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December 28, 2021

Civil Litigation 101

...l matters, mediation is an invaluable “alternate dispute resolution” tool. Mediation is usually quicker and cheaper than a trial. For more information on this topic, you may search for “mediation” at www.hunterlawfirm.net/blog . Most of my personal injury matters don’t require me to file a suit, as I work with an insurance adjustor, but most family court matters start with a petition. I wish more people would come to be before it comes to that. Wh...

January 1, 2013

2013 New Year Resolutions

...far I am missing the point of that they are trying to present relative to mediation in the context of domestic violence and abuse. Very similar to the lack of focus of my guardian ad litem CLE training. I think we need much more consistency among “domestic violence”, “family law”, “juvenile abuse and neglect”, and “civil mediation”. They are four separate worlds. I sometimes feel I am the only guy with a hand or foot in each of these disparate wo...

March 26, 2018

My “Law Coach” or My Lawyer?

...s, agreements, parenting plans, and even pleadings. He/she must meet ethical standards, but for parties who have differences, but not severe dysfunction, this low-cost option at least allows you a full veto, while a contested hearing does not. There is no agreement unless BOTH parties to mediation sign and the courts approves there agreement. The concept of self-represented mediation is the same as “unbundling of legal services”. It is a way to ge...

January 24, 2018

A Personal Injury Glossary: Negligence, Insurance, and the Rest

...olution”. A search of my blog gets 92 “hits”: https://hunterlawfirm.net/?s=mediation . Mediation is supposed to be “non-adversarial”, but it can still be pretty intense. As a result, most people prefer experienced, innovative, and creative mediators, and most such mediators prefer to keep the disputants in separate rooms. Mediators are usually lawyers or retired judges but can be from other professions such as accounting or psychology or the minis...

February 14, 2016

The Maze of WV Child Custody Issues – Just Dropping Crumbs Won’t Get You Out

...ate dispute resolution mechanism”, i.e., mediation. One judge told me that mediation is “only an option; not a requirement”, even when the final court order says “shall”. And some well-intentioned lawyers told me that requiring mediation “..deprives a party of access to the courts.” ! Which, of course, it does not. Finally; a friend and colleague recently left the practice of family law, although she still does family law mediation. She said, “I h...

March 24, 2010

The Nuts and Bolts of Family Court

...have been filed, and to generate a scheduling order that usually includes mediation. 16. “Temporary Hearings” have been taking 6 to 8 weeks in the jurisdictions where I practice. This is the time when temporary custody is determined, child-support calculated, temporary alimony determined, possession of the house and cars awarded, and perhaps a restraining order. 17. People have found another “portal” into family court. This is the filing of a dom...

March 15, 2014

Practice Areas

...act, I will take legal action against them. Learn more about insurance law Mediation I am a trained mediator, and I use mediation as a tool to help my clients resolve their differences more quickly and cost effectively outside of the courtroom. Learn more about mediation Please do not hesitate to contact my office in Buckhannon, West Virginia, to discuss your legal problem. Call toll free 304-472-7477 to arrange a free initial consultation with an...

February 27, 2017

A Summing Up of Eight Years’ of Blogging

...that my blog has a search engine. Search terms such as “nuts and bolts”, “mediation”, “family court” “insurance”, “deliberate intent” or “obesity” will bring up myriad articles and my views and knowledge on the subject. Cost has been the deterrent for my becoming the owner of a 1300 page “coffee table” door stop! About 5 years in, three years ago, my assessment was that WV is 5 years behind the rest of the nation, and I realized that rather than...

August 25, 2011

How a Lawyer Deals With an Unrepresented Party

...l not apply. b. The same standards that will screen certain parties out of mediation will sometimes make this approach impossible. Serious drug or alcohol abusers are incapable of keeping their word, and certain attitudes, sometimes your client’s, are nearly impossible to overcome. c. Several times a year, I receive some complaints from clients for being billed for calls to me from their spouse or “in-law”; so, I have added to my “Thank You for Hi...

August 31, 2010

Social Media for Lawyers, and Real People

...mediation seminar a lawyer/mediator said, “The only reason lawyers come to mediation is to run up their client’s fees.” Well, that’s not why I attend all my clients’ mediations, and I told her so. Tom Patrick declared it a perfect time for a break! But, she made it onto my blog. I have not large readership to date, but more people keep telling me of things they read and agreed with. I guess the detractors and critics have yet to find me, or are to...