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
June 2, 2008 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Is it legal for a doctor, lawyer, CPA or most any professional to charge for a missed appointment? That was the question left on my cell phone voice mail by Sandra, who lives in Atascadero, Calif. In case you did...
by Dennis Beaver | attorney fees, lawyers
August 4, 2007 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Law school final exams are tough, and to help students understand what the test is testing, prior years’ written exams are often available. You would get the original from a binder in the law library,...
by Dennis Beaver | attorney fees, lawyers
February 16, 2013 • By Dennis Beaver Suppose that medical science found cures for the major diseases and conditions which have haunted mankind forever. Let’s also assume at the same time, more medical schools were being opened across the country, with these schools...
by Dennis Beaver | attorney fees, lawyers
February 09, 2013 • By Dennis Beaver While in their last semester at college, twins Glen and Brad — only 21 at the time — saw a newspaper ad offering a part-time job in “disaster restoration and remediation.” It would change their lives. “We remember the ad as if...
by Dennis Beaver | attorney fees, contracts, lawyers
June 23, 2012 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver It is impossible to turn on TV, open the phone book to the attorneys section or surf the Web and not find ads for personal injury lawyers, which generally all sound pretty much the same and stress, “No recovery,...
