244 Search Results for "personal injury"

March 6, 2018

Mr. Hunter’s Revised Letter to Clients

...your homework”, whether it is a family court matter, civil litigation, or personal injury claim or lawsuit, for example, by getting: a. A duplicate of that credit card bill; b. Bank account information; c. Tax returns with schedules attached; d. Current pay records; e. Retirement and insurance documents and policies; f. E-mails, screen shots of text messages, and other digital communication.; g. Digital copies of photographs, and; h. All sorts of...

March 7, 2018

2018: Mediation Tips Revised

...er side is going to say or reveal. Two examples: a. I once went into a BIG personal injury mediation with a chip on my shoulder. The other side, in a seven-figure case, dragged their feet so my clients could not the original limited liability limits of $20,000 per person prior to Christmas, adversely impacting their, and my, holiday. (We were dealing with the underinsurance carrier at mediation). The mediator, a friend, took me aside and cautioned...

June 9, 2012

A Foot in Each Camp

...children together, and they built whatever estate they have together. The personal injury victim and the tortfeasor can walk away after the money changes hands and never see one another. Often these people cannot. Divorcing parties or parties with children still have to raise those children. There are schooling decisions, discipline, medical treatment, graduations, failures, weddings, births, funerals. They have to learn NOT to ruin their childre...

March 15, 2014

Truck Safety

...ruck Accident Injury Attorney If you were injured in a trucking accident and FMCSA regulations were ignored, I can help you understand your options for pursuing a personal injury claim. To schedule a free consultation, contact my law firm by calling 304-472-7477....

May 11, 2013

Burton Hunter’s Letter to New Clients

...eature” to look up subjects such as custody, alimony, insurance coverages, personal injury, damages, equitable distribution, adoption, and many more. d. Mr. Hunter has proprietary forms for you to fill out in divorce and personal injury cases. They require you do some real work. Finding time to get the records, make the calls, and do the research will pay big dividends. e. All family cases, divorces, modifications, custody, child support, and cont...

August 11, 2011

Fat, the Law, and Society

..., so keep eating.” I withdrew from that case. 10. Then there are the obese personal injury victims, such as the woman referenced above whose weight doubled during their marriage. She still had the same skeletal and muscular structures that she had as a younger woman, except for the arthritic joints, with “ossification” (build up of bony structures) of the joints. When obese people are in a collision, there is an exponential increase in the stress...

July 7, 2017

MORE ABOUT UNBUNDLING (A $500 Product That is Worth $1000)

...rticles on these kinds of cases. Just search in www.hunterlawfirm.net for “personal injury”, “insurance”, “negligence”, “industrial”, or “malpractice. But, in many other kinds of conflicts, there are people every day who truly need help but don’t get it. An example is family court where something like 70% of litigants “fly blind”. They, at best” get a “one size fits all” abbreviated form of justice, and, at worst, can lose, or pay, valuable alimon...

January 7, 2013

The Education of the Perfect Paralegal

...use and violence), I would like my paralegal to focus on civil litigation, personal injury, insurance law, and the family court. 2. I think a WV paralegal must know the rules: a. The Rules of Civil Procedure. These cover preparation and filings of pleadings, motions, related affidavits and cover sheets. They also cover the “rules of discovery” which are key in gathering information from the other side about the disputed and undisputed facts. b. Th...

July 11, 2010

Serious Auto Accident: Now What?!

...nsurance coverages are critically important. Liability coverages, personal injury and property damage, underinsured coverage, in case the guy who hurts you had too little, uninsured, in case he had NO insurance, and “medical payments coverage”, or “med pay”. 4. Depending on fault, the amount of liability coverage may control your financial future. 5. Unless you absolutely know you had no physical injury, GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM! The contention wi...

July 10, 2020

Introduction to WV Lawyer Video Series: Personal Memoir

...Welcome to our July 2020 series of informative and instructional videos on various legal topics. Skip it is if you care to, or dig in to learn of Mr. Hunter’s history, goals, and purpose. This 13-minute video provides some of Mr. Hunter’s history and expertise accumulated over more than 40 years of practice....