contingency fee
noun
: a fee for services (as of a lawyer) paid upon successful completion of the services and usually calculated as a percentage of the gain realized for the client
called also contingent fee
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All three agreements are contingency fee contracts, meaning the districts will pay the firms out of any monetary damages they’re awarded.
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Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Feb. 2025
Personal injury firms throughout the country charge a standard contingency fee of 33.3% of settlement, and 40-44% of any amount collected after a suit is filed.
—Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 12 June 2024
Hypothesizing a 40% contingency fee giving $44,000 to Stanley, Herdecker said $66,000 of Client 1’s money should’ve been in the account as of June 1.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 13 May 2024
Using the same contingency fee calculation, Herdecker theorized that $28,000 was Stanley’s and $44,000 was Client 2’s.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 13 May 2024
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Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Feb. 2025
Personal injury firms throughout the country charge a standard contingency fee of 33.3% of settlement, and 40-44% of any amount collected after a suit is filed.
—Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 12 June 2024
Hypothesizing a 40% contingency fee giving $44,000 to Stanley, Herdecker said $66,000 of Client 1’s money should’ve been in the account as of June 1.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 13 May 2024
Using the same contingency fee calculation, Herdecker theorized that $28,000 was Stanley’s and $44,000 was Client 2’s.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 13 May 2024
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“Contingency fee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contingency%20fee. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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