by Dennis Beaver | divorce, lawyers
January 14, 2010 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Part 2 Last week we began a look at the often frustrating task of figuring out how much the “stuff” a couple has acquired during their marriage is worth and how it should be divided in a divorce....
by Dennis Beaver | divorce, lawyers
January 07, 2010 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Part 1 “I am in the middle of a horrible divorce where we are spending huge amounts of time on trying to come to agreement on the value of all the things acquired over a 20-year marriage,” Mary...
by Dennis Beaver | lawyers
October 10, 2009 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Last week we looked at a common misconception — “the best” lawyers aren’t going to be found in smaller towns. Of course, the same thing is often said of doctors; if you want a really good...
by Dennis Beaver | lawyers
October 02, 2009 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Part 1 “Mr. Beaver, I work in the Clerk’s Office of the Kings County Superior Court in Hanford. While Hanford’s population isn’t large — we have excellent lawyers. Yet, those of us...
by Dennis Beaver | ethics, lawyers
January 31, 2009 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver One of the more interesting things about the legal profession is the disillusionment young lawyers often experience when they move from government jobs into the very different world of private practice. It...
by Dennis Beaver | debt collection, lawyers
November 15, 2008 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver “Mr. Beaver, would you please explain when I should expect to be paid — and who owes me — for my work as an expert witness for a law firm,” began Joel’s e-mail. “I am an ASE Certified...
