contingency fee
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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If a lawyer is going to charge a contingency fee, the client should be told, in plain English, what the lawyer knows about the underlying claim value.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
Robert Cohen, a longtime attorney for the bariatric practice, testified in a November 2021 hearing that the lawyers take "a contingency fee of one-third of our recovery" in these cases.
From Salon • Apr. 24, 2023
Past examples of contingency fee arrangements show how lucrative they can be if a case is successful.
From Reuters • Apr. 20, 2023
Lawyers with expertise in disasters have also been courting storm victims, promising to help them maximize their claims — in exchange for a contingency fee, typically 28 percent.
From New York Times • Aug. 18, 2015
According to court documents, Judge Otis D. Wright II on Feb. 19 ordered Harper to return to court Monday with a copy of the contingency fee agreement she reached with Pinnock.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2015
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