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December 30, 2014

Low Tech Fundamentals of Running a Law Office

...rganize the Facts in Your Case”; How to avoid problems in your family law, personal injury, and civil dispute case relative to “social media”; “The Law of Equitable Distribution in WV”; The factors considered by the court in determining alimony; What NOT to do during the process of your divorce; What to do and not to do in the process of your personal injury claim or civil suit. Specific warnings regarding Social Media; and, Many, many others. My...

January 22, 2016

An Article to Bookmark: Until Your World Comes Crashing Down

...ng to the next thing, and I try to get back to you within an hour. Serious personal injury matters cause an alarm to ring. There is usually a component of urgency, and my paralegal of 15 years will usually come on the phone to get more details. When you and I talk for the first time, I have lots of narrowly focused questions. In 5-15 minutes, I know if I am interested, and I hope I can help, so I begin to answer your questions. You do not have to...

March 22, 2022

When you Choose a Lawyer, Choose Well.

...N Hunter has, over the last 20 years, presented more than a dozen times on personal injury, litigation, family law, law office management, and law office technology to the WVTLA/WVAJ, the WVU College of Law CLE Series, and the Lewis/Upshur and Kanawha County Bar Associations. INTERNSHIPS West Virginia Wesleyan College had an ambitious program to encourage and give credit to high school and WVWC students for “internships,” and for a time BUHS sough...

August 13, 2013

Self Representation – A Family Court Tragedy

...ries and a pool of money to collect from (insurance); 3. There is money in personal injury. Doubt me? Watch daytime t.v. and see who is advertising. 3. Defendants in personal injury suits get free defense lawyers, paid for by their insurance companies. 4. Doctors in med mal cases and lawyers in legal malpractice get free lawyers, albeit after some hefty deductibles; 5. Juvenile defendants get a Court Appointed lawyer. 6. Their parents get lawyers...

December 18, 2010

A Reminder to People Who Have Been Injured!

...oing through the system, family law clients have fewer misconceptions than personal injury clients. A person who has been injured, in a truck, auto, pedestrian/vehicle, or motorcycle collision, has, literally, been hit by something out of the blue. They haven’t watched the problem building over years and usually have not researched what they should do. In severe cases, I may be dealing with a family member and visiting the new client in the hospit...

March 15, 2014

Practice Areas

...ttorney for family law cases that go to trial. Learn more about family law Personal Injury I am proud to stand up on behalf of injured people and help them get the financial compensation they deserve after an accident caused by negligence. My clients appreciate the personal attention I provide and the results I achieve for them. I represent people injured in car accidents, motorcycle accidents and other vehicle accidents, industrial accidents, min...

March 29, 2010

West Virginia Auto Insurance Coverages

...e less coverage you get. I shall try to be concise. 1. Liability coverage: personal injury and property damage. This is the coverage you carry for injuries, to person and property, that you may accidentally cause. Selfishly, you want to carry enough coverage that the injured person will take it rather than force you into bankruptcy, or attach a lien to your house, or your paycheck! More generously, if you negligently injure another person and perh...

September 17, 2010

Various Insurance Coverages – Limiting the Loss

...permanent injuries, but the “tortfeasor” has just $20,000 per person total personal injury liability coverage! My client has no “medical payments” coverage, no medical insurance of his own, and no “personal umbrella” to supplement his various basic coverages. What does this mean? Read on. Auto Coverage: 1. Personal injury liability: minimum limits in WV $20,000 per person, $40,000 per occurrence. 2-4 days in the hospital will exhaust this, so I su...

December 23, 2008

My First Post December 23, 2008

...ions, and suggestions from all sources. Hunter has represented hundreds of personal injury victims, handled around 3000 family law cases, and handled hundreds of insurance claims, civil suits, and a wide variety of other matters. Now he prefers to focus 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 thr...

September 16, 2010

I Have Been Hurt by a Negligent Driver, What Can I Claim?

...fund of insurance or others resources to satisfy your claim. West Virginia personal injury law permits you to claim reimbursement for reasonable medical expenses proximately caused by the negligent act, lost wages, physical pain, suffering, and discomfort; emotional loss (psychic pain); loss of enjoyment of life; aggravation and inconvenience; permanent impairment; and disfigurement. Such damages are typically several times, two to ten, of your me...