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June 1, 2011

Why Should I Retain Burton Hunter For My Personal Injury Claim?

...personal injury cases, and boy do people talk about impending divorce and custody cases. People are much more likely to go to a total stranger for a personal injury than for a divorce. People are quieter about their personal injury claims. They do not want to sound like a whiner and they do not want people knowing about their financial woes. Look at the Yellow Pages, and you will see the obvious. There is just much more money available for attorn...

September 8, 2012

Mediation: Practical Considerations

...50 things agreed to. Having successfully mediated three cases this week, a custody battle, the civil case that I mediated, and a divorce between an older couple, I am emboldened to make some suggestions. I shall post this in my other blog also since I believe other lawyers and mediators can benefit from it as can parties facing mediation. These are things I have learned: 1. Things that promote a mediated settlement: a. Parties who know what the he...

June 7, 2013

Burt’s Response to the Challenges of the Modern World

...a that our coal miners died because our WV Supreme Court of Appeal awarded custody of a five year old boy, “Clifford K.”, to a gay parent. s. Pat Robertson applied similar logic to the tornadoes in Oklahoma and to Hurricane Sandy. What would Jesus say about that? t. As I say above, revolutions by Muslim fundamentalists in the middle east, against primarily secular dictators, are being welcomed by many, but I see little chance that those revolution...

August 13, 2013

Self Representation – A Family Court Tragedy

...lures, than the self-represented “pro se” party in family law, divorce and custody matters. 1. Criminal defendants get Court Appointed Lawyers; 2. Personal Injury victims get “free lawyers” on contingent fees, at least if there are serious injuries and a pool of money to collect from (insurance); 3. There is money in personal injury. Doubt me? Watch daytime t.v. and see who is advertising. 3. Defendants in personal injury suits get free defense la...

October 2, 2013

Amazon Comes to My Client’s Rescue – Don’t Believe Everything You Think, by Thomas Kida

...y the spouse of a client. The client was facing a petition for transfer of custody because of some rather “whacky” views his wife was espousing. Confidentiality prevents my providing any details, but this is posted with express permission of its author. The spouse is not crazy, and is college educated, but that is not a substitute for critical thinking. The person encountered the typical apocalyptic predictions we hear from Glen Beck or the commer...

November 12, 2013

How is Buddha Relevant to the World of A Small Town Lawyer?

...l, I suggest that you use the search feature of my blog. Enter terms like, custody, insurance, self-represent, divorce 101, legal checklist, personal injury, or mediation, or just scroll through the titles. Today, for a few of you, I address some thoughts that have come together for me. They include: 1. The tragic typhoon in The Philippines; 2. The tsunamis in the Indian Ocean in 2004 and Japan in 2011; 3. The risk of a catastrophic asteroid hitti...

May 4, 2010

Mediation Madness

...mediators, for self represented litigants. 2. Participants in divorce and custody mediation don’t seem to understand that a compromise is NOT likely to be that pleasant. To achieve a settlement, they are going to have to agree to something, for the sake of the children, or to avoid future expense and delay, that is not going to seem that neat a day or two later. BUT, people seem to think that their word means nothing. And, if your lawyer reminds...

July 21, 2014

Lawyer Ratings

...dle DUI case. They also had me telling a male client he had no chance for “custody” when that term has been outmoded in WV for ten years. Truth is, we can get parenting time, shared decision making on major matters, and shared access to all the child’s records, for every fit parent. Getting decent reviews means we have to do good work and ask our clients for feedback. This can be a humbling experience. Answers can be surprising. One lady was furio...

July 27, 2014

My Areas of Legal and Geographical Practice

...orces Petitioner; b. Divorces Respondent; c. What is common known as child custody disputes, but what is really: Allocation of parenting time. Decision making; Addiction issues; Abuse issues; Access to records; Adoption; and Domestic violence. d. Equitable distribution of marital assets and debts, including retirement assets and real estate. e. Alimony and Spousal support; f. Modification of Court Orders. g. Relocation disputes, to other counties,...

January 23, 2015

Digging Down – On Organizing and Preparing Your Case

...uring my years as a U.S. Air Force Prosecutor, we worried about “chain” of custody, since exhibits often passed through several hands. 55. My family court clients simply do not have tens of thousands of dollars to pay for meticulous presentation of piece after piece of evidence. Therefore, sometimes I simply have the client attest to the authenticity of the timeline, confirm which items have documentary proof, and “forget” to offer all of that det...