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June 19, 2011

A Study In Hypocrisy

...to Hamilton. I suggest Hamilton’s tendency to “know it all”, his obsessive personality, and this scandal, contributed to this. In that way, Hamilton was a “wiener”. I also suggest that among our founding fathers Hamilton was second only to George Washington. Washington was the man of greater character. Hamilton came to America at age 13 from a Caribbean island, son of a single mother and absent Scottish father (a la Barack). He had only a couple o...

August 25, 2011

How a Lawyer Deals With an Unrepresented Party

...professional safety are imperative. I have a concealed weapons permit and “personal protection” within a couple feet of my office chair for those unpredictable and terrifying moments we hope never will come. Certain meetings should take place only in the presence of a bailiff or in the courthouse when appropriate arrangements have been made to assure that help will promptly respond. j. Taken to extremes, protecting yourself professionally would me...

January 7, 2020

Annual Review 2020

...rm.net For the next 30 days, I will select and publish each day, two of those articles, which are also chapters in my book. I encourage feedback and questions and ask that you subscribe to my blog. Perhaps I will be inspired to resume my regulars postings to the blog: “Ten Critical Things About My Injury Claim?”: https://hunterlawfirm.net/if-i-could-know-only-ten-critical-things-about-my-serious-injury-claim-what-would-they-be/ “Ten Things About M...

March 15, 2014

Truck Accidents

...ccidents in West Virginia If you or a family member has suffered a serious injury in a truck accident, do not risk facing the insurance company alone. Working with an experienced lawyer means that you will have a skilled advocate and support staff looking out for your best interests. For more than 32 years, I have represented victims of all types of motor vehicle accidents in Buckhannon and other communities in West Virginia. I also represent fami...

April 27, 2018

E-Mail Pitfalls and Opportunities

...in crisis, we can go back and forth a dozen times. But, I am a family law, personal injury, and civil trial attorney. 9. My advice is do not set your e-mail to say, “I am out of the office and will be back Tuesday.” Clients have learned to expect more of you. They hired you, you hope, because they heard that you care about them. Be accessible. Answer as soon as you can even on week-ends and vacations. 10. I copy my staff in my e-mails. The paraleg...

July 31, 2018

On Blogging, and my New Book 2018

...gy; articles applicable to family law; articles applicable to contingency, personal injury, and insureance matters; articles applicable to civil matters; and my view of the world, historical, political, philosophical, and religious. IF YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES TO DO A SIMPLE REVIEW AND SCAN OF THIS LONG TABLE OF CONTENTS, YOU WILL HAVE AN IDEA OF WHETHER MY TARGETED BOOK IS FOR YOU. I HOPE YOU WILL FIND AT LEAST A FEW TITLES THAT ARE OF CRITICAL IMPO...

December 17, 2018

Resources: For My Clients, Potential Clients, Self-Represented, and Colleagues.

...ffice management; concrete information on WV Family Law; information about personal injury and other contingency fee cases; my thoughts on mediation, negotiation, and other methods of dispute resolution; new concepts on “future of the law” and access to justice for low and moderate income litigants; and some of my deepest and most serious views on the problems of our culture and our world. For rock solid information focused on WV Divorce Law, read...

January 27, 2020

Mediation: Slipping Away?

...as there is often funding from insurance companies and from a well-funded personal injury or civil law firm. And, there may be only two issues: a. Liability? and b. Monetary Damages. A typical family law mediation can have 10, 20, or more issues! Most counties where I practice send parties to mediate what they call “children’s issue”. But, sadly, most do not see the distribution of assets and debts, or the issue of alimony, as “children’s issues”...

June 16, 2022

Finding the Right Lawyer

...lawyer with a good reputation in your area, Google search “Family law, or personal injury, lawyer in north-central WV”. A surprising number of small-town lawyers don’t work on their social media or Google reviews. Others pay for what is obviously “canned” content. To me, that shows a lack of innovation, so I would keep looking for someone who does meaningful, original, content. Then read that lawyer’s reviews. Note, a lawyer in a contentious lega...

April 27, 2017

Document Assembly for the Busy Non-Nerdy Lawyer: Pathagoras

...st common documents that you use in a practice area, whether it is family, personal injury, or real estate, and pull out the “variable” parts and pick a standard ” master form” for each one. E.g. [ Client Full Name] or [Child number one’s date of birth], then label them and put them into the master list Then, before you “Pathagorize” even your first document (Ok, do one simple one just to confirm that it works!), create this master list of terms....