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September 3, 2016

Self-Represented Mediation

...r association or group. One idea that is gaining ground is “unbundling” of legal services. Here is an example. What is wrong for a party or parties, if he/she/they are not going to hire a lawyer, to go to a trained mediator? If; They are essentially in agreement? Or, There are clear, even strong, differences, but there is civility? I say, “Nothing.”, but I have a counter to the implications of that question. Often, one or both may not be candid ab...

September 21, 2012

Hanging Out Your Shingle – Not for the Faint of Heart

...erienced and has a method of transitioning from a related job to full time legal practice. The pure “hanging out a shingle” successfully, right out of law school, is a rare and challenging feat. My tips for establishing a practice almost certainly cannot be followed in their entirety. In order to do that, the young lawyer would probably have to give up thought of making any profit the first year and invest $50,000 and 60 hours a week (or more), si...

July 27, 2014

My Areas of Legal and Geographical Practice

...t-effective since civil litigation can be expensive. 4. One of my favorite services is “A Legal Check List”. Just search for that term in my blog. $500, and I review your wills, powers of attorney, your insurance coverages, and other things you don’t even realize you must periodically review. I share access to my writings and resources, and we form a relationship where I can help if problems develop. I love “preventive law” and don’t get to do eno...

December 5, 2014

“Legal Disability” – What Do a Soldier, a 17 Year Old, an Inmate, and a Hospitalized Mental Patient Have in Common

...oners. The “trick” is that “competent” is a term of art when it refers to “legal competence”, or “being under a legal disability”. And there are different kinds of “legal competence”. For example, there is a “presumption” that a 14 year old is “competent” to testify in court under oath and a presumption that a child under 7 is not. Yet both are under legal disabilities be virtue of being “an infant”, that’s is less than 18 years old.. What I refer...

March 24, 2017

A CONCISE SUMMARY OF THE FUTURE OF THE LAW

...s been leading a study on the means of expanding and reducing the costs of legal services. They are supporting “disruption innovation”, new ways of thinking and approaching problems. I concur. I have been trying to repackage some services, unbundling and ghostwriting for people who just cannot find $3000-$10,000 to hire a family law lawyer. https://hunterlawfirm.net/when-you-cant-or-wont-hire-a-lawyer-a-possible-option/ I have written a proposal t...

December 1, 2017

Family Court Mediation Streamlined – Some Ideas

...yet recommend “limited law licenses”, but I strongly believe the range of services paralegals can supply under the supervision of a lawyer needs to be expanded. 13. Family Court Judges should observe mediations in jurisdictions outside of their own. Until a person has participated in mediation, he or she just cannot understand the dynamic and the potential of such a non-confrontational tool. 14. In jurisdictions where mediation is the norm, cases...

April 22, 2015

A Proposal on Behalf of New and Small Firm WV Lawyers – A Turnkey Office Technology System

...nearly 40 years’ worth of paper files and data, the cost of establishing a practice management suite is cost prohibitive. But, it should be possible for someone just starting out, or with less than a year of practice, to purchase the software train, and begin entering the new data, as part of an integrated system. A “turnkey system” would need to offer two or three days of training. An attorney needs to know how to operate the spreadsheet, a basic...

March 8, 2013

What If I Hire a Divorce Lawyer

...f $1050 to be non-refundable. 8. In other words: a. If I do $1850 worth of services and costs, you get a $1000 refund; b. If I do $2850 worth of services and costs, you are charged $2850; no refund due; c. If I do $3350 worth of services and costs, the $2850 retainer covers it; d. If I do $5000 worth of services and costs, at my usual rate of $200/hr. (but probably soon to increase a bit), you pay the $2850 plus, less $500 for the first discount,...

December 17, 2018

Resources: For My Clients, Potential Clients, Self-Represented, and Colleagues.

...nnovations in the resolution of family law and civil cases: “Unbundling of Legal Services: A Family Lawyer’s Guide”, by Forrest S. Mosten and Elizabeth Potter Scully; “Collaborative Divorce [Handbook: Helping Families Without Going to Court”, also by Forrest Mosten, Esq.; and “Structured Negotiation: A Winning Alternative to Lawsuits”, by Lainey Feingold. An older book, focused on financial matters, and a bit cynical is “The Ten Biggest Mistakes W...

January 24, 2016

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