Unlike hourly fee cases, fees in these types of cases are generally fully or partially contingent upon the outcome of the case. In other words, the firm receives a percentage of the recovery for its fee, if any. If the firm is not successful in achieving a judgment or settlement of a contingency fee case, then there is no fee. In most contingency fee cases, costs necessary to pursue the litigation are advanced by the firm. Contingency cases have obvious advantages and disadvantages: The contingency fee client has no initial out of pocket expenses and only pays the fees if he wins, but the percentage of the award given to the attorney is often greater than the firm would have received had it taken the case on an hourly basis. If yours is a case that is a candidate for a contingency fee, we will be happy to discuss this with you carefully before any work is started.
One Final Important Note on Fees and Costs. We hope this general discussion of fees and costs was helpful to you, but please remember that every case is different and your particular situation will be carefully set forth in a written agreement that may vary from the general thoughts expressed here. As we will tell you at the time, please read that agreement carefully because that is the document which will control our relationship and not this webpage.
