by Dennis Beaver | lawyers
November 8, 2020 • By Dennis Beaver Trial lawyers are known for trying cases before juries. But here’s a question for you: “What is the last thing a trial lawyer wants to do?” If you thought, “Lose a case,” that’s one answer, but even before that, what? It is having...
by Dennis Beaver | ethics, lawyers, leadership, marriage, morally
The pressure of high-stakes, profit-driven corporate environments can lead professionals to slowly abandon their ethical compass. Here’s how a spouse might confront this moral drift to reclaim the partner they fell in love with. August 10, 2026 • By Dennis...
by Dennis Beaver | attorney fees, lawyers
February 13, 2016 • By Dennis Beaver The older we become, the more we understand “Life doesn’t come with an instruction manual,” including work, marriage, raising kids, and until recently, hiring a lawyer. As far as hiring a lawyer is concerned, that’s all changed, as...
by Dennis Beaver | business, investment, lawyers
June 14, 2019 • By Dennis Beaver (If You Love to Cook, Don’t Open A Restaurant!) It is the American dream – successfully running your own business. But are you able to? Do you know the major errors which virtually assure failure? Friends of this column know...
by Dennis Beaver | education, law school, lawyers
March 9, 2021 • By Dennis Beaver Recently accepted by a mid-west law school, “Howard” wrote, “I never really studied much in college, cramming for tests and assume law school will be like that, but my wife tells me I will flunk out if I approach it that way. What do...
by Dennis Beaver | auto insurance, lawyers
July 5, 2019 • By Dennis Beaver “I am a second year law student doing an internship at a large Los Angeles law firm. A senior partner gave me an assignment of finding the best price on several new cars for the firm, telling me to speak with fleet sales managers at...