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Staples and Commas
Several Months ago I tried to work my way, with an open mind, through a book on language that espouses loosening and ignoring the rules of grammar and punctuation. It is now buried so deeply I cannot find it; probably deleted. I am more likely to read “The Memorable Works of Socretes” by Xenephon than that… View Article
WV Mediation – Some Practical Ideas
Those of you who think I am cheating by simply adding this link to my other blog, WV Lawyer – Tips and Techniques, do not know the week I have experienced. If I had the time and energy, it could be a novel. Mediation is a key to resolving human conflict. The alternatives? 1. A… View Article
Mediation: Practical Considerations
I last wrote about mediation in my blog, “Perspectives of a Small Town Lawyer” on Sat., June 9, 2012: http://tinyurl.com/7q23hda. In that article I explained some of the differences in family and civil mediation. Yesterday I mediated a case, and there were only two things agreed to, the payment of money and the dismissal of… View Article
Equitable Distribution – WV Divorce Property Law
Most of my clients have property smaller than this 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 is presumed to be… View Article
On Judging a Book By the Cover
Nancy and Buddy, and Mary and Marley at the dog park in Westport Ct. If the small town lawyer has a life outside the law, especially if he married the gal from Connecticut who he met during the freshman mixer at his small town college, he sometimes gets away and learns things outside of that small… View Article
The Delusion of Klout.com; a Lesson in Ego Deflation
Klout.com was catering to my ego and inflated self importance, showing a steady rise from 13 to 59, still below Justin Bieber and President Obama, but a nice boost to my healthy, perhaps too healthy, ego. I just read in Wired online that they revised their criteria, adding 400 new factors, so they dropped me… View Article
Domestic Violence and Family Court
First let me (humbly) say I am a really good personal injury lawyer. I will code this with some references to that, and I have many good articles on personal injury, insurance, trial preparation, mediation, and trials. God may reward me for writing the stuff below by sending me a good personal injury matter. In the… View Article
Practical Tips For Lawyers 8-14-2012
For those “Important But Not Urgent” research and writing projects, have a home office where you can get away and get things done, but make sure you can stay connected to staff, clients, colleagues, family, friends; a challenge but “do-able” So how can a dedicated blogger lose almost a month? Try having two (out of five)… View Article
Click on URL below for a quick tour of our offices. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG-1xGIyuAQ My lifetime best friend, Dick Billick, is an office and social media marketing consultant. So, he made me a guinea pig for a new web marketing site he is creating in his home town of Columbus Ohio. He prompted me to do a video… View Article