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February 21, 2011

The WV Association For Justice – Benefits of Our Relationship

...case of Hayseeds 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...

September 16, 2010

I Have Been Hurt by a Negligent Driver, What Can I Claim?

...0, depending on the complexity. A valuable tool, after AND before suit, is mediation with a capable civil mediator. No competent personal injury lawyer will send you alone to mediation. They know that would be crazy. Sadly, in much of our state, family law lawyers often are not so perceptive. A good lawyer can negotiate twice the settlement that you can, covering her/his fee and expenses and still netting you more, and quicker. Don’t hesitate to w...

August 20, 2012

Domestic Violence and Family Court

...have many good articles on personal injury, insurance, trial preparation, mediation, and trials. God may reward me for writing the stuff below by sending me a good personal injury matter. In the meantime, someone has to pay the electric bill, and I am just as good in family law, which often involves violence and the threat of violence. In small town America, there is much less money in family law, and cases involving domestic violence often lead...

November 5, 2010

One Week, Out of My 1900 On Earth So Far

(As I read more than a year later, I look back on a week where we had 8 mediations in six working days. Six were successful. That leaves two that may go to trial. Think of the burden on our court system if we were not settling three out of four. 02-28-2012, J.B.H.) It was just another week.(He says slyly.) Next week, I will able to recall it with a glance at my calender; then it will quickly recede in memory. So, what does a small town trial lawy...

February 1, 2015

Symantics, Metaphor, Religion, and Clarity of Thought

...the search engine, and you will see for yourself. For example, search for “mediation” and you will get 69 “hits”! Perhaps 50 0f them are substantive articles on my views on mediation, in family cases, personal injury, and civil litigation. Thy also say brevity is a virtue. My last article was long and substantive, as is the one I am working on (how trial lawyers can communicate with conservatives), so here is one a bit shorter. Editor’s note: Easi...

August 13, 2013

Self Representation – A Family Court Tragedy

...I am busy this month. You don’t need a lawyer to file your answer or go to mediation with you.” What??!! 21. I hope the young woman misunderstood, because that advice, if given in that context, constitutes malpractice. 22. Why? Let me give some reasons: a. The Mother is single, young, and undereducated; b. She is scared; c. She knows nothing about the “caretaking functions” standard that virtually assures her primary residential care and $400/mo....

February 24, 2010

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

...the police for their report. His case should already be to “pre-litigation mediation” but no one has told the poor fellow what mediation is. If you are injured and don’t hear from your lawyer at least every week or two, call me. We won’t treat you like that. You will know what is going on at each stage of the case, and we will “move heaven and earth” to help you resolve your case without a suit. Fees are lower without the suit, and money changes h...

May 17, 2022

A “SUMMING” LETTER TO A YOUNGER COLLEAGUE

...y searchable”, so you can enter “technology”, “law office management”, or “mediation” and get many “hits”; also terms specific to a practice area, “child custody”, “alimony”, “car wreck”, “personal injury” or “medical malpractice”.   Getting a client to collect and organize information is a challenge, especially when emotions are high. “Digging down” is a manual or paper adaptation of the CaseMap case management system, now (in my opinion) overpri...

April 21, 2022

Our Helpful Resources: Writings and Videos

...entoring; aka “Unbundled Legal Services” under a “limited-scope contract.” Mediation Services, also based on an hourly rate, usually $250/hr. Recently I wrote two pieces of memoir, one relating my efforts to educate myself, the public, and my colleagues on a variety of topics. When you Choose a Lawyer, Choose Well. – Attorney J. Burton Hunter III : Attorney J. Burton Hunter III (hunterlawfirm.net) A good friend describes himself and me as “autodid...

December 31, 2021

Ten of My Best: Happy New Year 2022

...Burton Hunter III (hunterlawfirm.net) My blog has 130 “hits” for the term mediation, enjoy: You searched for mediation – Attorney J. Burton Hunter III : Attorney J. Burton Hunter III (hunterlawfirm.net) Several good reasons why you don’t want a trial and don’t ever want to have to return to court! Civil Litigation 101 – Attorney J. Burton Hunter III : Attorney J. Burton Hunter III (hunterlawfirm.net) Parents’ behavior: Divorce Does Not Ruin Child...