Personal Injury

Car & Truck Accident Attorney

Seek Compensation for Injury to Body & Damage to Property

Serving all of Connecticut, New York State & New York City

Click to Call 1-203-885-0500

When you or a loved one is injured in an accident due to the fault of another there are many questions that race through your mind:

• How will we pay for medical bills?
• With all the time missed from work, how will we pay our regular bills?
• Who will repair or replace my vehicle and other personal property that was lost?
• Who will care for my children?
• Who will care for me?

The only thing that will put your mind at ease are answers. So what should you do?

The first thing you need to do is seek medical attention for your injuries and any injuries sustained by members of your family. Your health is of primary concern. Follow all doctors orders.

You might consider calling the insurance companies; either your own or the at fault party’s. Before you do this, you need to understand that an insurance adjusters primary goal is not to get you full compensation for your injuries. The goal of an insurance adjuster is to minimize the losses to their employer, the insurance company. Your insurance company will tell you that if the other person is at fault, call their insurance company and start a claim. When you call the at fault party’s insurance company, they will want to put some, if not all, of the blame on you. The insurance company will claim it is necessary to make a recorded statement in order to process your claim. Do Not Do This! They are hoping to get information they can use against you. Even a seemingly innocent question such as “How are you?”, answered in passing as “I’m ok.” can be used in court as a “prior inconsistent statement” when you claim injuries.

What you need to do is contact a personal injury attorney. When you get an attorney to represent you in a personal injury matter, we are ethically bound to do that which is in your best interest. As your personal injury attorney we will fight to get you reimbursed for lost property, medical expenses and lost wages, and compensated for mental and physical suffering, including permanent disability.

Glouzgal Law PLLC offers small town law office attention to the personal injury clients. Large firms lure you in with television commercials, flashy offices and big time partners, then pass your case file along to an associate attorney or paralegal. We offer case management that is client centered and attorney driven. We use technology to keep our clients informed throughout the entire personal injury claim process.

Contact us today for free consultation and so we can further explain our automobile accident process to you. You can reach us by phone: Click to Call 1-203-885-0500.

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Estate Planning – Wills, Trusts, Living Wills, POA’s

Estate Planning Lawyer

Serving all of Connecticut, New York State & New York City

Custom Estate Plans

Your Estate Plan is a very personal matter. It is an opportunity to plan your legacy: to speak for yourself, one last time, after your death.

• Who will handle the financial affairs and probate when you pass away?
• Who will make sure your family and close friends are provided for?
• Who will take care of your children?
• What will happen to your remains?
• Who will care for your pets?
• What will happen to your firearms?

These and many more are all of the questions that you can answer in your estate documents, Last Will and Testament, or provide for in your Trust.

You can also plan for who will make decisions on your behalf in case of your incapacity.

Estate Plans can be complicated or relatively simple. Like the clients we serve, no two estate plans are alike.

Estate plans vary from simple powers of attorney and directives allowing certain individuals to carry on your affairs in case of death or incapacity, to relatively basic wills that provide for last wishes and distribute remaining assets, to complex trust agreements that can allow you to do just about anything with your assets.

For individuals and families with relatively few assets and relatively low risk of sudden life changing circumstances, a Will based plan may suffice. Will based plans also include any “ancillary” documents such as a health care directive (“living will”), financial power of attorney, medical power of attorney, HIPAA authorizations, and child protection plan. Will Based plans are:

If you are the type of person that does not want the details of your estate to become a public record, you might consider the option of setting up a trust to transfer your property upon death (or sooner). Unlike a will, a trust is a private document that will not be filed with the probate court. Depending on the complexity of your situation, the value of your estate, and what you are looking to accomplish, there are different types of trusts available to accomplish your goals.

What is the estate planning process?

1. Introductory Consultation meeting – the introductory meeting is for me to get to know you and your family dynamic, and get an understanding of your assets and your goals for those assets. I will need to ask personal questions some people might consider to be private; be prepared for that, with the understanding that all conversations remain confidential. I will make a general recommendation for the type of estate plan you need and you will be able to ask me any questions you might about estate planning or the estate planning process. All Introductory Consultations are free of charge. 
2. Engagement Letter – After our introductory meeting, I will send over an engagement letter outline my services and fees for the type of estate plan I recommend for your situation. This is you officially hiring me. If you decide not to hire me, all communications remain confidential.
3. Estate Plan Review – We will review your estate planning documents and if you want any revisions, we can discuss them and make any you decide you still want.
4. Estate Plan Execution – Estate planning documents vary in their requirements for legally binding execution. We can accomplish all of this at my office and get everything signed correctly, witness, acknowledged, and so forth.
5. Delivery – My office will put your estate plan into an easy to store and access binder for your convenience. Once ready, this can be picked up or delivered to you via FedEx.

