by Dennis Beaver | consumer, lawyers, psychology
May 3, 2024 • By Dennis Beaver Law is a high stress occupation, something that many clients do not realize. The reality of the legal profession is far different than portrayed on television or in the movies. Lawyers suffer from higher rates of depression, suicide and...
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...
