| A new New York law put into place in January | | | | giving approval) retrieve his expenses that |
| 2006 means that when you settle your wrongful | | | | he has documented to the satisfaction of the |
| death case, you will be entitled to earn | | | | court, and also be able to obtain his (or |
| interest on your money, while you wait for | | | | her) attorney's fee.Once that has happened, |
| the Surrogate's Court to finalize your | | | | the case then awaits final approval from the |
| settlement.In the past, when a wrongful death | | | | Surrogate's Court to decide how the |
| case was settled, litigants needed to wait | | | | settlement monies will be distributed. During |
| for approval from the Surrogate's Court in | | | | this hiatus, interest is being generated for |
| order to have the Court oversee and supervise | | | | the benefit of the litigant, so that when the |
| how the monies would be distributed to the | | | | money is distributed, the interest is also |
| family members. The problem was that the | | | | divided according to the formula worked out |
| Surrogate's Court would often take many | | | | by the court.Attorney Oginski has been in |
| months to reach a conclusion before rendering | | | | practice almost 18 years as a trial lawyer |
| a final deciscion that allowed the litigants | | | | practicing exclusively in the State of New |
| the approval necessary to obtain their | | | | York. Having his own law firm, he is able to |
| settlement monies. During those months spent | | | | provide the utmost in personalized, |
| waiting for court approval, their settlement | | | | individualized attention to each and every |
| money was being held by the insurance | | | | client. In our office, a client is not a file |
| companies, and gaining interest for the | | | | number. Client's are always treated with the |
| benefit of the insurance companies.This has | | | | respect they deserve and expect from a |
| now changed.When a wrongful death suit is | | | | professional. Mr. Oginski is always aware of |
| tentatively settled now, your attorney must | | | | every aspect of a client's case from start to |
| apply to the TRIAL court for permission to | | | | finish.Gerry represents injured people in |
| tentatively settle the case. Once the trial | | | | injury cases and medical malpractice matters |
| court grants their approval, the attorney is | | | | in Brooklyn, Queens, New York City, the |
| able to submit closing papers to the | | | | Bronx, Staten Island, Nassau and Suffolk |
| insurance company that will allow your lawyer | | | | Counties. You can reach him at or |
| to obtain your settlement check. From that | | | | 516-487-8207. All inquiries are free and |
| check, the attorney will be able to | | | | totally confidential. |
| immediately (subject to the trial court | | | | |