A contingent fee (also known as a contingency fee in the United States or a conditional fee in England and Wales) is any fee for services provided where the fee is payable only if there is a favourable result. Although such a fee may be used in many fields, it is particularly well associat...
Fees may be an hourly, flat-rate or contingent fee. Recent studies suggest that when lawyers charge a flat-fee rather than billing by the hour, they work less hard on behalf of clients and...
Most reviews have referred to the book's information as valuable for contingent-fee law firms and trial lawyers. Douglass F. Noland of TRIAL Magazine suggested that the book was "a must...
"No win no fee" is a term used in the UK to refer colloquially to contingent lawyers' fees. The only type of contingency fee allowed in the civil courts is a "conditional fee" (consisting...
1971 Contingent Fee Litigation in New York City Eric Helland* Daniel Klerman** Brendan Dowling*** Alexander Kappner**** Since 1957, New York courts have required contingent fee lawyers to...
Contingent-Fee Lawyers and Their Clients: Settlement Expectations, Settlement Realities, and Issues of Control in the Lawyer-Client Relationship Law & social inquiry : journal of the American...
The following information regarding lawyers' fees is brought to you as a public service by the lawyers of the State of Oregon. The material presented is general legal information intended to alert you to possible legal problems and solutions. Many lawyers charge an hourly rate for their services, but there are other types of fees, including "fixed" or "flat fees" for a particular service, and contingent fees. The fee can vary depending upon the circumstances of the case and the experience of the lawyer. A lawyer must consider a number of elemen ...
This article is more than 10 years old. We are a nation of laws and at times we all need a lawyer. We may need a special kind of lawyer for criminal defense, divorce, an accident or real estate deal. We need a Will, face a worker’s comp claim, insurance company or employment dispute. You name it and there’s a special kind of lawyer for the job. Contingent fee lawyers are common, yet the nuances of contingent fee practice are often misunderstood. Here are three key rules that all turn on tax law. ...
In many countries, personal injury lawyers work primarily on a contingency fee basis, sometimes called an if-come fee, through which the lawyer receives a percentage of a client's recovery...
Since 1957, New York courts have required contingent fee lawyers to file “closing statements” that disclose settlement amounts, lawyers’ fees, an accounting of