Having a lawyer on a monthly retainer

October 29, 2009 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Part 2 Last week we answered questions submitted by Kingsburg readers who were about to purchase an office cleaning and maintenance business. At the urging of their wives, they asked You and the Law: l Do we...

Help for victims of dishonest lawyers

November 21, 2015 • By Dennis Beaver “There are few things as dangerous to the public as a lawyer seduced by money, and instead of helping clients, rips them off,” Los Angeles-based attorney Lori Meloch firmly maintains. As director of the State Bar of California...

How are you being billed?

September 17, 2016 • By Dennis Beaver Is your lawyer billing honestly for time spent on the case or is the bill being padded? Are there tell-tale warning signs that you are being taken for a ride? In addition to actual attorney bills sent to us by readers, this story...