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March 1, 2018

Gun Violence in America: A Small Town Lawyer’s Thoughts

...enting individuals in all manner of conflict. I have supplemented my adult personal and professional experiences with reading that tends to be heavy on “information”, including science for the educated lay reader. I grew up next to a farm, worked there for six summers, had a bolt action .22 rifle, five years of military prep school, and “marksmanship” training, and four years as a USAF JAG. I am not against private gun ownership. I am a lifetime R...

March 2, 2014

A Modern View of Religion by a Spiritual Person

...part from the world, and that today’s everyday reality is itself God. 7. I personally feel closest to God in the West Virginia woods, experiencing plants and animals and the beauty of nature; also, being with friends and family. 8. I have long thought of myself as agnostic, not having ultimate answers. 9. At the same time, I have seen Jesus as mankind’s greatest teacher ever, and with all due respect to Buddha, Mohamed, Abraham, Confucius and many...

November 24, 2012

Children, Guardians Ad Litem, The Law, and Society

...ardians. 2. I believe that by telling trainees they should not apply their personal moral standards to their work as the guardian ad litem our trainers revealed an essential flaw in the guardian ad litem appointment system. 3. I believe too little attention was given to the underlying problem of the breakdown of our society. 4. And, I believe that too little attention was given to the fact that West Virginians, who I love, are the most, or nearly...

February 14, 2016

The Maze of WV Child Custody Issues – Just Dropping Crumbs Won’t Get You Out

...e; Drugs; Poverty Drugs Mental Health issues, and; did I mention drugs? My personal observation is that in family court the presumption is a parent is fit, and in “abuse and neglect”, circuit court, the assumption is the offending parent is not. And woe be it if you piss off or become adverse to the CPS worker, the prosecutor, the court appointed lawyer for the child (guardian ad litem) or, woe of woes, all of the above! Do everything, and I mean...

February 22, 2019

Valuation of Marital Assets

Personal Property Valuation Resources Thank you to our newest employee Courtney Eskew for her research into some of the many personal property valuation websites. Proceed with caution, but when I think that our main source in the early years of my practice was a Sears Catalog, this is a cornucopia. One caveat: you can value a car accurately by entering make, model, mileage, and condition, but real estate (not included here), and retirement assets...

February 20, 2015

How I Became a Communist?

...cepts of tort law Starting with the rise of Rush Limbaugh and other “media personalities”, they also attack the idea that it is abnormal and dangerous to have an ebb and flow, give and take, and swinging pendulum of moderate, conservative, and even liberal President congress. In short, they are challenging our political system and labeling anyone who disagrees with them as Un-American. In fact, is a put the finishing touches on this post, Rudy Giu...

May 30, 2014

Why Bother With a Legal Check-Up?

...a million dollars”! Then there are the nagging miscl. problems, unresolved injury claims, disputes with neighbors, or potential disputes with family, or even a legal problem of a close family member. Where Mr. Hunter doesn’t know the solution, he probably knows a colleague who does. Usually that initial $500 payment will cover a full and fair review of such issues. Document production is included in the fee. Mr. Hunter has seen situations where an...

March 15, 2014

Birth Injuries

...es that malpractice occurred, I will pursue full compensation for the damages your family has suffered. To discuss your questions and concerns with an experienced injury lawyer, please contact my office to arrange a free initial consultation and case evaluation....

September 21, 2012

Hanging Out Your Shingle – Not for the Faint of Heart

..., Jim Fitzsimmons, or a specialty lawyer like C. Michael Bee for his brain injury expertise, or Vince King, the “Insurance Guhru of WV”. In my era it was the great Stanley Preiser, Charlie Hughes, and many others. Charlie had the index for of all WV insurance cases before Westlaw and Fastcase arrived. That stuff was critical. Vince found my clients an extra $1,200,000.00 in insurance coverage! You will see a lot of bad trial work in a rural settin...

December 13, 2016

A Claim Against Your Own Insurance Company?

Let’s look at another kind of injury, bad faith by your fire insurance company: You have a major fire. The adjustor is overburdened, distracted, or may not even care. The checks are slow in arriving, and you think your place is a total loss, but the adjustor does not. It turns out you have some “environmental issues”, and your limited rental coverage is running out while your damaged house is moldering down around you. Some lawyers will immediate...