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A Compendium of Personal Injury Writings: NOT What You Think.
Much like cancer or heart disease, you hope it will never happen to you or those you love. But, if it does, don’t compound the experience with ignorance. Save this in Evernote or your own cloud note storage, or come to my blog and search “personal injury”; www.hunterlawfirm.net/blog Not The Normal Personal Injury… View Article
Ten of My Best: Happy New Year 2022
A Curmudgeon Family Lawyer’s View of Parenting – Attorney J. Burton Hunter III : Attorney J. Burton Hunter III (hunterlawfirm.net) My prayer for 2022 (from my prayer for Independence Day 2014): My Prayer for Independence Day 2014 – Attorney J. Burton Hunter III : Attorney J. Burton Hunter III (hunterlawfirm.net) THE SECRETS TO “WINNING” CUSTODY… View Article
Civil Litigation 101
CIVIL LITIGATION GENERALLY My trial practice is primarily “civil” in nature. What are some examples of “civil litigation”? In family law, it can be a divorce action, or, when the parents are not married, “allocation of parental rights” (aka “paternity suit”); or, an adoption, or contempt, or modification of a prior court order such as child… View Article
A Curmudgeon Family Lawyer’s View of Parenting
I’m mad! This is my 49th Christmas as a lawyer, and I am royally pissed-off. “Why?”, you ask? I’ll tell you. The world is filled with mediocre and bad parents; even ones who love their children are often “p-poor parents”. I see it every hour of every waking day. Most of my clients are… View Article
A Legal Blog: Perspectives of a Small Town (WV) Lawyer
I wrote my first blog article in 2008. Then I rested. A year later, as we regrouped from the “great recession”, I began to publish what I know: Tips in Law Office Management. Personal Injury Law and Practice. Family Law and Related Topics. The “Ins and Outs” of Civil Litigation. Law Office Technology. Forms, Checklists,… View Article
WHAT ARE THE “RIGHTS” OF UNMARRIED PARENTS?
Recently I was asked about the “rights of an unmarried father”. An answer to that question must include reference to two other issues, the “rights of the unmarried mother”, and, generally, the property rights, vis-à-vis one another, of people who decide to reside together without marriage. An unmarried couple that splits up will not… View Article
Our Amazing Solar System
I share with my readers a video I completed today on our solar system. “Our Amazing Solar System“: https://youtu.be/Dbx1LaBegAc Of course, it is for our grandchildren, and for anyone who may enjoy it or learn from it. The relevance to my blog is that a lawyer needs to communicate, research, organize, and market. This YouTube video… View Article
Why I like Snagit and Pathagoras
Recently, I posted about four “cool tools” for researchers, editors, and producers of content (which should mean most of us). I compared them to easy-to-use and maintain light battery-powered hand-tools by Kobalt and Stihl. It is a good analogy because those tools, especially Snagit, are light, easy to use, and affordable. I found the new… View Article
Four Cool Tools: October, 2021: For Research, Presentations, Organizing, and Planning.
NOTE: YOU CAN SEE THE VIDEO BY CLICKING ON THE LIVE WINDOW > IMMEDIATELY BELOW, YOU CAN ALSO SCROLL THROUGH THE SLIDES FROM THE POWERPOINT BELOW THAT.
Child Custody in WV: an Update of “The Maze”
This is a short update of my 2016 article, “The Maze of Child Custody in WV”. https://hunterlawfirm.net/the-maze-of-wv-child-custody-issues-just-dropping-crumbs-wont-get-you-out/ Just a summary and update. In WV the Family Court has primary jurisdiction of children’s issues, sharing of time, access to records, and decision making for married and unmarried parents. The appellate Court for Family Court, which also… View Article