Gee, what a good idea! You mean all I have to do is ask a meaningful question and you'll give me an answer?

Answer:  Well, not exactly. You must ask a meaningful question directed specifically to one of our on-line professionals. Each of our pros is tops in his or her field with many years of experience. If there's no "pro" listed for the specific category for which you have a question, then please don't ask it. Otherwise, feel free to ask away. In case you're a pro and would like to contribute to our Ask The Pros column, please e-mail us and let us know. We all need all the help we can get!

Advisory: Because all our Pros maintain regular jobs in their respective fields, please be patient when waiting for an answer to your question. It may take up to a week to ten days for a response.

Lawrence Levy, ESQ.:  Mr. Levy, Esq. has an expertise in business and commercial law that includes real estate law, corporate law, labor law and contract negotiations, arbitration and litigation and that expertise was acquired over the past two decades. Additionally, his practice of criminal and civil litigation takes him out of state and has taken him before the US Supreme Court.

Dr. Kerry Beeder:  Dr. Kerry Beeder, owner of Pet Vet clinic in Canoga Park, California, is a graduate of Iowa State University with over 13 years clinical experience in the veterinary field. He served on the UCLA career advisory and is a member of the California Veterinary Medical Association. Surgery is his primary area of special interest. His office handles a wide variety of domestic and exotic animals, and Dr. Beeder has performed numerous surgeries on bobcats and mountain lions.

Rob Kalb:  Mr. Kalb attended the Farrier Science and Craftsmanship class at Cal-Poly Pomona (California) in 1993. After graduating he served a one-year apprenticeship under one of Southern California's leading farriers. He attended numerous clinics, among them, Tony Gonzales' clinic on Proper Balanced Movement and applied some of Mr. Gonzales' techniques to his own shoeing methods and took over some of Tony's customers after he retired. Mr. Kalb successfully cured four cases of lameness from unknown origins where the prognosis had been chronic and incurable. He currently specializes in endurance horses, hard to handle horses and those with special shoeing needs. Of the endurance horses he shoes, most all are in the top ten and a few win consistently.

Ms. Soup:  Ms. Soup (not her real name, of course). A certified marriage, family, child counselor, psychologist and hypnotherapist, Ms. Soup is qualified to answer all your questions just as the other "Dears" you may encounter in your local newspapers and beyond. In fact, Ms. Soup has traveled the world to work with a variety of people from Presidential and Royal families to the unemployed. She is now here for you.

Jeff Schermer:  Mr. Schermer has been a licensed Real Estate professional since 1978. He is an expert in commercial and investment properties and has a proven history of successful re-negotiated lender payoffs ('short pay-offs') for over-mortgaged properties. Mr. Schermer is a former manager and seminar leader and has been exceedingly successful in acquiring and selling properties for members of the entertainment community.

Guy Stockwell:  Mr. Guy Stockwell is a second generation actor who made his debut on Broadway at the age of eight. He went to school at M.G.M. studios in the forties and watched Tracy, Flynn, Garson and Barrymore at their heights. He began teaching acting in 1958 at the Valley Playhouse (in Los Angeles) where he also starred in Billy Budd to rave reviews and directed a production of Lower Depths that cemented his reputation as a force in Los Angeles theater. He has appeared as a guest star in over 250 series episodes including Simon and Simon, Knight Rider, Magnum P.I., Murder She Wrote and Quantum Leap. He also starred in the films "Beau Geste", "Tobruk", the award-winning "And Now Miguel" and many other popular films.

Michael Harries:  Mr. Harries is a former US Marine who has been teaching firearms techniques and safety for over twenty years. He writes regularly for two Southern California publications and has trained a great number of police, SWAT team members, FBI agents, Customs and Border Patrol officers, and the military (including SEALS, DELTA FORCE, USMC RECON). Mr. Harries also maintains his own private teaching practice in California and travels to train people when his schedule permits.