by Dennis Beaver | attorney fees, lawyers
December 21, 2013 • By Dennis Beaver HANFORD — Over the years, two small law firms in this town have generated more questions from readers about attorney fees and billing practices than any other we have seen, and this column has reviewed bills from across the...
by Dennis Beaver | attorney fees, family law
August 29, 2015 • By Dennis Beaver Our recent articles on ways of improving attorney-client relationships led to highly positive reader feedback from across the country, including a request from a Southern California Bar Association that we serve as a fee arbitrator...
by Dennis Beaver | lawyers
December 14, 2013 • By Dennis Beaver Sharon is an extremely busy, solo estate planning and corporate attorney in a San Joaquin Valley town that does not have a surplus of lawyers with her level of skill. “But a highly successful law practice can also be somewhat of a...
by Dennis Beaver | attorney fees
May 9, 2009 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Last week, we told you the story of a law student with a part-time job in a San Francisco law firm. He discovered lawyers were performing unnecessary and costly legal services after clients told them to stop all...
by Dennis Beaver | lawyers
June 27, 2015 • By Dennis Beaver “Mr. Beaver, I have an appointment with an attorney about starting my own computer repair business, and frankly, I am a little intimidated. I’ve never even met a lawyer before and don’t want to look stupid or make a fool of myself. “My...