318 Search Results for unbundling of legal services in practice

February 23, 2015

Publishing my Kindle Books

...ology, collegiality, and ethical behavior. d. My articles on my family law practice, which of necessity will have some repetitive material on mediation because it is at the heart of my family law practice. e. My views on politics, science, philosophy and religion. What? What does a small town lawyer know about that. Let’s just say that the past, the present, and the future are “hobbies” of mine. f. And, I still will have a “big book” of my entire...

February 14, 2010

Burton Hunter’s Practice Areas; Brief Overview

Burt’s Practice Areas:1. Personal Injury: The main emphasis of my practice has always been representing individuals. I like to represent injured persons. They are invariably “normal people” who have read all the garbage put out by the insurance industry. Most are anxious for me to know they aren’t like those “other people” they read about, “The McDonald’s Coffee Lady”, etc. They are surprised to learn the “real story” about the McDonald’s scaldin...

August 25, 2011

How a Lawyer Deals With an Unrepresented Party

...rk for you if any of these assumptions do not apply to you. 2. Early in my practice, I spoke with many experienced attorneys who proudly advised, “I will never deal with an unrepresented party”. My reaction -malpractice. I still feel that way. 3. Since my goal is to resolve cases efficiently, collaboratively when possible, in a timely manner, and with a good result. I see no option but to deal with the unrepresented party. 4. Whenever possible (ab...

August 30, 2013

Why Should My Lawyer Know Technology

...ll in questionnaires and e-mail clients’ pleadings or documents to his paralegal for final editing. 14. Lawyers with online legal research have an edge in timing and accuracy; 15, Lawyers who use outliners can create efficient litigation outlines and task lists. 16. Lawyers who blog can create innumerable “handouts”, forms, and instruction sheets for their clients. 17. Lawyers with a compact digital camera/camcorder, can back up the accident recon...

April 29, 2020

A ROADMAP TO BURTON HUNTER’S IDEAS AND “WISDOM”

...for “Negotiation”: https://tinyurl.com/y7rqco8l Blog Search for “Unbundled Legal Services”: https://tinyurl.com/y8y5cz6b Blog Search for “Ghost-writing or Legal Coaching”: https://tinyurl.com/ya7eu8l3 Blog Search for “Religion, Religiosity, and Philosophy”: https://tinyurl.com/yacmbx6x Blog Search for “Obesity”: https://tinyurl.com/yc3olgvz Blog Search for “Gun Violence and Firearms”: https://tinyurl.com/yappfrl2 Blog Search for “Social Media”: ht...

December 8, 2013

Family Law Practice Tip – Equitable Distribution and Alimony Spreadsheets

...that I sent out. Dear Colleague: If you are not a family law lawyer or paralegal, please feel free to delete promptly or forward this to a colleague who is.). Lyne Ranson; Please also consider forwarding to our State Bar Family Law Committee and the attendees at our May seminar. This is a better product than the one I distributed that day. Friday, a young lawyer asked if I have software for evaluating equitable distribution, as he is considering t...

September 30, 2022

Finding What Burton Hunter Has to Offer

...J. Burton Hunter III & Associates, PLLC. | Facebook This is my “Mediation Services” Facebook Page. As things have evolved, I represent hundreds of people in family and civil mediation but don’t mediate that often; when I do, I am effective: (1) Mediation Services | Facebook This is my YouTube professional (J. Burton Hunter III, and Assocs., PLLC) channel. It has over 60 informational videos from 1-20 minutes long. (11) J. Burton Hunter III & Asso...

May 14, 2018

Collaborative Divorce: I Remain Unconvinced

...ow bring in a mediator as a buffer? Why not just mediate? Mediation has a high success rate when done well. I do not have time or space to reiterate my solutions, but I suggest you search my blog for “mediation”, “unbundled legal services”, “guardian ad litem”, “divorce”, “parenting plan” or “property settlement agreement” or “irreconcilable differences”. I will keep an open mind and learn more, but to say I am skeptical is an understatement....

April 21, 2020

My Three Beefs with our System, my Colleagues, and The WV Legal Aid Society

...youtu.be/jOmvDZ302C0 That the family law court system of resolving parenting and divorce issues is, by definition, “adversarial”; That family law attracts too many adversarial, “win at any cost”, personality types into the practice; and, The Legal Aid Society, contrary to WV Supreme Court expectations will not negotiate a parenting plan that requires the alternate dispute resolution tool called “mediation. What if there were a better way?...

December 24, 2012

Many Ways to Meet Your Lawyer – Personal Injury – Divorce – Civil Suits

...the most experienced lawyer in the area, and a buffer of say $500 of free services if the services exceed the retainer, AND a discount of perhaps 25% per hour if the fee exceeds that. Think of it as a form of insurance. 16. Thus, I share in “the pain” of a case that becomes more difficult than anticipated. It is the virtual opposite of overtime, but it is a method I have developed to let “the little guy” have representation. MY ADVICE? Call me. I...