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March 15, 2014

Preparing to Meet with Your Personal Injury Attorney

If you have been injured in an accident (car or other type of accident), or have suffered an injury due to the nonaction, negligence or actions of another, it is important to see an attorney to discuss your possible claim. Before you see your attorney, gather documents and other information you may have regarding the incident that caused your injury. Bring this information with you to give your attorney. You may have different types of informatio...

March 15, 2014

Personal Injury Glossary

Assault and Battery — Assault and battery are often heard together; however, they are separate legal claims. An assault is putting a person in immediate fear (or apprehension) of physical injury or offensive contact. Battery is actually using force to harm another individual. Birth Injuries — Birth injuries are injuries to a baby, which occur during delivery and are caused by medical negligence. The type of injuries and degree of negligence may d...

December 13, 2016

I Want to be your Personal Injury Lawyer because…

Questions and Answers for the Person Injured by the Fault of Another. These are good cases. They have a beginning, a process, and often a predictable end. The potential client really needs me. He/she/they are often afraid, confused, and uncertain where to turn. The client does not need to pay a large retainer. The fee is “contingent” on the lawyer’s getting results. The size of the fee is directly proportional to the size of the recovery. The fee...

January 14, 2020

Personal Injury Essentials: Two to Bookmark

...It only took a moment. There was a car stopped at the intersection. The next moment, it was in front of you, and your life was changed forever. Unlikely? Not so much, so perhaps you should take note of these two posts from my blog:   https://hunterlawfirm.net/an-article-to-bookmark-until-your-world-comes-crashing-down/ https://hunterlawfirm.net/30-simple-facts-personal-injury-claim/    ...

January 26, 2017

Then and Now for a Personal Injury Attorney – Slip and Fall

I have often blogged of the history of technology from the perspective of a lawyer who has practiced his craft from 1972 to 2017. Compared to that, these two examples are unremarkable. You won’t be surprised, but we should all be amazed. Yesterday the subject of voicemail came up. My client said she had transcripts of all her voicemail. I knew this was possible, but we were surprised when she showed us the messages, verbatim, left by my staff for...

July 18, 2013

Personal Injury Urban Myths – The Phonebooth – The Other Side of the Story.

Have you heard the one about the pedestrian, who was severely injured in a phone booth by a drunk driver, who sued the Phone Company, Yuck, yuck?! This was a story blindly reprinted by the news media during the Regan Presidency. That’s when a lot of these “tort reform” ideas began to gain traction. Turns out that the drunk driver had little or no liability insurance. The permanently injured plaintiff was using the phone when he saw the car coming...

October 7, 2011

Breaking Up With Your Personal Injury, Divorce, or Civil Lawsuit Lawyer

I am NOT writing to encourage anyone to fire their lawyer and hire me. But, it happens to all lawyers. They fire clients and clients fire them. And there are those, “You can’t fire me, I quit!” situations. I have been let go by a client, we all have. I can say with good conscience, except for the client who simply runs out of money and asks that I no longer represent them, I “fire” the client, or get fired, only when the client has such serious b...

August 17, 2014

A Personal View of How to Find the Best Lawyer

...ow a different process, in finding the right lawyer to handle the client’s personal injury claim? I believe so, and am fortunate to have had a busy personal injury part of my practice for decades. The cost per person is too expensive for t.v., which may be why you see so few t.v. lawyers from Philippi, Grafton, Parsons, Buckhannon, Weston, and even Elkins. What should a citizen from a rural county do if he has,a devastating fire, a serious auto co...

March 15, 2014

FAQ

...adoption, and even a change of name. I am experienced in all these things. Personal Injury Elements of Personal Injury Damages… What Are They? A personal injury can be a broken leg, torn muscles in a neck, or a serious brain injury. Ascertaining the value of a claim can be a complex undertaking. First, since WV is a “comparative fault” state, we must determine if the potential client’s fault is less than the other party. If not, the other party is...