Spending your money on a lawyer is one of those things that you need to take control of. Of course, there is no need to worry too much about how much you are going to spend if you know that you will be compensated for it or if you know that justice would be achieved.
With that in mind, you must make sure that you spend your money wisely when you hire a personal injury lawyer. What are the ways to do that? What are the fees and the costs that are associated with getting a personal injury lawyer? Let us look at what you should expect to pay.
What are the costs?
A lot of people would rather not get a lawyer or legal representation because of the costs that are associated with it. I understand that there is this fear that getting a lawyer or a law firm would cost you an arm and a leg without guaranteeing that your rights will be properly for. With that in mind, we have listed down some of the common costs that you should expect to pay when you hire a lawyer or a law firm to represent you in court.
Acceptance fee
One of the things that are commonly asked by lawyers would be a fee that you need to pay for them to accept the case. This is not even a fee that guarantees a result but it is just a few that you pay the lawyer to accept the case and who see to it that you have initial representation on the matter.
Appearance fee
Every single time that your lawyer would appear in court will be considered as an appearance and with it comes an appearance fee that is fixed whether or not the proceedings continued or whether it was postponed for one reason or another.
Upfront Court Costs
There are also some upfront court costs that you need to consider when it comes to paying your lawyer or the law firm you hired. The upfront court costs are the costs associated with the court filing of the docket. This would also include photocopies, discovery files, and anything that you would have to pay in court, even if you do not get legal representation.
Billable Hours
All of the hours that your lawyer spent handling your case or checking out how to best handle your case would be considered billable hours. When you have a big docket because it was a big accident or the docket is somewhat requiring a lot of work, you have to pay for the hours of the lawyer.
Success fee
The payment of money for the success fee is important and would often be discussed with you by the lawyer before you even win the case.
The Best Way To Pay: Contingency Fee
The best way that you can pay for your injury lawyer in Michigan would be through the payment of a contingency fee.
To prevent a problem with the definition, we will share the definition coming from the Legal Information Institute of Cornell Law School, such as:
“A contingency fee is a form of payment to a lawyer for his/her legal services. In contrast to a fixed hourly fee, in a contingent fee arrangement lawyers receive a percentage of the monetary amount/her client receives when they win or settle their case. That is, in a contingency fee agreement, the lawyer only receives compensation if the lawyer has successfully represented the client. Further, the amount the lawyer receives is contingent upon the result the lawyer obtains and often on the phase of litigation in which the dispute settles. Contingency fees are particularly common in personal injury cases, where the successful lawyer is awarded between 20% and 50% of the recovery amount.”
Now that you know about what a contingency fee is and the costs associated with paying a personal injury lawyer, this series continues on why you may want to opt for a contingency fee.
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The consultation is free for the first time because we understand that you need to at least have that guidance coming from a reputable law firm and lawyer to assess your case. If you have a personal injury case and you need a lawyer to handle it you can always contact our law firm and we can talk about your situation and the best way that we can handle it especially in terms of the expenses.
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The article that you have read is based on general applications of the law. It is not legal advice and it is not to be construed as any legal consultation with the firm. No client-attorney relationship is created when you read the articles we have provided.
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