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 | Bully, business, employees, ethics, management
July 22, 2025 • By Dennis Beaver “Recently, the insurance property adjusting firm I work for hired a brother and sister, ‘Jack and Jill,’ who are competent, but their behavior around our supervisor, who is a bully, is creating a toxic environment....
by Dennis Beaver | ethics, lawyers
September 17, 2006 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Mr. Beaver, I have a real complaint about lawyers and am sure that you have heard this before. Why is it that most-not all, but I think most-are completely unconcerned with the morality of what they do? I...
by Dennis Beaver | employment, ethics
September 6, 2008 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Part 1 Sexual Harassment lawsuits have become a simple, cost-effective way for some lawyers to legally commit blackmail and extortion. Why do I say legally? It’s because an attorney can get away with...
by Dennis Beaver | ethics, lawyers
January 31, 2009 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver One of the more interesting things about the legal profession is the disillusionment young lawyers often experience when they move from government jobs into the very different world of private practice. It...
by Dennis Beaver | employment, ethics, workplace
February 18, 2010 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Janet, Laura and Maggie (names changed) are preschool teachers at a Christian school in San Bernardino. The divorced friends are in their mid-30s, and with their children, share a house together. The school...
