On the hook without a contract

June 11, 2016 • By Dennis Beaver “We are second year students at the San Joaquin College of Law in Fresno. Recently you wrote about a couple who hired ServPro to clean their father’s apartment in an elderly living facility, signed the work authorization but refused to...

The cost of divorce

May 21, 2016 • By Dennis Beaver Once upon a time in a small Northern California town that reminds you of “Back to the Future,” lived two high school sweethearts, Ali and Mike. After graduation they married, promptly had two children, now grown and starting families of...

The law requires proof

April 23, 2016 • By Dennis Beaver For many years, Phoenix-based attorney Ruth Carter was a mental health care professional, “Which was excellent preparation for what I do now as a lawyer, dealing with clients whose emotional problems–their mental state–have...

Lawyers need to eat too

April 16, 2016 • By Dennis Beaver “Dennis, I am a superior court judge in a city where your column is very popular. In fact, for many years at one outlying courthouse, the judge taped each week’s story to the front door for the public to read. “Today, so many TV...

Ways to be a better client

February 27, 2016 • By Dennis Beaver Today’s story will be of special interest to readers who already have or will soon retain an attorney and wish to develop and maintain a good professional relationship. It is based on our discussions with Denver, Colorado...