HeyJaredH. Dennis Beaver
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- Sep 28, 2026
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You and the Law | Little-known law turns peace deals between contractors and customers into penalties (opens the original)
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Today’s column highlights something that most lawyers have never heard of — I certainly hadn’t. It is especially relevant to consumers and licensed contractors located in California, as well as contractors who do business in the state. What is the one thing that homeowners and contractors who find themselves in a dispute want most of all? A final resolution of the issue. No one wants to go near a courthouse, and they certainly do not relish the idea of dealing with a governmental agency that tel
‘Mom’s plans are going to kill dad’ | You and the Law (opens the original)
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This story began with a phone call from brother and sister “Lisa” and “Michael,” who are both in their mid-40s. Their call was like no other I have received in all my decades of law practice. “Mr. Beaver,” Lisa began, “we have read your column for years and need your help. What can we do to prevent our mother from going forward with plans that will wind up killing our father?” I, of course, asked them to please be specific. What plans? What’s going on? “Dad has been a beloved pediatrician his en
You and the Law | Not returning calls is a good way to run afoul of the state bar (opens the original)
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In all states, the most common complaint filed with state bar associations by clients is that the attorney failed to return phone calls in a timely manner, or not at all. According to data from the American Bar Association (ABA), a lack of communication and client neglect consistently rank as the most common complaints filed against attorneys nationwide. There is a direct and strong correlation between lawyers who fail to return phone calls, state bar discipline and legal malpractice. But not on
You and the Law | Pediatrician with 3 decades of experience explores what the pandemic taught us about kids and COVID (opens the original)
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If you had school-aged children or grandchildren in your care during the pandemic, COVID-19 was that nightmare none of us fully woke up from, leaving this haunting question: “What did these past several years — a tsunami of doubt and contradictions — do to our children?” While, historically, it has been virtually impossible to sue a school district for educational negligence — for example, graduating kids from high school who are functionally illiterate — COVID opened the floodgates, leading to
You and the Law | How to spot a bad landlord before you hand over your hard-earned money (opens the original)
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Today’s column could save you not only money but grief when dealing with a landlord and their property managers who might care little about respecting state laws that require rental units be habitable. While the events described here concern an alleged California slumlord-on-steroids family, these creeps are found all over the country. Over the years, you can’t imagine the calls I’ve gotten from tenants whose basic rights to a habitable rental unit are ignored. When I call their landlord or mana
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