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Co-parenting iPhone/iPad App
I got this tip from my Linked in Family Law Marketing group.
Post Litigaton Mediation, Without a Lawyer?
A recent phone call from potential client changed my answer to the question above. She stated: 1. Her child’s father blew off mediation during their divorce; 2. He has not been following the court ordered parenting plan; 3. He treats her rudely and profanely and causes constant tension; 4. Their parenting plan was cobbled together, “one size… View Article
A Foot in Each Camp
Thoughts following my attendance at the WV Association for Justice 54th Annual Convention and Seminar: I love being a plaintiffs’ trial lawyer. By definition, we represent individuals. They are often facing one of the more trying times in their lives and are up against someone or something more powerful and wealthy than they. It is a… View Article
Buy a $1,000,000 Umbrella!
$1,000,0000! Ok; my having to squeeze in 3 blog articles on a Sunday evening, with the last 100 laps of the Nascar race playing on the t.v in the background, is not exactly J.K. Rowling scratching out her masterpieces on the fire escape after her children finally went to sleep. My first post is… View Article
Doing the Right Thing
This tip is so obvious and so often violated by my colleagues, especially the unimaginative ones: When you have the opportunity to influence your client “to do the right thing”, and she firmly wants to act out in anger, retribution, or pettiness, insist that she, or he, do the right thing. Of course, I have an advantage, at… View Article
Why Did You Turn Down My Case?
My answer to the question above it this: You say “another lawyer” referred you to me because I will be tougher than your former lawyer and protect your from your abusive and controlling ex. I asked you to file out three short forms; the contact information form, the “How did you locate me?” form, and the… View Article
Obama, Romney, Gay Marriage, and Bullies
This is the little boy that learned the lessen not to be a bully It has been a very hectic two weeks, as I prepared for our vacation and reunion with family and friends. As a result, I haven’t posted in a while. I have posted today in WV Lawyer – Tips and Techniques, www.burtonhunteresq2.blogspot.com ,… View Article
How I Got My Score Over 50 on Klout.com; Bird by Bird
Being a social media showoff sure has its frustrations. I shared some ideas with our friend Jim Kraft, who is semi-retired in Florida. He and his wife Margie, my wife’s best friend, are still busy selling real estate several days a week at Siesta Key/Sarasota Springs. I strongly recommend them. They are highly intelligent and… View Article
How To Testify at Trial
This is not my client; just a generic/Google Images photo. Here is some advice I gave a client in a hotly contested family law case, for her preparation to testify at trial. The advice is tranferrable to almost any kind of case: with respect to her confidentiality, I have stripped this of almost all particularity… View Article
Getting Feedback
Thank you to everyone who views this blog. I just learned that I have had 17,000+ page views. Not exactly Grisham, but I appreciate every view. I promise not to do this very often, but I posted the article below on my new blog “WV Lawyer – Tips and Techniques” I write this one for… View Article