147 Search Results for "personal injury"

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...

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...

June 3, 2012

Buy a $1,000,000 Umbrella!

...licy, coverage of at least $1,000,000, it adds that limit to: a. Your auto personal injury and property liability coverage; b. Your homeowners; c. Your auto’s underinsured and uninsured coverages. 3. When you pay for your umbrella, your carrier makes you upgrade the coverage you already have, so now your liability coverage is higher, and your underinsured and uninsured coverages are probably at least $200,000 per person and $600,000 per incident....

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...

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...

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 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...

March 15, 2014

Car Accidents

...representing victims of car accidents, truck accidents and other types of personal injury accidents. In West Virginia, you can recover compensation for injuries suffered in accidents as long as you were 49 percent or less at fault. Compensation for Car Accident Victims As your lawyer, I will negotiate a settlement with the insurance company or vigorously litigate your injury claim to ensure that you receive full compensation for all of the damage...

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...

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...