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Are You Thinking of Law School? 

by Dennis Beaver | education, law school, lawyers

March 15, 2019 • By Dennis Beaver If you are in college and considering law school, or out in the working world and looking for an occupational change, Los Angeles based attorney Shant Karnikian has some very specific recommendations, and I’ll get to those in a...

Are Your Secrets Safe With a Law Firm’s Receptionist? All About Attorney-Client Privilege (Though Kenny Is Clearly in Big Trouble)

by Dennis Beaver | attorney client privilege, lawyers, privacy, receptionists

A panicked man calling law firms for help feared that answering receptionists’ questions about his reason for the call would compromise his privacy. This is what I told him about attorney-client privilege. August 3, 2026  • By Dennis Beaver “Kenny”...

Attending law school can be hazardous to your marriage

by Dennis Beaver | lawyers

May 14, 2011 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver “We are both 28, have been married three years, and the recession left us out of a job in the financial services field. Now, we are considering law school, but have heard from friends that the law school...

Attorneys earn their low esteem all by themselves

by Dennis Beaver | ethics, lawyers

September 17, 2006 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Mr. Beaver, I have a real complaint about lawyers and am sure that you have heard this before. Why is it that most-not all, but I think most-are completely unconcerned with the morality of what they do? I...

Auto insurance companies just love these lawyers (and that should scare their clients)

by Dennis Beaver | auto insurance, lawyers

July 07, 2012 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver If you’ve been injured in an auto accident, it is important to speak with an experienced attorney who handles these types of cases to learn your rights and obligations. But in the days immediately following the...

Be a jerk at divorce meet and confer and you’ll pay

by Dennis Beaver | divorce, lawyers

January 27, 2017 • By Dennis Beaver “I am going through a horrible divorce,” Kim’s email began, “and the meet and confer session at my lawyer’s office was a nightmare. We were all supposed to discuss a possible settlement of property, child custody issues, exchange...
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