by Dennis Beaver | lawyers
October 11, 2014 • By Dennis Beaver “A friend’s daughter passed the Bar Exam on her first try in February. She recently opened an office and I hired her to handle a $50,000 collections case for my company,” “Todd” wrote. “Doesn’t passing the Bar Exam mean that you...
by Dennis Beaver | attorney fees, lawyers
August 1, 2015 • By Dennis Beaver The decision to hire a lawyer — and specifically who to hire — is often one of the most important ever, with potential consequences lasting a lifetime. For that reason, a good attorney-client relationship is essential and should begin...
by Dennis Beaver | attorney fees, lawyers
March 29, 2014 • By Dennis Beaver While one of the pre-requisites for becoming a lawyer isn’t having a good sense of humor, if you ask Aaron Shechet and his wife, Leigh Chandler, these Los Angeles based attorneys will tell you that it should be. “Especially,” as...
by Dennis Beaver | attorney fees, communication, consumer, lawyers
December 3, 2024 • By Dennis Beaver “Law is adversarial. Many lawyers have type-A personalities, feeling they just have to win, and some feel they will increase their chances of success by being absolute jerks to opposing counsel. Nothing could be further from the...
by Dennis Beaver | lawyers, medicine, personal injury, settlement
May 24, 2019 • By Dennis Beaver “I was in a car accident several months ago and hired a personal injury attorney almost immediately. Initially, she was very responsive, returned my calls promptly, keeping me informed of everything. Then, suddenly, silence. I leave...
by Dennis Beaver | lawyers, traffic ticket
October 24, 2015 • By Dennis Beaver If you’ve just received a traffic ticket that you’d like to fight and unsure about representing yourself or hiring a traffic ticket attorney, we’ll give our recommendation in a moment. But first, by the time you read this article,...
