"The writing requirement's purpose to avoid misunderstanding is well illustrated here," the opinion said. "As the judge found, the situation was 'very unfortunate' for plaintiff and defendants, as ...

A contingency fee or contingent fee is common in personal injury lawsuits, because those cases usually involve a monetary value. There is a settlement or a judgment that can be anticipated, and the ...

Ashwani Prabhakar writes: While most practitioners rarely worry about the contingency fee arrangements they have with their clients, Surrogate's Court practitioners should be aware of the potential ...

When hiring a personal injury lawyer, one of the first questions clients often ask is about legal fees. For many, paying upfront for an attorney feels overwhelming, especially when dealing with ...

BOSTON (Legal Newsline) – Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced a $100,000 joint disposition agreement on Friday with a lobbying firm that allegedly profited from an inappropriate ...

The dispute over the proper taxation of contingency fees paid to an attorney continues. Several circuit courts have maintained the amounts were not taxable. A recent case expanded the exclusion.

On its face, the $75 million S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson paid two Columbia law firms to help win a record-setting payment from the federal government over plutonium stored at the Savannah River ...

Learn about how conditional fee arrangement works, what are the rules about it that lawyers should follow, and more, in this ...

K L Sanchez Law Office, P.C. QUEENS, NY – Personal injury victims in Queens often face significant financial barriers when seeking legal representation, particularly when dealing with unexpected ...