispute that promises huge attorney fees – chances are good that someone will suggest giving mediation a try. And, just what is mediation? While you might...
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 | attorney fees, debt collection
November 12, 2016 • By Dennis Beaver
If you run a business — physicians, dentists and lawyers included — and are upset at customers and clients who don’t pay their bills, Chicago-based Executive and Leadership Coach Beth Keno has an observation that you might not...