by Dennis Beaver | dui - drunk driving, ethics, lawyers
January 2, 2017 • By Dennis Beaver If arrested for DUI, will hiring a lawyer who specializes in drunk driving change the outcome? If it’s your first, do you need an attorney to obtain a favorable plea-bargain offer from the DA? Finally, if tempted to hire someone...
by Dennis Beaver | auto insurance, insurance claim, lawyers, personal injury
December 24, 2016 • By Dennis Beaver Contrary to the many television commercials from nasty looking lawyers who shout, “We Fight for You,” and claim that everyone in an auto accident needs to call them, in reality, not every auto accident case requires hiring a...
by Dennis Beaver | attorney fees, lawyers
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...
by Dennis Beaver | lawyers
September 10, 2016 • By Dennis Beaver Are you being overcharged by your lawyer? How can you know? And if you really are, is it possible that you — yes, you, the client — are partially to blame? We asked San Francisco-based lawyer John O’Connor — who is a nationally...
by Dennis Beaver | attorney client privilege, lawyers
July 30, 2016 • By Dennis Beaver As a direct result of the attorney-client privilege, whatever you say to a lawyer, at all times, is strictly confidential. Neither the lawyer not client can be forced to reveal what they discussed. True or False? “The answer to that...
by Dennis Beaver | divorce, fraud, law enforcement, lawyers, workplace
July 16, 2016 • By Dennis Beaver “My wife works at a food bank near a town where your column is widely read. She is paid $12 an hour, but doing the math, I know she is stealing money donated by generous people in our community,” Ted’s email stated. “Finding new,...