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January 31, 2011

Document Assembly Dialogue; Roy Lazris’s Reply To Scott Curnutte

Please note that Roy does not argue with Scott. He is not that kind of guy. Instead, he addresses Scott’s observations the document assembly is just too complicated and expensive, and tells what he is doing to correct the problem. Roy’s letter: From: Pathagoras [mailto:info@pathagoras.com] Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2011 8:38 AM To: Burton Hunter… View Article

January 31, 2011

Can Lawyers Collaborate to Their and Their Clients’ Benefit?

Writing for my blog, to my family and friends, and to other lawyers is very satisfying to me. I have a mailing list of around 200 lawyers I know personally. I write to this group on topics I feel may be of interest to them. Many of my letters are tech oriented, as are some… View Article

January 22, 2011

How Can I Get My Children’s Parenting Plan Modified?

This is a question I am asked around 25 times a year. First, what is a parenting plan? From at least the time when the legislature did away with the “primary caretaker rule”, which usually favored the Mother in custody cases, parties have been encouraged to fashion “shared parenting plans” under which to raise their… View Article

January 18, 2011

What Does a Personal Injury Lawyer Do Anyway?

In a world of instant communication, it is amazing the misconceptions people have regarding this question. As I have said, divorce clients have usually been building to a crisis and have discussed their problems with friends and family. Personal injury clients have, often literally, been blind-sided. When the injured client or her family calls, I… View Article

December 28, 2010

Tech Feedback with Blog Readers

I was pleased to get an e-mail from a colleague who had read my article on creating a tech savvy legal office. He had used Microsoft Word and Excel to organize and retrieve his legal research materials. He shared a set of instructions, and a functional file. He asked about new software that might give… View Article

December 23, 2010

What Do You Need to Know about Deeds?

This is my 71st article posted in 2010. I shall try for 100 in 2011. I hope what I have written is of some continuing value to you and others. If you are ever going to own real estate, or an interest in real estate you will need a deed, to receive it or convey… View Article

December 18, 2010

A Reminder to People Who Have Been Injured!

They say Google indexes better on sites with frequent updates, so here is an important reminder post! My divorce clients seem to have a pretty decent understanding of the issues they are facing. The WV Supreme Court of Appeal has responded to the fact that many people cannot afford a lawyer for their divorce or… View Article

December 18, 2010

Tech Update

Where has my Saturday gone? Cantata Practice, two hours at the office, and a nap during the Mountaineer basketball game perhaps? Just wanted to follow up my “Tech Savvy Office” post. I got a helpful tip toward the program Evernote, a cloud based research tool, and my Son John guided me through the process of… View Article

November 26, 2010

How to Set Up a Modern, Tech Savvy, Legal Office

  My practice serves people, almost exclusively individuals, sometimes small family groups, as in a will contest. Having people skills, therefore, is critical. Of course, other building blocks are also critical, language and writing skills especially. Having some skills at math, in preparing a spreadsheet of a proposed equitable distribution of property or debt, or… View Article

November 5, 2010

One Week, Out of My 1900 On Earth So Far

(As I read more than a year later, I look back on a week where we had 8 mediations in six working days. Six were successful. That leaves two that may go to trial. Think of the burden on our court system if we were not settling three out of four. 02-28-2012, J.B.H.) It was… View Article