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October 22, 2010

The Dilemma of the Difficult Client

...ool. I am comfortable thinking that my experience of representing at least 5000 individuals over 38 years, and extensive reading and thinking, have prepared me to guide people through the minefield of their family law, personal injury, or civil, disputes based on appropriate values and appropriate goals. Those who want a “mouthpiece” to carry out their every whim, so long as they pay promptly, should hire my colleague, not me....

March 15, 2014

Mine Site Accidents

...sustained in mining accidents. I am J. Burton Hunter, III, an experienced personal injury attorney who has successfully resolved complex mine site accident claims. I was co-counsel for the family of one of the miners who died in the Sego mine disaster. I will aggressively pursue financial compensation in all kinds of underground and above ground mining accidents cases, including those involving: Mine collapse or cave-ins North Carolina Mountains...

February 18, 2010

Positioning One’s Self for the Changes That Are Coming.

...on the issues, on my fees, my experience, and other things a person needs to know before hiring an attorney. All types of litigation have pitfalls and potholes, but family law, and personal injury and insurance cases, have some especially dangerous risks. I will list more of those risks in future posts. Burt Hunter...

June 23, 2012

Why Won’t My Lawyer Call Me Back?

...I try to give them a meaningful, useful, answer, whether is is my anxious personal injury for family law client. 4. I publish my home number, and give it to my clients. Believe it or not, they hardly ever call me at home; perhaps one call a week. That’s because I am accessible. 5. I am a fanatic about my answering my e-mail. I have iPhone 4s, iPad, Laptop, Desktop. I am CONNECTED!. 6.  I insist clients write with concise questions. If they send a...

April 21, 2020

Intro: Access to Justice, Unbundled Services, Contingent Fees, Family Law, Mediation, Collegiality

...ed legal services and civil litigation and estate work. Contingent fee and personal injury practice. Mediation and negotiation; Collegiality and mentoring; and Family law, custody, divorce, contempt, alimony, and adoption. You name it, and it’s likely we can help you. I hope you find in this introduction something to keep you digging for more. I have around 30 videos, 400 blog articles, and my book, same name as my blog, “Perspectives of a Small T...

February 18, 2013

The Value of a Working Vacation

...r friend is in the horrendous collision that will lead to a “seven figure” personal injury settlement or verdict. Jesus was oh so right to point out that when we treat a beggar or homeless person with compassion we are doing good by him. 7. Bobby has a unique talent in drawing in new clients and business. Most lawyers cannot fully emulate what he does. His marketing strategies are not mine. Practicing here in Buckhannon, I probably could still uti...

July 19, 2012

Two Tips : Time Billing and Resources

...but any lawyer who is not capturing and documenting his/her time, even in personal injury or other contingent fee cases, is cheating himself out of income, failing to protect himself over billing questions/complaints, and failing to protect himself for malpractice claims. And, when the fees are reversed, such as an insurance bad faith claim, having proof of what you did is essential. And the “colleage articles” have been culled from hundreds of a...

January 27, 2020

Mediation: Slipping Away?

...as there is often funding from insurance companies and from a well-funded personal injury or civil law firm. And, there may be only two issues: a. Liability? and b. Monetary Damages. A typical family law mediation can have 10, 20, or more issues! Most counties where I practice send parties to mediate what they call “children’s issue”. But, sadly, most do not see the distribution of assets and debts, or the issue of alimony, as “children’s issues”...

December 17, 2018

Resources: For My Clients, Potential Clients, Self-Represented, and Colleagues.

...ffice management; concrete information on WV Family Law; information about personal injury and other contingency fee cases; my thoughts on mediation, negotiation, and other methods of dispute resolution; new concepts on “future of the law” and access to justice for low and moderate income litigants; and some of my deepest and most serious views on the problems of our culture and our world. For rock solid information focused on WV Divorce Law, read...

July 31, 2018

On Blogging, and my New Book 2018

...gy; articles applicable to family law; articles applicable to contingency, personal injury, and insureance matters; articles applicable to civil matters; and my view of the world, historical, political, philosophical, and religious. IF YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES TO DO A SIMPLE REVIEW AND SCAN OF THIS LONG TABLE OF CONTENTS, YOU WILL HAVE AN IDEA OF WHETHER MY TARGETED BOOK IS FOR YOU. I HOPE YOU WILL FIND AT LEAST A FEW TITLES THAT ARE OF CRITICAL IMPO...