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Letter Confirming Oral Agreement to Employ Attorney on a Contingent Fee Basis

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This is a Letter confirming an oral agreement to employ an attorney on a contingent fee basis. This letter is to the client, signed by both lawyer and client, reducing to writing, an oral agreement setting forth the duties of the lawyer and the client. The agreement should usually identify what the lawyer will and won't do for the client. Generally the engagement letter is created after the initial conference with the client, during which a tentative agreement has been reached.
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To put it another way, with a contingency fee, payment for your attorney's services is "contingent upon" your receiving some amount of compensation. Your attorney will take an agreed-upon percentage of your recovery. This percentage is often around 1/3 or 33%.

Answer. In a contingency fee arrangement, the lawyer who represents you will get paid by taking a percentage of your award as a fee for services. If you lose, the attorney receives nothing. This situation works well when you have a winning lawsuit.

The standard contingency fee for an attorney is a percentage amount rather than a fixed amount. Most personal injury lawyers charge 33 1/3 percent if the case settles without filing a lawsuit and 40% if a lawsuit is filed. Most employment lawyers charge a 40% fee.

Most personal injury lawyers work on a contingency basis meaning they do not bill you for any legal fees unless you obtain compensation.

Only hire a contingent fee lawyer who's upfront about the possibility of being fired and deals with that in your written contract. Re-read your written contract carefully BEFORE you try to fire your contingent fee lawyer. Don't get your second opinion from Uncle Bud or Bertha at the office -- consult another lawyer.

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Letter Confirming Oral Agreement to Employ Attorney on a Contingent Fee Basis