All estate plans include unlimited revisions for 30 days after signing.

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Real Estate

Attorney for Buying or Selling Real Property

Serving all of Connecticut, New York State & New York City

Purchase, Sale or Refinance Closings

Glouzgal Law PLLC helps clients all across Connecticut and New York with real estate related legal services. We help our clients accomplish their goals while limiting their liability and meeting their financial needs. Whether buying, selling, or refinancing your home, a business location, or an investment property or fighting a foreclosure by your lender or a tax authority, you will need the help of a Danbury real estate lawyer.

We represent both buyers and sellers in real estate closing transactions. While the exact steps are different in a sale or purchase of real estate, the services we provide are similar: We assist in negotiating and drafting the sales contract, compile information on mortgages and liens, handle the flow of money through escrow and the transfer of title via deed; all the while making sure our clients interests are protected from legal and financial liability.

If you own or are looking to buy property for a specific use, we can help you figure out if your use is allowed by local zoning regulations. We can also assist in filing special using permits with zoning, including town hall filings and zoning board meetings.

If you are looking to rent out real estate property but need a custom lease drafted, we can help you at a very reasonable cost. After a meeting with the client to discuss needs and goals of the rental arrangement we draft a custom lease that addresses those needs and goals. If things turn sour with your tenant, we help Landlords enforce their property rights through the eviction process.

Being foreclosed on by your bank, mortgage company, or a tax authority? There are a few options that you can choose from to meet your obligations. Being foreclosed on is not enjoyable, but our experienced foreclosure defense attorneys can help you limit the financial impact the foreclosure has on your life.

Make sure all your bases are covered by hiring a real estate attorney at Glouzgal Law PLLC to handle your real estate related legal matters. Contact us today by phone at 203-885-0500.

Probate Settlement Lawyer

Attorney for Estate Administration

Has one of your loved ones recently passed? The time after losing a family member or a dear friend can be disorienting and overwhelming; especially if you are tasked with settling your dear one’s estate. That’s where we come in; let us handle the Probate paperwork.

How do you “get” your inheritance? 

When an individual passes away, their heir(s) do not immediately own the assets to which they are entitled—even if there was a Will. First, the heir(s) need to obtain permission from the Probate Court to distribute the assets. The process of obtaining said permission is known as Probate Settlement. 

At Glouzgal Law PLLC, we offer Probate Settlement Services for the estates of those individuals who died in Connecticut or New York.

We help the loved ones of a decedent inherit the money and assets to which they are legally entitled.  

We complete and hand-deliver the requisite documentation when feasible. Once the Probate Court has processed the documents, we help get access to your loved one’s bank account and the authority to sell any assets they may have left behind that were not specifically devised, such as cars, jewelry or real estate.  

How much does Probate Settlement cost? 

We offer three different fee structures, all of which are payable upon completion of probate. 

1. Hourly Billing –  We charge $395 per hour for attorneys and $195 per hour for paralegals. Clients often ask for a “ballpark” estimate, but the final bill varies dramatically depending on the individual probate. This option is best for clients who want to pay for exactly the amount of work performed.   
2. Percent of Estate Value – Once probate is settled, we bill 2% of the total value of all assets left behind by the decedent. This is something like a flat fee mixed with hourly billing, as it is assumed that the more value in assets the more work the probate will take.

All fee structures require a $5,000 retainer paid up-front to cover expenses associated with opening the Probate.

How much time do I have to begin the probate process? 

Whether it has been days or years since your loved one departed, it isn’t too late. However, it is always best to start sooner than later since complications tend to arise as time passes.

What do I need to provide? 

Apart from providing us basic information—like the decedent’s date of birth and home address–we need the Last Will & Testament, if any, an original copy of the death certificate and the funeral home bill. You may drop these off at our office; otherwise, we will send you a shipping label.  

We’ll take care of the rest and will reach out to you if any more information becomes required.

How do I start? 

Reach out to us via phone or text 203-885-0500. We look forward to working with you.  

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