Contingency Fee Agreement Guide

What this lawyer guide helps you evaluate

Fee percentage, case costs, and written terms.

The written fee agreement should separate the attorney's percentage from expert, filing, deposition, travel, and other litigation costs.

Questions to ask

• What percentage applies at each stage?
• Who advances expert and filing costs?
• How are costs handled if the case loses?
• What happens if the lawyer or client ends the relationship?

Bring enough information for real screening

• Treatment and discovery dates
• One-page medical chronology
• Key records and a missing-record list
• Provider and facility names
• Current injury, added treatment, work loss, and future-care summary

Verify before signing anything

Check the lawyer's license and status through the appropriate state authority. Read the scope of representation, contingency percentage, cost responsibility, and termination terms. Be skeptical of guaranteed results or fixed case-value promises before record and expert review.

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