As a personal injury lawyer in Columbia, SC, I am also, in effect, a wrongful death attorney in Columbia, SC, as well as a worker’s compensation attorney, etc. I see a lot of wrongful death cases and claims, and I can help you with some of the insight and experience I’ve gained. (This is one of the many reasons why you are wise to select an accident attorney with experience AND a focus in personal injury law. Here’s a specific fact about wrongful death law.
In a wrongful death case, sometimes the person entitled to bring the action on behalf of the estate is different than the beneficiary of the action. The personal representative of the estate gets to hire the wrongful death attorney, while the person who gets the money might be someone completely different. Since we are injury lawyers, we usually refer out to a probate attorney the issue of who gets to be in charge of the estate.I’m a