by Dennis Beaver | ethics, lawyers
February 9, 2021 • By Dennis Beaver “Mr. Beaver, your articles influenced me to become a lawyer and I was just admitted to the Bar in my state. One day I hope to do something like you, writing a newspaper column that educates and helps so many people. “Due to COVID-19...
by Dennis Beaver | consumer credit, ethics
August 01, 2007 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Mr. Beaver, we desperately need your advice and have been reading your column for over 10 years. The problem is that months ago we loaned our 27 year old son $50,000 for a real estate investment. He had a...
by Dennis Beaver | attorney, consumer, ethics, false advertising, personal injury
December 1, 2025 • By Dennis Beaver We’ve all heard the saying “what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.” Yet, it might not. Here’s another saying for you: “What begins in California could spread throughout the country.” Today’s...
by Dennis Beaver | contracts, employees, employment, ethics, student, TV
Some newly graduated broadcast journalists are finding themselves trapped in low-paying newsroom roles because of predatory contracts that impose heavy financial penalties if they try to leave. June 22, 2026 • By Dennis Beaver My paralegal let me know I had a call...
by Dennis Beaver | attorney fees, ethics, lawyers
December 11, 2020 • By Dennis Beaver Today’s story looks at billing practices that may violate ethical rules that apply to lawyers across the country. Before reading further, if you have hired an attorney recently or in the past few years and still have the paperwork,...
by Dennis Beaver | ethics, insurance claim
May 12, 2012 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver The survival of any business — from a giant corporation, to a mom and pop, family-run store — depends on being paid for the products they produce, services which they perform, or the things they sell. The boss...
