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2021 Revised: Digging Down – On Organizing and Preparing Your Case
INTRODUCTION First; in the interest of time and copying, I provide here a link to the PDF version of this article, especially the fill in the blank forms: This is not theoretical. It is how I begin a case, size up a client and my adversary, gather facts, organize, prepare, and resolve. If I were… View Article
2018 Update: Equitable Distribution: WV Divorce Property Law
Most of my clients have property smaller than this former Vanderbilt abode in Asheville, N.C., The Biltmore! There seems to be less confusion about the basics of equitable distribution than other aspects of WV divorce law. Most people who come to me understand that property acquired by the work of either party during the marriage… View Article
Mr. Hunter’s Revised Letter to Clients
IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS TO NEW CLIENT(S); PLEASE READ CAREFULLY AND SIGN. Dear New Client: 1. During his representation, there are certain instructions Mr. Hunter and his staff routinely provide and repeat. The core of these instructions is listed here with the hope you will read them, understand them, and agree to follow the standards of the… View Article
An Example of Unbundling of Legal Services
As you will see if you search my blog for “unbundling”, “unbundled legal services”, or “future of the law”, I have created some carefully tailored legal services that permit us to help a person on a limited budget. These services include a “legal checkup”. I revised my post on that topic just a few days… View Article
The Divorcing Litigant’s Big Argument!
The argument for not consulting a lawyer in your divorce: 1. At least half of all lawyers are below average. (I know I am a bit tough on family law lawyers here, but it is the mindset we bring from law school and our lives that I disagree with. There is a movement for a… View Article
Review of Pathagoras Document Assembly Application
I was asked to submit a review for use by the Technolawyer website and resource. I hope I make the cut, but when I finished I realized I had a new blog post! Here it is. My focus is not the “bells and whisles” but the functionality and customer support. Try it, you’ll like it…. View Article
A Personal Injury Glossary: Negligence, Insurance, and the Rest
25 Personal Injury Related Definitions These are not “legal definitions”, nor is this legal advice, but it may come in very handy for you. 1. Negligence: a simple mistake. Travelling too fast, rolling through a stop sign, mistakenly turning head on into a “one way” street. 2. Tort: an injury one person does to another,… View Article
Grim News For a Troubled State: Are There Solutions?
Grim News: I don’t where each of you are right now, but if you’re an “outsider”, I hope you are not the kind to gloat. If you are, you have someone to look down on. It’s we who live in WV. Last Night I watched “The Legislature Today” on WV Public T.V. New host and… View Article
Why Make Daily Posts to Social Media?
Quick note to friends and family on FB. I like to post family, pets, scenery, and food, as do many Facebookers. I think I have good examples of all three. I like to post on politics, religion, philosophy, and what I’ve learned in the practice of law, and try to make sure I post from… View Article