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Thoughts on the Effective Use of E-mail and Its Ilk.
Some posts seem to be equally applicable to this blog and to my “WV Lawyer – Tips and Techniques”, www.burtonhunteresq2.blogspot.com . (Editor: try www.hunterlawfirm.net). I have done a couple there, on the new WV State Bar Referral Service and its ramifications for the small town lawyer, and my thoughts on the proper care and feeding of… View Article
The Proper Care and Feeding of Mediators
Practice tip; lawyers, protect and pay your mediator; don’t forget to pay your up front deposit. She or he needs to make a living too! If word gets out that you are slow to pay and hard to collect from, your pool of available, competent, mediators will shrink.
The WV State Bar Referral Service – Leaping Into the New Millenium
W Get ready folks; the WV State Bar is headed into the new millennium, and WV Lawyers ignore this development at their peril. (Ed: sorry I don’t have more time for this, but this system now is available on-line. Check with WV State Bar for more information. 2-25-2015.) “What is he talking about?” you say?… View Article
Two Posts From My Blog, Perspectives of Small Town Lawyer
After a lull in posting, during a very busy fall, I found time for two useful posts on my “sister blog”, Perspectives of a Small Town Lawyer”. 1. I posted data for all the Continuing Legal Education seminars I attended in 2012; not to brag, but to give my readers an idea of what I… View Article
Children, Guardians Ad Litem, The Law, and Society
I spent last Friday at a seminar for guardians ad litem, or guardians in law, for children. It was not the seminar I wanted or needed, but it crystallized many thoughts I have been having. I think I can tie the subject of guardians ad litem to larger, very important, themes, but you will have… View Article
2012 Seminars Attended to Date
As I work on my “big article” on Guardians Ad Litem and their link to larger problems of society, here is evidence that I practice what I preach. Every lawyer needs continuing education. I cannot claim my college courses on calculus, Ancient Egypt, or statistics, or my various reading projects, but here are the CLE sessions… View Article
Getting Mediation Right
A late arriving client allows for this short post. I intend to figure out a way to insert a long string of comments from lawyers and mediators nationwide from my Linked In ABA “Family Law Professionals” group. It is very illuminating of the different attitudes and approaches to mediation nationwide. For now, I just want to… View Article
Feigned Indignation
This is a follow up to my post of April 27, 2011, “Disingenuous Lawyers”: it is a small thing, but very telling to me as to whether I can trust a lawyer who pulls this trick. The lawyer in question knew that I had a trip of over 600 miles to get back to town. I had… View Article
Sharing is Good
The purpose of this blog is to share ideas, help others who are confronting challenges, help bring new lawyers along, help reach a consensus among my colleagues about best practices, and to show that I know a few things. “Social Media Marketing” as I see it involves a measure of sacrifice and generosity. Over my 36… View Article
Hanging Out Your Shingle – Not for the Faint of Heart
Having consistently written of my profession and perspective during my three years or so of blog writing in a way almost designed to scare young lawyers away from starting up a practice in a small WV town, I am confronted with one who appears to determined to do it the hard way. I have guided… View Article