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March 1, 2018

Gun Violence in America: A Small Town Lawyer’s Thoughts

...e.” I struggle with that question, and I have accepted what former Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. called “can’t helps”. These are core values of empathy, honesty, non-violence, compassion, equity, and fairness that my upbringing tells me are good for most people, in the sense that they can flourish and survive better if these values become the norm. I may be wrong but “can’t help” feeling I am on to something. Prison Reform. The...

May 14, 2010

Mediation: Tips for Parties and Lawyers

...participate in training of law school and college students for magistrate court mediation training. Very rewarding to see so many fine young people interested in helping people resolve their conflicts. J.B.H. 2-9-2012.) I have been pleased to watch Tom Patrick’s evolution. I have been to many of his marvelous mediations, and tried to be helpful and innovative. Tom is a master, and I now agree with most of his views. If you have to give your clien...

March 15, 2014

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...ance to meet you. My law office is conveniently located one block from the courthouse in Buckhannon, West Virginia, on One West Main Street. I am available for evening and weekend appointments. If you are unable to come to my office for health reasons, I am willing to come to you. For a prompt response and phone call, and to schedule an appointment, please submit your name, phone, and question below, or call us at 304-472-7477. New Client Files If...

October 26, 2014

America’s Love Hate Relationship With The Poor.

...unrepresented. Even a dual income working couple may have to play “Family Court Russian Roulette” by representing themselves. The WV State Bar is trying to help them with a new web service to encourage WV lawyers to provide “pro bono”, free, services, but I see no way our profession can fill this gap. We have plenty of low income citizens in WV. Facebook members have lots of opinions about the poor. Here are two typical FB posts about the poor: 1...

June 12, 2010

But Grandma Loved Me Best!

...g grandchildren, children, cousins, care providers and friends. How do the courts sort it out? One simple rule helps a lot. When a person is elderly and frail, and susceptible to the influence of others, certain rules apply. If she/she has a “fiduciary” and that fiduciary somehow benefits by a gift or will from the elderly person, there is a “presumption of fraud”. What does that mean? A fiduciary may hold a power of attorney or simply be handling...

November 1, 2014

Free E-575 page e-Book – Absolutely Everything I’ve Written in Four Years!

...chnology, the basics of WV Insurance coverages, the fundamentals of family court, the myths of personal injury law, or how to organize the facts in your case, I believe my writings can be very helpful. As for my personal views, they are very strongly held, but they are backed by a great deal of reading and thought. Argument is my way of life, so I will be happy to discuss any of them. I try not just to criticize or whine. I want my writings to be:...

March 7, 2018

2018: Mediation Tips Revised

...o get the clients to a position where they could settle. Finally, a family court judge who had been a magistrate most of her career admitted to me, “I have never attended mediation.” Another judge bragged, “In my 20 year career, I never went to mediation with my client.” I respected the first judge, for hercandor and for the fact she simply had never had the opportunity. The second judge, not so much. She had just proudly admitted to sending her c...

February 21, 2011

The WV Association For Justice – Benefits of Our Relationship

...ation. Now that’s an example of networking. b. I learned of the WV Supreme Court of Appeals case of Hayseeds Inc. vs. State Farm Insurance two days before a day long mediation of an insurance claim resulting from a total loss fire of a local super market. In the face of the threat to pay all my client’s attorney fees and damages for “aggravation and inconvenience”, we collected every single penny of policy coverage, over $400,000. c. I have been b...

June 26, 2010

Divorce Does Not Ruin Children, But Parents’ Behavior Does

...J.B.H. 2-9-2012) I was referred to a book several years ago by our Family Court Judge. It is “The Unexpected Legacy of Divorce, A Twenty Five Year Landmark Study”, 2001, by Judith Wallerstein, Julia Lewis, and Sandra Blakeslee. Its point, supposedly supported by 25 years of study and statistics, and exemplified by seemingly endless anecdotal case studies, is very simple, but important, and, from my experience, true. These three groups of people a...

August 14, 2012

Practical Tips For Lawyers 8-14-2012

...ger have to serve the respondent in person when filing a lawsuit in family court, divorce, custody, or contempt, but I prefer doing so for reasons I touch on above. Too many chances the recipient will claim not to have received the documents. And, most of the time I want them to feel the impact of the suit. It is important, and they should feel that it is important. 2. Over the years we have had hundreds of conversations with process servers who h...