209 Search Results for "insurance" and "claim"

June 21, 2012

More About Organizing Your Case.

...ild in Fla. The drunk driver had no insurance, and neither parent had underinsurance. In WV that claim has two other potential options (although NOTHING can recompense for the loss of a child). A claim can be filed under WV’s Crime Victim’s Act, and the law permits an action against the bar or tavern if it can be proved it served the person to the point of intoxication. 2. The “three legged stool” in organizing our case, as I have transmuted it fr...

November 1, 2010

How an Attorney Can Be a Good Adversary

...account balances. 3. The equivalent to this information in personal injury claims is all medical bills and records, documentation of lost wages and benefits, client diaries, and “lay witness letters” describing the claimant’s behavior before and after the collision. 4. A good adversary, when assigned to do an order by the Court , completes that order in less than a week, copies the other party, allows input when possible, and does not unduly slant...

March 1, 2022

Some Guidance for “Deliberate Intent” or “Industrial Accident” Claims

...Hunter III : Attorney J. Burton Hunter III (hunterlawfirm.net)   What? Sue my employer? (Deliberate Intent) – Attorney J. Burton Hunter III : Attorney J. Burton Hunter III (hunterlawfirm.net)   A Personal Injury Glossary: Negligence, Insurance, and the Rest – Attorney J. Burton Hunter III : Attorney J. Burton Hunter III (hunterlawfirm.net)   A ROADMAP TO BURTON HUNTER’S IDEAS AND “WISDOM” – Attorney J. Burton Hunter III : Attorney J. Burton Hunte...

December 23, 2014

Social Media Annual Review – Marketing for the Small Firm Lawyer

...elow such as AVVO.com, Superpages.com or Yelp.com, all I can say is claim, claim, claim your page, profile, or site!!! So, let’s dive in and find, in no particular order, some of the resources I use. Resources: Here is the link to the PDF file of a rough version of my “book”. It is a compilation of all my blog articles, with a “Table of Contents”: https://hunterlawfirm.net/book.pdf . You can also download it by visiting my professional website: ht...

March 15, 2014

Car Accidents

...ninsured and underinsured motorist coverage, umbrella coverage and stacked insurance policies. Was your injury caused by a defective seat belt? Learn more about product liability in car accidents. Contingency Fee Representation Most lawyers charge 30 percent to 40 percent of your recovery whether your auto accident case needs to be tried in court or not. If I am able to resolve your case through negotiations with the insurance company without goin...

February 21, 2011

The WV Association For Justice – Benefits of Our Relationship

...s Inc. vs. State Farm Insurance two days before a day long mediation of an insurance claim resulting from a total loss fire of a local super market. In the face of the threat to pay all my client’s attorney fees and damages for “aggravation and inconvenience”, we collected every single penny of policy coverage, over $400,000. c. I have been blessed to participate in a number of major impact personal injury settlements. All but one had me associate...

August 23, 2016

Future of the Law 2016

...for a “legal checkup” that provides, at the very least, a review of their insurance coverages, whether they need referral for an estate plan, simple wills, durable power of attorney, medical power of attorney, and review of other potential legal issues such as disputes with neighbors, consumer complaints, or problems related to aging parents. “Legal aid and “legal services” for the poor.” This is another longstanding entity, facing very, very tou...

September 24, 2015

Suggestions for Operating and Marketing A Small Firm Efficiently and on a Budget

...s insights into avoiding financial ruin and filling a critical gap in your insurances. This one I got from my friend and expert Vince King, whose memorandum and research helped me find $ 1.2 millon in UIM coverage. https://hunterlawfirm.net/buy-a-1000000-umbrella/ Regarding gaps in coverages. Do not learn too late that your liability claim from your devastating car wreck is not covered under your underinsured, UIM, coverage! It is stunning to thin...

February 24, 2010

Websites, Blogs, Practice Areas, Lawyers Who Fail to Communicate

...e, industrial accidents, medical malpractice, legal malpractice, insurance claims of all types; also, my family law practice, child custody, contempt, alimony, division of property, called “equitable distribution”, domestic abuse, grandparents’ custody claims, and adoption; and, civil litigation such as will disputes, boundary line disputes, contract disputes, mineral and timber trespass. “Slip and Fall” is a shorthand term for “premises liability...

March 7, 2018

2018: Mediation Tips Revised

...“no serious injuries” during the five years before he filed his disability claim! When I asked him “Why?!”, he answered, “I thought if I told them the truth, they would deny my disability claim.” Having established without doubt that my client would lie for money, we had no choice but to lower our demand. Neither of these cases would have settled if we had rigidly stuck to our preconceived ideas. My point is that until mediation begins it is hard...