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Search #8 of My Blogs: “Contingent Fees”
This is search # 8 of my blogs, “Perspectives of a Small Town Lawyer” and “WV Lawyer – Tips and Techniques”. This robust blog is for the WV legal consumer. It has 1200 pages and 340 articles and 22 “hits” for the term “contingent fees”. Lawyers will perform a variety of services for fees that… View Article
Future of the Law: A Selection of My Posts
A Colleague asked me for a list of articles I have written on the broad subjects of “future of the law”, “access to justice” and “unbundling of legal services. Here they are: https://hunterlawfirm.net/https://hunterlawfirm.net/more-about-unbundling-a-500-product-that-is-worth-1000/ https://hunterlawfirm.net/free-power-of-attorney-annual-legal-checkup/ https://hunterlawfirm.net/future-of-the-law-2016/ https://hunterlawfirm.net/the-secrets-to-winning-custody-of-your-child/ https://hunterlawfirm.net/the-secrets-of-winning-number-ii/ https://hunterlawfirm.net/so-you-have-your-child-custody-agreement-now-what/ https://hunterlawfirm.net/digging-down-on-organizing-and-preparing-your-case/ https://hunterlawfirm.net/time-revise-mediation-wv/https://hunterlawfirm.net/self-represented-mediation/ Questions and feedback are requested and welcome. jbh
COMPETENCE
Some thoughts on Competence. Most mornings, I like to stop before I walk out the door, push back in the recliner, brief slowly and deeply, and sort out the day to come. For me it is a form of meditation. As a younger man, if I tried this I would fall asleep for 40 minutes… View Article
Robert M. Morris; a Lawyer for Others to Emulate.
A friend of ours died Nov. 13, 2017. Here are “just the facts”. And below are a few of my thoughts from the perspective of a nearly 40 year friendship. In the late ’70’s, I was appointed by the Lewis County Circuit Court to represent Anthony “Tony” Audia in an alleged armed robbery at Cowger’s… View Article
Mediation Food for Thought
INTRODUCTION I am pleased that we have begun a dialogue within the WV State Bar regarding mediation and other innovations in family law justice and administration. Below are the four components of my thoughts, personal views only; 1. A memorandum espousing innovation in mediation and family law practice. 2. A “Mediation Basics” instructional handout to… View Article
“To Everything There is a Season”
Just a few minutes before leaving for the funeral. Contemplating the passing years. I will get back to “how to” and informative postings soon enough. Today, Monday, Oct. 16, 2017, our Blue Ridge Parkway vacation was extended by a day so we could attend… View Article
Tying Together “Unbundling” of Legal Services
(Adding Landlord Tenant Disputes to the Unbundling Package) Life is often chaotic, with unforeseen setbacks along the way. If you are injured by the fault of an other, no problem here; a lawyer, this one included, will always be happy to meet with you in a serious injury case. But what about the case that… View Article
So You Have Your (Child Custody) Agreement: Now What?
Author’s Note: this article was inspired by a nervous client who concedes the parenting plan we negotiated for her is a pretty good one but who knows it will be violated. That was the path of their last mediated agreement, with the result they were back in court within six months! Is there a… View Article
MORE ABOUT UNBUNDLING (A $500 Product That is Worth $1000)
I admit that I have been obsessing on one issue, which is the disparity between WV people who need, but do not think they can afford, legal services and the West Virginia small firm lawyers who need work. I have several ideas how to bridge the gap, and “unbundling” of legal services is one… View Article