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March 29, 2010

West Virginia Auto Insurance Coverages

The people of WV very much need a better understanding of auto insurance coverages. One of the most irresponsible ads on television is by Progressive Insurance. The gal with the “price gun” says, “Name your price, and we will sell you that policy.” So much for, “You get what you pay for.” The cheaper the… View Article

March 24, 2010

The Nuts and Bolts of Family Court

Although I have several subjects in mind relative to my personal injury, trial, and mediation practice, I will today follow up on my Monday, March 22, 2010 post. (Note: As I edit this on Feb. 9, 2012, I cannot figure out where all the lighlight red come from, or how to make it go away…. View Article

March 22, 2010

Common Mistakes of Divorcing Parties

The following may be obvious to everyone; if so, lots of people are willing to ignore good sense. Mistakes of married people: (Apologies to Dr. Laura) 1. Lack of mutual respect; 2. Failure to treat one’s spouse as an equal; 3. Failure to say, “I love you.” and to put your spouse above all others…. View Article

March 22, 2010

Miscellany and WV Irish Road Bowling

Today I shall make two posts, both with the help of Dragon Naturally Speaking. 1. Recently, I had some difficulty with the document assembly program Pathagoras,  so I wrote to designer/owner Roy Lazris with my complaint, and received a call within five minutes.  It turned out I had made my final edits to my template on… View Article

March 7, 2010

Mediation, Collegiality, and Professionalism

I continue to utilize Dragon Naturally Speaking by Nuance but recently could not resist recently asking Nuance’s sales representative why Dragon cannot learn to spell its name or the name of its publisher. The subjects of “mediation” and “collegiality” are a recurring theme on my website. To me, they go hand-in-hand. The most competent and… View Article

March 3, 2010

More on Technology – Moving Outlook to “The Cloud”

  A lawyer can spend his/her day speaking and interacting with people, in person, by phone, e-mail, even social networking, orSkype,but how much work that attorney completes can be drastically affected by technology. Today I spent the day with Brian Cluxton of HMU Consulting of Columbus Ohio. His technical skills doubled the speed of my… View Article

February 24, 2010

Websites, Blogs, Practice Areas, Lawyers Who Fail to Communicate

I spent an hour today on www.PCGoToMeeting.com with my FindLaw representative, Matt. Interesting that a sophisticated, and costly, site such as www.hunterlawfirm.net may not draw as much attention as a well maintained blog. I still like my site and hope others will too. I have video clips and information on my practice areas. I think… View Article

February 21, 2010

Dictation with Dragon Naturally Speaking

(Note; as of Feb. 6. 2012, the jury is still out on Dragon. Perhaps the neatest development is its arrival on my Apple iPhone 4s. It only takes a paragraph or two. The key will be when it can process enough data for most routine orders and memo. They kind of thing that now goes… View Article

February 18, 2010

Positioning One’s Self for the Changes That Are Coming.

(Note; update Feb. 6, 2012. This post was more prescient than I knew. Updating my technology, becoming comfortable with social media, claiming my place on a dozen social media sites, writing a 200 page blog, keeping up my newsletter to colleagues, and maintaining a presence on Facebook, Twitter, Linken In, Youtube, and others have been… View Article

February 17, 2010

The Rhythm of Writing a Blog

I think there is a rhythm to writing a blog. I am beginning to get a feel for it. I have at least a couple dozen subjects I want to cover. And, I have to figure out what works here, what is appropriate to put on my more permanent site, www.hunterlawfirm.net , and what should… View Article