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A “SUMMING” LETTER TO A YOUNGER COLLEAGUE
The Internet Mountain Range I received this request from a person purporting to be a Dutch Lawyer practicing in Latvia. Since it arrived on the 50th anniversary of my graduation from the WVU College of Law, I used it as the launching pad for a “summing up” of what I have learned practicing law and… View Article
Our Helpful Resources: Writings and Videos
The information we share here is not case-specific and IS NOT legal advice, but there is much useful information in my writing and videos. It is written for “real people”, so it isn’t exactly scholarly. It is based on 50 years of lawyering and 19 years of formal education. It does NOT purport to teach… View Article
Copernic Desktop Pro
Copernic Desktop Search Pro”: I am not sure I can recommend this to anyone, but I think it has endless potential. I have known about this application for nearly 20 years and once I mistakenly thought it was a competitor to Google. It is not. It is a search engine for your own personal computer including,… View Article
On Learning New Things: Video-casting and “Text to Voice”
When my wife and I go on a February “working vacation”, we have just a few “rules”: We select a quiet beach, St. Simons Island, Jekyll Island, Amelia Island, Savannah, Charleston, S.C.. or Jacksonville or Myrtle Beach. We are there to unwind and appreciate one another. For at least 6 hours a day, I “putter”,… View Article
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