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January 12, 2016

Hire the Lawyer Who Hates Insurance Adjustors?

...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 share my cases with, the “big boys” who have earned their reputations with their peers. I write about such matters. He are some of my writings on personal injury and insurance. jbh My personal injury posts are generally designed to dispel misconceptions and educate the potential client https://hunterlawfi...

May 1, 2015

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

...chi, and so many others. But, what about a person who was in just one auto accident, perhaps a rear-ender without an apparent strong impact with a solid object? The truth is that a closed head injury can occur with not strong impact direct , as a head is whipped back and forth; thus “whiplash”. At first there are headaches, nausea, confusion, short term memory lost, sleeplessness, nightmares, and anxiety. “But he’ll be OK, right?” Not necessarily,...

April 28, 2012

How To Testify at Trial

...tears, but tears in spite of efforts to hold them back, will not hurt you. Accidental humor ok. (Lawyer Hunter must temper his sometimes misplaced sense of humor.)                                                   vii.      Answer the question asked, NOT the one you wish she had asked. The judge will sustain an objection, “Not responsive Your Honor!” No one is more imperious than (This particular lawyer.) or indignant. She can make an innocent mis...

December 18, 2010

A Reminder to People Who Have Been Injured!

...oks I have read on the handling of race cars and racing. I use an engineer/accident reconstructionist (one of the best in the business) and the best known insurance expert in the State of WV, in complex cases. If litigation expenses are likely to exceed $50,000, I have several firms I can turn to to associate with and share the cost/risk. These skills take decades to develop, and I am proud of them, and proud of my staff. NEVER, NEVER, NEVER hesit...

December 7, 2012

Thoughts on the Effective Use of E-mail and Its Ilk.

...mercial pilot was told he was “slow” and remembers it to this day. Someone accidentally told me I was smart, and I was dumb enough to believe it. RISKS AND BENEFITS? 1. I sent a flip remark to co-counsel about opposing counsel’s mistake, only to learn opposing counsel was in the “reply to” blank. Even a profuse apology did not restore us to a good relationship. 2. I sent a vacation photo of my wife and me with friends in front of the Greenbrier to...

February 23, 2015

Publishing my Kindle Books

...icles on personal injury law and practice, insurance bad faith, industrial accidents, and medical malpractice and civil law, and civil mediation. I just need a “catchy title. b. My articles on civil and family mediation, also called “alternate dispute resolution. c. My articles on office management, technology, collegiality, and ethical behavior. d. My articles on my family law practice, which of necessity will have some repetitive material on med...

January 23, 2015

Digging Down – On Organizing and Preparing Your Case

...collision, an investigating officer, emergency personnel, photographs, the accident report, cell phone records, medical bills, medical records, journals, lay witnesses who know my client well, expert witnesses, and myriad other “objects”. 20. In a land dispute, there are deeds, wills, deeds of trust, angry neighbors (or siblings!), aerial photographs (now usually Google Maps),………you get the point. “Burt’s Top Ten Lists” “21. Top Ten Lists” are not...

July 8, 2014

The Formative Effect on a Country Boy of the 4-H Clubs in Ohio County, WV in the ‘50’s and ‘60’s

...heard about that from my mother many times over the years, as I did when I accidentally tied her best friend’s daughter (name withheld for the sake of propriety) by the ankles to a door knob and couldn’t get her loose. Oh, my! Mother was mortified, and furious. When we attended Ohio County camp, we had, in a week, a microcosm of an entire year. We learned many things including firearms safety and marksmanship, archery, nature, Native American hist...

October 4, 2013

If I Could Know Only Ten Critical Things About My Serious Injury Claim, What Would They Be?

...es not settle. 8. Different injuries may require different attorneys. Auto accidents, truck collisions, industrial disasters, product liability, falls on commercial property, insurance bad faith, and medical or legal malpractice have different ground rules. It is best to find someone who knows the difference and can bring in other attorneys or experts if needed. 9. The lawyer with the catchiest, or funniest, television ad may NOT be the lawyer mos...

September 16, 2013

The Lack of Privacy in the Modern Age

...uce: a. We have been unable to locate a defendant driver in a serious auto accident case; b. The lawyer for the man’s employer, knowing his address full well, decided to give us some grief by filing a motion to dismiss. c. The “rule” is that personal service of the complaint must be accomplished within 120 days, and we were 60 days into the 120 days. d. Letetia had searched for the fellow’s full name, but just could not find him. e. Finally, she f...