Contingency Fee Agreement: An agreement between an attorney and their client, which allows the attorney to be paid only if the client prevails in a lawsuit and collects monetary damages.
Contingency Fee Limits: Under a contingency fee arrangement, a lawyer agrees to take a case on behalf of an injured client without obtaining any money up front from the client.
Contingency Fee
A fee paid to an attorney conditioned on a successful recovery in a negligence claim, based on a percentage of the recovery.
Continuance
A temporary stay or postponement of a legal proceeding.
Contingency Fee:
That fee which a person, often a lawyer, is entitled to per agreement upon the successful completion of some action.
Contingency fee
A method of payment of legal fees represented by a percentage of an award. Lawyers get paid in one of two ways: either you pay a straight hourly rate as you might pay a plumber (eg. $400 an hour) or the lawyer might "gamble" (i.e.
CONTINGENCY FEE: Also called a contingent fee. A fee arrangement in which the lawyer is paid out of any damages that are awarded. Typically, the lawyer gets between one-fourth and one-third. If no damages are awarded, there is no fee.
Contingency fee
A method of payment of legal fees "contingent" on winning a lawsuit and represented by a percentage of the award.
Contingency Fee
A contingency fee is a legal fee based on a percentage of an award. Contingency fees based on an award of marital property, spousal support, child support, or upon obtaining a divorce are prohibited.
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Term: Contingency Fee
Definition: A fee paid to an attorney conditioned on a successful recovery in a negligence claim, based on a percentage of the recovery.
Contingency fee
Definition
: a fee for the services of a lawyer paid upon successful completion of the services and usu. calculated as a percentage of the gain obtained for the client
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Fees
A charge for services.
Court fees payable in various proceedings as set out by regulation. Contingency Fee Fees payable to a lawyer only if a case is successful. They are usually based on a percentage of the client's recovery.
Often contingency fee agreements -- which are most commonly used in personal injury cases -- award the successful lawyer between 20% and 50% of the amount recovered. Lawyers representing defendants charged with crimes may not charge contingency fees.
hourly fee, flat fee, contingency fee).' (Ibid.) Similarly, Webster's defines the word 'fee' as 'compensation often in the form of a fixed charge for professional service or for special and requested exercise of talent or of skill.
The initial consultation is free of charge, and if we agree to handle your case, we will work on a contingency fee basis, which means we get paid for our services only if there is a monetary recovery of funds.
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