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May 13, 2021

Personal Injury Claims: Five Myths

...u are the passenger or both. There can be claims against a stranger or “friendly” claims against a family member or friend limited to the amount of liability insurance coverage. More problematic are claims for injuries sustained as a result of “slip and fall“ in retail stores or public places, injuries sustained in the home of an insured homeowner, or claims for injuries resulting from defective products. This article applies to them all. They can...

May 15, 2015

The Wonderful World of Podcasting

...s old. The victim was a 17 year old female high school student, and the defendant was her boyfriend. He is still in prison, and his conversations with the Baltimore Reporter were heavily featured. And it was free! Unless you count the $1000 the iPad costs, the $2000 for the fully equiped Surface, the $800 iPad, or the $150/month phone data service! Yep, FREE! Serial started a bit slow, became riveting, and ended, for me at least, a bit disappointi...

April 18, 2011

2011 Annual Meeting of WV State Bar

...ns MONEY to the lawyers and savings to the client. A few tips: a. You can send a document that the other side can change but ONLY if you approve it. b. You can send a colleague a huge document by asking him if he wants it, and if he says yes, letting him download it instead of exceeding the limits of your e-mail server. c. You can attach balloon comments, color coded typewritten tracked changes, even audio notes to your staff, in order to facilita...

June 11, 2014

Burt’s History of the World – Part I – To The Age Of Enlightenment

...diseases, myths, animals, hieroglyphics, and foods. Ancient Egypt finally ends with Cleopatra, and the death of her children. From Wikipedia:     Then another huge burst, the classic period of Greece, the fact based “legend of Troy” (see graphic above), Greek mythology, and philosophical thought, something that never occurred to the Egyptians, who were obsessed with the afterlife. Seneca, Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle to name a few names. And, a...

March 21, 2018

You Aren’t Going to Mediation! (Now what will you do?)

...es. 4. Or the litigation is in a part of the state where parties’ lawyers tend not to attend mediation! I am a strong proponent of mediation in family court and civil court and am sorry it is not used in other kinds of cases. But what if it just is not going to happen? Let’s consider negotiated settlement, especially face to face settlement meetings: 1. Court mandated face to face settlement meetings can be powder kegs. Family Court “screens for m...

April 26, 2014

Has Our Society Lost Something Essential in the Rearing of Its Youth?

...at got me thinking. He commented on certain groups who had lost their independence by depending on government benefits. Even Glen could not miss the irony of a fellow stealing the use of land from his fellow Americans, and then criticizing fellow Americans who had qualified for benefits for accepting them. His reference to how much better they might be in returning to slavery raised a ruckus and masked a bigger problem. Regardless of race or gende...

May 4, 2016

Is It Time to Revise Mediation in WV?

...dren are involved”, as my critic points out that suits arising from a rear end collision or medical malpractice do not involve the children. I think people are smart enough to figure out what “When children are involved.” means. They should be reminded that this is their chance to fashion a monetary settlement, settle a law suit, parenting plan, or property settlement agreement by themselves, without technical rules of evidence, or time constraine...

October 21, 2014

When You Can’t or Won’t hire a lawyer? A $500 Option.

...ased personal injury claim, such as serious injuries resulting from a rear end collision, the kindest think I can say to a person who tries to document and settle that case without counsel is “foolish”. Forget your pre-conceptions and just give me a call. You will learn a lot, at no financial risk. 2. In those cases, the lawyer works for no fee until the money is collected. Most charge 25%-33 1/3% of any sum(s) recovered, but our firm takes just 2...

May 7, 2020

A Legal Resource if Your Life is Off-Kilter

...along. Starting last to first: The answer is clear for the person who was rear-ended. It would have been better if you had called me when the collision occurred, but call now: 304 472-7477. Or write me at hunterjb@hunterlawfirm.net. Our process is a smooth one. You pay nothing if we don’t get your recovery, and our contingent fees are below those charged by most firms. Our 40+ years of practice means we can maximize the net to you while usually a...

July 8, 2014

The Formative Effect on a Country Boy of the 4-H Clubs in Ohio County, WV in the ‘50’s and ‘60’s

...a week, a microcosm of an entire year. We learned many things including firearms safety and marksmanship, archery, nature, Native American history, had athletic team contests, and endless rounds of singing, especially around the campfire. Camp was a metaphor for life. On Monday, we had forever ahead of us. As each day passed, we became more friendly and familiar. Pecking orders became established, and patterns formed. Of course it was MUCH differ...