By Hunter Law Firm | Published May 23, 2018 | Posted in business contracts, business law | Tagged Tags: business contracts, business law, civil litigation, contract writing, contracts, evidence, evidence in a case, general litigation, preserving evidence, real estate law | Leave a comment
Preserving Your Case: Preparing And Retaining Evidence
Most people are familiar with the phrase “it’s not what you know, it’s what you can prove.” Unfortunately, this phrase is too rarely put to practice by small businesses and individuals engaged in business. In every consultation one of the first questions I ask clients, after they have shared their facts with me, is what Read More
Read MoreAutomotive Insurance Coverage Unpacked
As a personal injury lawyer with over twenty years of experience, the most important advice I give to friends, family, and clients often has more to do with insurance than it does with law. Much of what I do deals with the facts and circumstances of each individual case. Where, when, and how did the accident Read More
Read MoreWhat To Do After A Car Accident
What should you do when you’ve been hit in a car accident? Car accidents can be life altering events and most people will suffer an accident at least once in their life. Insurance industry numbers point to people being involved in a car accident about once every 18 years or so. This means that throughout the course Read More
Read MoreTom Hunter Named President of 2016 Hampton Bar Association
Congratulations to Hunter Law Firm’s Tom Hunter, who has been selected to be the President of the Hampton Bar Association for 2016! Tom has more than thirty years’ experience as an attorney in Hampton, VA, and has previously served on the Virginia State Bar Board of Ethics, as well as numerous other charitable, civic and professional boards.
Read MoreOverturned Tanker Truck Kills Three
In October 2013, a tanker truck loaded with 8,500 gallons of gasoline turned over, slid into a pickup truck, exploded and then collided with another truck on Interstate 81 in Smyth County. According to Virginia State Police, two men were killed instantly: the tanker truck driver (48-year-old Frank Skeens of Castlewood) and the pickup truck Read More
Read More12-Year-Old Girl Injured As She Waits For School Bus
Emileigh Gulrud of Virginia Beach is in the hospital recovering from injuries she sustained at the bus stop on October 2, 2013. A Ford Explorer ran a stop sign at the intersection of Aragona and Kellum, colliding with a Toyota Tacoma and pushing the Tacoma onto Emileigh. She is currently in intense pain as she Read More
Read MoreGroup Emphasizes Pet Safety In Automobiles
Auto manufacturers are looking for ways to make pets safer in collisions. The Center for Pet Safety, a nonprofit group in Reston, has partnered with Subaru to try and find effective seat belts for dogs by using crash-test dummies that resemble a terrier, a border collie and a golden retriever. Researchers believe that a three-point Read More
Read MoreHeiress Involved In Fatal Accident
The heiress to the Mars, Inc. candy fortune recently crossed the median and collided with a minivan in northern Virginia. Police state that 73-year-old Jacqueline Badger Mars was westbound on Route 50 near Briar Patch Lane in Aldie, when her Porsche SUV crossed over into oncoming traffic at about 2:30 p.m. on October 8, 2013. Read More
Read MoreSuspect Mentally Able To Stand Trial
In October 2013, state District Judge Pamela O’Berry ruled that 23-year-old Herbert C. Bland, Jr. is competent to stand trial for murder. Mr. Bland, who has a history of mental illness, stands charged with the murder of two Chesterfield County women in January 2013. Mr. Bland is also implicated in the murder of a third Read More
Read MoreAnimal Cruelty Laws in Virginia
A North Carolina man allegedly shot and killed a horse while the man was on a crime spree in Virginia. In October 2013, Chesterfield police issued an arrest warrant for 20-year-old Steven Dunn of Greensboro, North Carolina. Mr. Dunn and some companions allegedly broke into houses in a Chesterfield neighborhood, broke into cars in a Read More
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