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March 7, 2018

2021 Revised: Digging Down – On Organizing and Preparing Your Case

...omething understandable to the court or jury. In preparing for a contested trial, hearing, or even a mediation, we need a method to gather facts and a plan to organize and prove them. And, as questions and concerns pop into their heads, we must have a method for recording and cataloguing them. That’s where “Burt’s Top Ten Lists”, below, come in handy. THE INITIAL INTERVIEW When I first meet the client, she/he wants to give me a narrative (the story...

September 28, 2018

A CONUNDRUM FOR FAMILY COURTS: WHAT TOOL FOR WHAT PROBLEMS? #2

...ement, f. mediate pursuant to a court order, or, g. move on to a contested trial. Parties with very limited resources can seek unbundled services in the form of a full consultation, for which I charge $500, ghostwriting, or even a “handholding agreement” where the client will represent themselves but with the ability to call and obtain answers to questions from a continuing legal advisor. Only with the robust ” Legal Leatherman Tool” can the famil...

April 2, 2015

WV Senate Bill 430 – The Law That No One Heard Of

...a coincidence. I had TWO reasons to wander around the WV State Capital! My trial lawyers’ association, The WV Association for Justice, was having its Mid-Winter Conference, and it also needed volunteers to meet with legislators on various “tort reform” bills, so I headed to Charleston a day early and spent half a day in the Capital with the WVAJ’s lobbyist on “our issues”, and I was startled when I was able to meet in the afternoon with Tom O’Neil...

January 12, 2016

Hire the Lawyer Who Hates Insurance Adjustors?

...ncy fee at 1/3 or because they haven’t polished the tools to avoid suit or trial. Many don’t even use pre-litigation mediation. I am not made of money, and I like to save the $10,000-$30,000 in litigation costs when possible, as that money is just coming out of YOUR settlement. When a case is BIG, I know who to associate with, the lawyer who has made a reputation in industrial accident or medical malpractice, or insurance bad faith. That’s who I s...

May 1, 2015

The Chinese Curse: “May You Have a Mild Closed Head Injury” – And What if it Happens to You?

...o recover. Here is what I recently said about that: https://hunterlawfirm.net/what-you-do-not-know-about-insurance-and-social-security-can-hurt-you/ Do I do these cases by myself? Nope: these cases need $30,000 – $100,000 of out-of-pocket investment by the lawyers, and 30 years in the WVAJ (Trial Lawyers) has taught me which WV firms do the best for such clients. I associate with one of them, for no greater fee than if the clients hired only one f...

January 24, 2016

Products and Services

...Our Services Trial Representation Personal injury claims and trials. Mediation as part of the litigation. Family law conflicts of all kinds, divorce, custody, paternity, allocation of parental rights, contempt, child support, adoption, modification. No Items...

January 22, 2016

An Article to Bookmark: Until Your World Comes Crashing Down

...and occasionally 40% (but these are usually the medical negligence or industrial accident cases). We order a police collision report. We order your medical records and bills. If there is any serious question of fault, we visit the scene with you and photograph it. Mr. Hunter is an amateur photographer and has been taking many of his own photos for 40 years. He knows just what he wants to highlight, to show the court or the jury. He writes to the a...

December 1, 2017

Family Court Mediation Streamlined – Some Ideas

...here are drastic costs savings when cases do not have to go to a contested trial, and appeals are reduced. II Mediation Intake Form What is your name? _____________________________. Case Number? _____________. Date? __________________ Do you have an attorney? _____? If so, name? ___________________________________________________________ Please confirm you have read and understand the attached mediation information sheet:________________________ P...

February 4, 2013

Why Do You Bring Your Client to Every Hearing?

...chambers for a “scheduling conference”, or a “status conference” or a “pretrial hearing”. Other lawyers reply, “That makes no sense.” And even a judge recently said, I am not going to make any rulings today, why waste your clients’ time? Here is my answer: 1. When I arrived in Buckhannon from the USAF JAG Corps., Circuit Court Judges still heard divorces. One judge in particular brought us into his office “just to find out the issues”. He had an...

March 8, 2013

What If I Hire a Divorce Lawyer

I was tempted to cover my family law, personal injury, and civil trial practice in one article. That will not work. They are different, and deserve their own space, as does the mediation process. Today, I focus on the process of hiring me and achieving your “fresh start” in life via divorce. For reference, you may want to read “Divorce 101 – Handout, Oct 5. 20111 – http://tinyurl.com/b4h7ggw . Here is how it goes: 1. I WILL discuss your case with...