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
Their contingency fee — typically at least 40% of an award — would have been zero.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2025
The rise of contingency fee cases kicked off a new wave of lobbying across the nation.
From New York Times • Mar. 21, 2024
In that case, Cohen had requested $13,578 based on his contingency fee arrangement.
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
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