An experienced attorney will not only know how to gather evidence and build your claim, as well as how to file your claim and navigate the legal system, but will also have developed effective negotiation skills that may be
essential during the settlement process.
There are many other important decisions that a family must
make during the settlement process, including the selection of a qualified trustee and the identification of significant expenditures like housing and transportation which may need to be made in short order.
Often
times during the settlement process, either an attorney or accountant will order an appraisal or have a family member or executor select an appraiser for the job at hand.
In addition to needing a retrospective or date of death
appraisal during the settlement process, often times the ordering party will also request a «current value» appraisal in order to determine current market value for purposes of sale or settlement between heirs.
During the settlement process, the OFT was said to have given an assurance to another Early Resolution party to the effect that it could take the benefit of any successful appeals brought by any appealing party.
While the adjuster may sound sympathetic about your loss, it is important to know that the insurance company is not on your side and may use anything that you say against
you during the settlement process.
You must negotiate the structured settlement before judgment or
during the settlement process.