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August 14, 2012

Practical Tips For Lawyers 8-14-2012

...no longer have to serve the respondent in person when filing a lawsuit in family court, divorce, custody, or contempt, but I prefer doing so for reasons I touch on above. Too many chances the recipient will claim not to have received the documents. And, most of the time I want them to feel the impact of the suit. It is important, and they should feel that it is important. 2. Over the years we have had hundreds of conversations with process server...

December 23, 2014

Social Media Annual Review – Marketing for the Small Firm Lawyer

...testified, under oath, that she was satisfied with the compromise, and the Family Court approved it as fair, but for some reason she was not happy, and she took it out on me and our mediator. Successful mediations save clients thousands of dollars, but they are COMPROMISES. That review hurt my “Merchants’ Circle” score, below: Even though Yelp is tailored to businesses such as restaurants, I think it makes sense to claim your site and create a pro...

January 26, 2017

Then and Now for a Personal Injury Attorney – Slip and Fall

...w send us both the audio-file and a transcript. This may be more useful in family court than civil court, but it is a good thing to remember. Today we met with another client who was seriously injured by slipping and falling at the entrance to a large discount retail store in the area. She had gone back and taken a few photos. I turn down most “slip and fall” cases. Juries, and therefore insurance adjusters, like to hold people accountable for the...

March 24, 2021

Ideas to Improve the “One Size Fits All WV Child Custody Bill”, HB 2364

...h reason. 11. Please don’t remove discretionary powers of our very capable family court judiciary to sniff out the facts and apply them to each case. 12. Fund the appointment of guardians ad litem (lawyers for the children). 13. Don’t require a fee waiver for parents who clearly can’t afford their lawyer and to pay for a guardian ad litem. 14. And, I pray, streamline and improve the mediation process. I’ve attached my suggestions in that regard. S...

June 17, 2022

The New 50%-50% WV Child Custody Law

...the paternalistic, right-wing, political wave that has hit WV. It is all about “control and abuse”. Here is a comprehensive webpage for the layperson, prepared by former WV Legal Aid Lawyer David McMahon. We have worked together on several projects, including the “Family Court Restraining Order Statute.”51-2A-2a. I am going to create a chart of his “29 factors to rebut 50%/50% custody” for each of my child custody clients to complete and consider....

October 26, 2014

America’s Love Hate Relationship With The Poor.

...largely unrepresented. Even a dual income working couple may have to play “Family Court Russian Roulette” by representing themselves. The WV State Bar is trying to help them with a new web service to encourage WV lawyers to provide “pro bono”, free, services, but I see no way our profession can fill this gap. We have plenty of low income citizens in WV. Facebook members have lots of opinions about the poor. Here are two typical FB posts about the...

July 21, 2020

The Legal Framework of Domestic Violence in West Virginia

...In just a few minutes, Mr. Hunter clears up the confusion between the crimes of domestic battery and assault and the “WV Domestic Violence Statute” and its restraining orders, and a related ‘non-domestic violence form of ‘WV Family Court Restraining Order.” These statutes are essential tools in reducing and preventing #domesticviolence in the State of West Virginia.   https://youtu.be/ASlXR8xw8bU  ...

March 26, 2020

How to Serve Clients During the Coronavirus Crisis

...o/AF1QipPnmYIDLMmserDcmKzP5ERBDXleUb6xtu8Rvb6W Seriously, my staff and I can communicate with Skype, so I can participate in hearings or a client meeting remotely. My first try at a Family Court hearing was a flop, but my staff and I could and see and hear one another clearly. Part of “the future of the law”. jbh      ...

April 15, 2021

Unbundling, Limited Scope Contracts, Legal Coaching, Ghost Writing, and Mentoring

...ving will? Or, a meeting to discuss and create a game-plan for a contested Family Court matter, or disputes with neighters, rights of way or boundary line disputes, or a totally free consultion about an accidential injury? Unbundled services can be helping you to fill out forms, ghost-writing a pleading, providing to you a complete set of the statutes, forms, cases, and rules that govern your case, or being a phone call away if you want to handle...

June 26, 2010

Divorce Does Not Ruin Children, But Parents’ Behavior Does

...cause. J.B.H. 2-9-2012) I was referred to a book several years ago by our Family Court Judge. It is “The Unexpected Legacy of Divorce, A Twenty Five Year Landmark Study”, 2001, by Judith Wallerstein, Julia Lewis, and Sandra Blakeslee. Its point, supposedly supported by 25 years of study and statistics, and exemplified by seemingly endless anecdotal case studies, is very simple, but important, and, from my experience, true. These three groups of p...