by Dennis Beaver | business, human resources, lawyers
April 2, 2024 • By Dennis Beaver “I run a small agricultural services business in the South and our lawyer — Emma — wears several hats. She handles not only business matters, but family law and is occasionally appointed to handle criminal defense cases. Emma has no...
by Dennis Beaver | accounting, financial, lawyers
March 5, 2024 • By Dennis Beaver A recent article, Overbilled by Your Lawyer? You’re Not Alone, told the story of a lawyer whose firm touted expertise that she didn’t yet have and billed for time that she didn’t work. That story led to an e-mail captioned “Bravo” from...
by Dennis Beaver | attorney fees, background checks, lawyers
January 12, 2024 • By Dennis Beaver As a great deal of the work lawyers do takes place out of sight. This permits bill padding – charging for work that was never done or at an outrageous and unconscionable rate. Estimates of fraudulent billing run from 21% to over...
by Dennis Beaver | court, doctor, lawyers
June 23, 2023 • By Dennis Beaver “We hired a law firm that handles a wide variety of legal matters and advertises heavily in our area, to deal with: (1) A former employee who violated our non-compete clause, opened his own shop, and solicited our customers. The...
by Dennis Beaver | employment, lawyers, workplace
June 2, 2023 • By Dennis Beaver “Mr. Beaver, recently I graduated with top grades from a private, one-year secretarial and office management program, and was sent out on my first job interview to an IT company. It was a Friday and they invited me to join them for a...
by Dennis Beaver | doctor, fraud, lawyers
May 26, 2023 • By Dennis Beaver Today’s story will not only be of special interest to health care providers —physicians, chiropractors, physical therapists, and psychologists, who treat auto accident victims on a lien basis — but will offer suggestions on how not to...
