by Dennis Beaver | lawyers
November 05, 2011 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver A friend’s son graduates from law school, passes the California bar exam on the first try – something to be very proud of – and opens his own office, wanting to handle legal work for your...
by Dennis Beaver | attorney fees
May 02, 2009 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver This recession has now touched lawyers, many who earned hundreds of thousands of dollars a year, are out of a job. There are indeed certain legal specialties in great demand during a down economy, but most are...
by Dennis Beaver | attorney fees
May 16, 2009 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver In our two last articles, we looked at the ugly secret of how some law firms resort to completely illegal billing practices doing unnecessary work for the sole purpose of running up the bill. As we pointed out,...
by Dennis Beaver | lawyers
November 28, 2015 • By Dennis Beaver Last week we answered this question: “If my lawyer rips me off, is there any official organization that can help me be reimbursed?” As we learned, fortunately California and all state bar Associations have a Client Security Fund....
by Dennis Beaver | attorney fees, lawyers
February 27, 2016 • By Dennis Beaver Today’s story will be of special interest to readers who already have or will soon retain an attorney and wish to develop and maintain a good professional relationship. It is based on our discussions with Denver, Colorado...