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Burr Oak Client Information
For a sign- up package download the pdf at the bottom of the page
For assistance with your sign-up package call 1-800-773-1955
You will need additional documents to accompany the downloaded documents. Please call our offices to have them sent to you.
BROWSE THE HEADSTONES
Check the cemetery as the Sheriff's office adds photos daily to the data bank of headstones. See the condition of your loved one's place of rest
Reminder: Please obtain a death certificate to send in with your sign up package by calling the Cook County Clerk's Office at 1-312-603-5656. Information can be found on their website at www.Cookctyclerk.com. Or you can obtain your documents from them online, or by mailing in your requests. For instructions open the pdf titled "Online Death Certificate" at the bottom of this page or on our media center page.
News & Updates on Burr Oak Cemetery are processed frequently for you by our Media Department. Visit our Burr Oak Media Center.
Frequently asked questions:
Who is David Charlip?
David Charlip is the founding Partner at Charlip Law Group, L.C. Mr Charlip has over 2 decades of successful practice in mortuary and funeral service law practice as well as other areas of the law such as class action litigation, toxic torts, products liability, pharmaceutical litigation, commercial litigation, banking and real estate litigation, employment litigation, construction litigation and trials in all courts. Mr Charlip has managed and litigated cases across the country in states such as California, Washington, Missouri, South Dakota, New York, Wyoming, Nevada, Indiana, Massachusetts, Louisiana, and New Hampshire, to name a few.
Being the leader that he is in many areas of the law, he is a sought after speaker and frequent resource for the media.; as a result, the Charlip Law Group, L.C., has become known worldwide.Mr. Charlip has one primary goal - high quality, innovative legal work based on the cutting edge of the law that places the client's needs first. Throughout his legal career, Mr. Charlip has always advanced and secured his clients interests by adapting, and even helping create, laws to their unique circumstances and needs. Charlip Law Group, LC, embodies and advances that philosophy while continuing Mr. Charlip's standards of high quality legal representation.
Mr. Charlip received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Florida with Honors where he was the Executive Director of the University of Florida Law Review. He is admitted to both the Florida and New Jersey Bar, and is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, including Trial Bar, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, and the Eleventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. Mr. Charlip is the author of numerous scholarly articles.
When will they re-open the cemetery?
We do not know the answer to that question; but we encourage you to call the Cook County Sheriff's office at 1-800-942-1950 (the investigative hotline).
Is the cemetery open?
No. Attorneys for Burr Oak Plaintiffs have been permitted to visit the cemetery on behalf of their clients recently; but NO Loved Ones have yet been permitted on cemetery grounds. Mr. Charlip is aware of this and is in touch with cemetery officials. He is coordinating with them for his trip on October 22 when he will be in Chicago for the Perpetua Holdings bankruptcy hearing.
Is the cemetery a crime scene?
Yes. This is a criminal investigation.
What type of law suit is this?
A federal class action.
The Cook County Sheriff's Office regularly updates Burr Oak loved ones. You can find that information here as well. They often post videos and other information their website.
Who is in charge of Burr Oak cemetery?
On July 16th, the Circuit Court of Cook County appointed Roman Szabelski as the official "Receiver" of Burr Oak. He will serve as the temporary day-to-day operations chief of the cemetery. Mr. Szabelski has worked in the cemetery business for 40 years and is currently the executive director of Catholic Cemeteries in Chicago.
My deceased family members are buried at Burr Oak but I'm not sure exactly where the grave is located in the cemetery. When will I receive this information so I can search for the grave site when the cemetery re-opens?
Due to the massive amount of requests, the poor condition of the cemetery records, and the fact that most graves at Burr Oak are unmarked, it may be weeks before family members have this information. The computerization of cemetery records will help the new management team attempt to provide these answers in the near future.
I am missing information regarding a deceased family member, where can I get additional information?
The Cook County Clerk's Office's Bureau of Vital Statistics maintains death records and will provide a copy upon request to relatives. Please visit their website www.cookctyclerk.com or call 312-603-5656 for additional information. You can also check with the funeral home that conducted the services for your deceased family members. It is not necessary for you to have all your records in order for you to send back your contract and sign-up documents. To discuss this call 1-800-773-1955.
Who are the owners of Burr Oak Cemetery?
Perpetua Holdings Inc.
Who is investigating this crime?
The state of Illinois has a task force set up to investigate the tragedy at Burr Oak Cemetery.
The latest information on this task force is that they want the owners of the cemetery to testify before them in hopes that they will obtain useful information for their investigation.
Investigations into the Burr Oak Cemetery scandal are continuing.
The Illinois Department of Professional Regulation is compiling funeral home information on the cemetery. Most information from funeral directors was in On August 6th 2009. Some extensions however were granted.
In the Burr Oak Cemetery Scandal over 300 graves were desecrated and there were over 50,000 complaints from families.
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