by Dennis Beaver | attorney fees, lawyers
July 25, 2015 • By Dennis Beaver For a law student driven to succeed, summer is no time to kick back. Instead, you want a job as law clerk which, for most is a real eye opener. Working with lawyers, meeting clients — and discovering the enormous time demands — quickly...
by Dennis Beaver | business, ethics, lawyers
October 18, 2019 • By Dennis Beaver
There are few occupations where reputation is so powerful as in the law. If you need to retain a lawyer, you want someone with a reputation for being competent, who deals with clients ethically, honestly and not merely as a cash...
by Dennis Beaver | attorney fees, lawyers
June 16, 2012 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Look in the attorneys section of most any Yellow Pages — or the Internet — and you’ll find full-page ads for lawyers who specialize in personal injury cases, describing millions of dollars “won” for clients and...
by Dennis Beaver | ethics, family law, lawyers
December 22, 2017 • By Dennis Beaver How should a client react if their attorney states, “I really feel close to you and believe that we could have a wonderful physical relationship. What do you think?” But what if it isn’t a request, instead, a condition of...
by Dennis Beaver | attorney fees, lawyers
March 15, 2014 • By Dennis Beaver “There probably isn’t a lawyer who hasn’t heard the famous Greed is Good speech recited by actor Michael Douglas, playing corporate raider Gordon Gekko in the 1987 film Wall Street,” observes Los Angeles-based attorney...
by Dennis Beaver | attorney, bar exam, education, employment, lawyers
August 23, 2024 • By Dennis Beaver Ask any lawyer what one exam gave them nightmares years after graduating law school you will almost always hear, “the bar examination.” It is generally viewed as the most difficult exam a law graduate will ever take. Pass it, and you...