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February 26, 2020

SOME PERSONAL INJURY TRIAL PRACTICE TIPS

...y deposition a couple weeks before trial in order to get medical bills and records into evidence. You will email the stuff (records/bills) to the doctor beforehand. During the video deposition you will tender things such as the medical bills total and ask that doctor to agree that the treatment provided was related to the injuries and was reasonably necessary You will ask whether the treatment was related to injuries sustained in the “incident”. Y...

March 24, 2010

The Nuts and Bolts of Family Court

...nce on this issue include canceled checks to local food store, credit card records, records of parent teachers conferences, record regarding which party brings the children to the doctor or the dentist, testimony of of child care providers, etc. 13. The “parenting class” is not a “how-to” class. It is a class of “do’s and don’ts” for divorcing people. Many of these are listed in my recent blog post. The arrogance of a parent who walks out of a mar...

May 11, 2013

Burton Hunter’s Letter to New Clients

...ls, texts, Face Book posts, accounts balances, smartphone screenshots, tax records, appraisals, tax tickets. iv. Events, places, and physical objects may also be key, such as former residences, property of the marriage, injuries, medical records, threats, acts of abuse, collisions, prior injuries, or insurance coverages. Facts, facts, facts! 5. They say there are no “dumb questions”, but there are questions that wear me out: a. “Whose side are you...

March 12, 2017

House Bill 2658: “The One Size Fits All, Children Can Go to Hell, Custody Law”

...I say, “Amen”. For fit parents, equality in decision making and access to records is the norm and has been for a dozen years or so. Don’t let the partisans tell you otherwise. The current law, and most parenting plans, require parents to seek out a trained mediator before they sue one another. As a result, many disputes are resolved because the parents decide not to spend the money or time on mediation. Sadly, family court tends not to enforce th...

January 23, 2015

Digging Down – On Organizing and Preparing Your Case

...otographs, the accident report, cell phone records, medical bills, medical records, journals, lay witnesses who know my client well, expert witnesses, and myriad other “objects”. 20. In a land dispute, there are deeds, wills, deeds of trust, angry neighbors (or siblings!), aerial photographs (now usually Google Maps),………you get the point. “Burt’s Top Ten Lists” “21. Top Ten Lists” are not usually exactly ten in number, and they aren’t jokes in The...

March 15, 2014

FAQ

...agreed plan. Most good parenting plans include full access to the child’s records and shared decision making on all major non-emergency decisions. Even where decision making is co-equal it is not unusual for one parent to take the lead, but they should do so with full consultation with the other parent. Of course, issues of child abuse, substance about or anger problems can mitigate against the parties being co-equal in decision making, and even...

November 20, 2012

2012 Seminars Attended to Date

...CECIL; GEORGE E. FORDHAM JR; MCCARTHY; LONNIE C.SIMMONS CHARLESTON MEDICAL RECORDS WVAJ 54 ANNUAL CONVENTION AND SEMINAR MANAGING MEDICAL RECORDS: WHAT YOU NEED; HOW TO GET IT;HOW TO ANALYZE 2012-06-08 CAROL HART CHARLESTON DRAM SHOP CASE WVAJ 54 ANNUAL CONVENTION AND SEMINAR EFFECTIVELY LITIGATING A WV DRAM SHOP CASE 2012-06-08 MARK WILLINGHAM CHARLESTON JUDO LAW WVAJ 54 ANNUAL CONVENTION AND SEMINAR SHOWERING THE DEFENSE ON ITS OWN TACTICS:THE A...

August 14, 2012

Practical Tips For Lawyers 8-14-2012

...ld “SECOND NOTICE”. That is often all we need for getting medical bills or records. 4. Do not hesitate to follow up with a phone call. Get a NAME and try to bond. That key person, such as the doctor’s wife or records clerk, can be a Godsend. 5. Good luck with the military or federal government; they love to write you to tell you they need your client’s SSN which they have in the subject line of their letter to you! This is how I know they do not d...

March 7, 2018

2021 Revised: Digging Down – On Organizing and Preparing Your Case

...g officer, emergency personnel, photographs, the accident report, cell phone records, medical bills, medical records, journals, lay witnesses who know my client well, expert witnesses, and myriad other “puzzle pieces”. In a real estate dispute there are deeds, wills, deeds of trust, angry neighbors (or siblings!), aerial photographs (now usually Google Maps),………you get the point. Every case involved important information, in more pieces than you thi...

January 22, 2011

How Can I Get My Children’s Parenting Plan Modified?

...“visitation” and access to the children’s (school, medical, and juvenile) records via a “consent” signed by the “custodial parent”. The inequity of such rules is apparent to me now, although back then I took comfort that the parent who had been more involved in the children’s lives maintained “control”. The term “Major non emergency decisions” means decisions made relative to medical treatment, schooling, extra-curricular activities, and religiou...