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February 14, 2010

Burton Hunter’s Practice Areas; Brief Overview

...fying, as my staff and I help people work through the trauma and recovery. Fees are totally dependent upon my success. I earn a fee only if there is a recovery. And, the more I collect, the larger the fee, and the larger the recovery for the client; pure capitalism. 2. Family Law: too many people believe they cannot afford or do not need a lawyer. I have written a short article for my law firm’s Facebook page, listing 10 circumstances I have actua...

December 13, 2016

I Want to be your Personal Injury Lawyer because…

.... 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 percentage can vary, dependent on the size of the risk. The injury can be physical, emotional, financial, or, often, a combination. An innovative lawyer looks to maximize the net recovery by the client. For example: A $100,000.00 recovery can take two years, with the lawyer taking fees o$33,000 to $40,000, co...

October 26, 2020

Competence: The Path to Acquiring It

...stem (except transactional), while living in a world where he cannot truly feel love or care about anyone but himself? The answer, as President Obama so strikingly noted, is that such a person cannot competently perform any job, especially one of the world’s most challenging. A friend noted that even organized crime needs “truth-tellers” to run its business operation. Who can work with a person who virtually never tells the truth? Not I. How did I...

May 30, 2014

Why Bother With a Legal Check-Up?

...l share that information if you will let him. Therefore, he charges a flat fee of $500, not just to do a will, but to discuss possible needs for powers of attorney, the pros and cons of a living will, medical powers of attorney and whether his client is properly protected with his or her insurance coverage. One simple tip may be worth “a million dollars”! Then there are the nagging miscl. problems, unresolved injury claims, disputes with neighbors...

May 17, 2012

Obama, Romney, Gay Marriage, and Bullies

...The fact that his classmates remember and feel remorse, that he appears to feel no remorse, that he apologizes only “if I have ever hurt anyone”, and that he would have children be adopted by a gay couple, but then not have married parents, offends me a great deal. 5. His position on adoption by gay parents is correct. His failure to take the next logical step is not. And, if he were running for governor of Ma., his “evolution” by now would have h...

December 13, 2016

A Claim Against Your Own Insurance Company?

...risk, he might counsel a different approach, taking an up-front contingent fee of 8% to 10%. If suit must be filed, you get a credit for fees paid. The lawyer can help you pester, document, argue, and negotiate with the field level adjustor, not a high paid lawyer billing hourly, who has no incentive to make the case go away quickly. The news to your client and the adjustor is that if your position eventually prevails, even without a lawsuit, the...

August 9, 2021

Our Recommitment to Excellence 2021

...ecause they need not be filed. In avoiding the cost of depositions, expert fees, and other exorbitant costs, the 20 to 25% contingent fee can bring us a fair return while maximizing the net results for the individual clients. Our network with larger firms, for those substantial and expensive cases, remains strong, so sometimes our client find they have two firms for price of one. A dozen years of blog writing, 1500 pages, and 425 articles, of “gre...

May 3, 2016

It Is Six Months After My Rear End Collison: What Should I Do?

...lved because fault is clear, and the insurance company ready to save legal fees and risk by paying a reasonable settlement. It also means that the client gets to keep over $60,000 of “cold cash”, most of which is not taxable! When you factor in litigation costs, risk, delay, and higher contingent fees, that $80,000 settlement is as good as a verdict of $150,000 two years from now. The client gets to keep just as much, and gets it sooner. Why did I...

September 24, 2015

Suggestions for Operating and Marketing A Small Firm Efficiently and on a Budget

...m you as I feel I did to the Kanawha County Bar Association two years ago. Feel free to write me for a link to my Dropbox shared folder with that PowerPoint presentation. A word of explanation about that blog. Five years ago, I began to put into writing the things I had learned in 37 years of legal practice. I decided to share what they call “green” or rich content with potential clients, colleagues, judges, and even law school and college profess...

August 31, 2010

Social Media for Lawyers, and Real People

...000, and you can bet that brag will be attached to our motion for attorney fees! “For a sole practitioner”, I am very proud of my professional website. I had one creative graphic design artist, at Findlaw, give it its initial look and feel, and have had to fight her successors to keep it intact, but the “Findlaw Team” spent 10 hours or so with me on the phone, and I took 100+ hours to cull my 40 years of family photos, to produce my own video FAQ’...