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March 29, 2011

Lessons From Hatfields & McCoy – Perpetuating the Fight

Divorce negotiations, mediations, and trials are often influenced by people who are in the background, trying to help, or hurt, but usually causing trouble. The behavior of step-parents, significant others, family members, and friends can profoundly impact the welfare of children. (The original title to this post was “Step-Parents, Significant Others, and Well Meaning Idiots” If you ever have to play one of these rules, please consider what I hav...

March 15, 2014

Child Custody & Support

...umstances into account. Whether we reach an agreement through negotiation, mediation or contested trial, I will always negotiate in good faith and do everything I can to protect your interests and goals. Effect of Child Custody on Child Support West Virginia will use one of three formulas to calculate the amount of child support you pay: Basic formula (if you have your child less than a third of the overnight visits) Extended formula (if you have...

December 23, 2008

My First Post December 23, 2008

...cus his practice on personal injury and insurance, divorce and family law, mediation, and civil law suits. Hunter has been heavily involved in technology, innovation, and continuing legal education throughout his career. He acquired his first computer, an Apple II, in 1981, and has been learning ever since. His office uses dozens of computer applications. (Note: since this was written, Steve Jobs died, but not before giving us the iPad and iPhone...

July 31, 2010

Shortsighted Lawyers

...etter into something positive. 3. Many family law lawyers refuse to attend mediation with their clients. It is a myth that the lawyer can “prepare” the client to represent himself. There is usually a power disparity, so the client is either going to be “beaten up” or, just as bad, dominate the meeting, leaving the mediator to cope with the situation. The experienced attorney can help moderate the behavior of the aggressive client and build up the...

October 1, 2010

Social Media, the Internet, Texting, and E-Mail

...them to fear you cannot protect the children, and poison the atmosphere at mediation. 7. Several colleagues have suggested to you that I “require” you not use Facebook or other social media. To me, that is akin to telling you not to use your phone or fax machine. And, it is as hopeless as telling my clients not to date. 8. I sincerely believe that dating shortly after a breakup is usually foolish and short-sighted, if only because it makes the “ot...

October 22, 2010

The Dilemma of the Difficult Client

...ey. I also believe that if the client is well prepared by the attorney for mediation or settlement negotiations, and makes a reasoned decision to enter into a compromise agreement, and later repudiates the agreement, the attorney, in good conscience, should resign. This does not cover cases where the client or the attorney forgot a critical fact which changes the effect of the agreement, where behavior of the other side shows bad faith, or where t...

October 22, 2010

The Dilemma of the Difficult Client

...ey. I also believe that if the client is well prepared by the attorney for mediation or settlement negotiations, and makes a reasoned decision to enter into a compromise agreement, and later repudiates the agreement, the attorney, in good conscience, should resign. This does not cover cases where the client or the attorney forgot a critical fact which changes the effect of the agreement, where behavior of the other side shows bad faith, or where t...

November 26, 2010

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

...our clients. By freeing our time, we should be able to move negotiations, mediations, and cases forward more quickly and cheaply. b. Dragon Naturally Speaking is still, elusively, “almost there”. It allows the user to dictate into the microphone while the words print to the screen. I use it for letters, long memos, and orders, but I will not be happy until I stop being “J. Burton Hunter the third”, or “Iii”, and my paralegal is “Letetia”, not “Le...

December 18, 2010

A Reminder to People Who Have Been Injured!

...personal injury claims without filing suit, sometimes using pre-litigation mediation. Sadly, most people who come to me have inadequate insurance to protect them. It starts with the liability limits of the person who wrongfully injured them, the “tortfeasor”. If the at fault driver had a commercial vehicle, usually there is $1,000,000.00 of liability coverage or more. BUT, many drivers have the minimum, $20,000 per person. By law, my clients must...

January 22, 2011

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

...ost parenting plans in North Central WV result from agreements achieved at mediation. When parents cannot agree, the Court decides. BUT, what happens when one party is unhappy with a parenting plan? Each year I see a dozen or so “pro se” Petitions to Modify Parenting Plan. “Pro se” is another term for “self represented”. So far, not one of the pro se petitions states a case under existing statutes. That means they should be thrown out immediately,...