contingent fee
Americannoun
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Arbitration can keep plaintiffs from banding together into a class action, and in that way attracting a lawyer to take on their case for a large enough contingent fee.
From Slate • Apr. 27, 2026
Attorney fees can be a trap. Whether you pay your attorney hourly or on a contingent fee basis, factor in the cost of your attorney when you’re addressing taxes.
From Forbes • Jul. 6, 2015
Now of course there are valid reasons for a contingent fee arrangement and a 33% award if and when there is an award.
From Forbes • Jun. 4, 2014
"Mr. Keen terminated the interview with characteristic tact, accepting the case on the contingent fee of $5,000."
From The Tracer of Lost Persons by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
Therefore, as a lawyer, I should very much hesitate to take on a contingent fee the suit of one of these various victims against a promoting orchard corporation.
From Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Third Annual Meeting Lancaster, Pennsylvania, December 18 and 19, 1912 by Northern Nut Growers Association
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