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December 24, 2012

Many Ways to Meet Your Lawyer – Personal Injury – Divorce – Civil Suits

...l quote a retainer at the end of the phone call. 4. If it is a “contingent fee”, case, I will give you an appointment, usually within 48 hours. You may be pleasantly surprised regarding the proposed fee percentage. 5. E-mail me, either hunterjb@hunterlawfirm.net or go to my Findlaw website, www.hunterlawfirm.net (Ed. Now on a WordPress platform), and write me through the “contact me” portal. 6. If it is a major case where I decide to associate wit...

January 22, 2016

An Article to Bookmark: Until Your World Comes Crashing Down

...se’s, and your children, to us, we are off and running: We have you sign a contingent fee agreement, 20% for clear fault settled out of court, 25% if liability is contested but still settled out of court, 1/3 (33 1/3 %) if suit filed, and occasionally 40% (but these are usually the medical negligence or industrial accident cases). We order a police collision report. We order your medical records and bills. If there is any serious question of fault...

December 13, 2016

I Want to be your Personal Injury Lawyer because…

...ere to turn. The client does not need to pay a large retainer. The fee is “contingent” on the lawyer’s getting results. The size of the fee is directly proportional to the size of the recovery. The fee percentage can vary, dependent on the size of the risk. The injury can be physical, emotional, financial, or, often, a combination. An innovative lawyer looks to maximize the net recovery by the client. For example: A $100,000.00 recovery can take t...

January 23, 2015

Digging Down – On Organizing and Preparing Your Case

...the presentation. Personal Injury Cases” 59. In personal injury cases, the fees are contingent, so we owe to the client a full presentation of evidence, even when jury verdict expectancies are under $50,000. But, the collection of evidence, police reports, photographs, and “lay witness letters” about the injured party’s symptoms, medical records, and medical bills, is still absolutely essential. 60. As I have been fortunate to have many substantia...

December 13, 2016

A Claim Against Your Own Insurance Company?

...erance for risk, he might counsel a different approach, taking an up-front contingent fee of 8% to 10%. If suit must be filed, you get a credit for fees paid. The lawyer can help you pester, document, argue, and negotiate with the field level adjustor, not a high paid lawyer billing hourly, who has no incentive to make the case go away quickly. The news to your client and the adjustor is that if your position eventually prevails, even without a la...

May 3, 2016

It Is Six Months After My Rear End Collison: What Should I Do?

...not taxable! When you factor in litigation costs, risk, delay, and higher contingent fees, that $80,000 settlement is as good as a verdict of $150,000 two years from now. The client gets to keep just as much, and gets it sooner. Why did I ask the question in the title? Because, if you have a valid claim, and still have not settled or hired competent counsel, you probably still have time, but it is rapidly running out. Call me soon, or perhaps reg...

May 7, 2020

A Legal Resource if Your Life is Off-Kilter

...ss is a smooth one. You pay nothing if we don’t get your recovery, and our contingent fees are below those charged by most firms. Our 40+ years of practice means we can maximize the net to you while usually avoiding filing suit. There is a very small time window for filing a domestic violence petition and getting a protective order. The statute lists five examples of domestic violence. I write about it in several blog articles. Just search my blog...

August 13, 2013

Self Representation – A Family Court Tragedy

...inted Lawyers; 2. Personal Injury victims get “free lawyers” on contingent fees, at least if there are serious injuries and a pool of money to collect from (insurance); 3. There is money in personal injury. Doubt me? Watch daytime t.v. and see who is advertising. 3. Defendants in personal injury suits get free defense lawyers, paid for by their insurance companies. 4. Doctors in med mal cases and lawyers in legal malpractice get free lawyers, albe...

July 7, 2017

MORE ABOUT UNBUNDLING (A $500 Product That is Worth $1000)

...a-lA&t=82s , provides, at the very least, $1000 in value for the $500 flat fee I charge. But, there are important questions that any attorney who offers “unbundled legal services” needs to answer correctly For example, do younger, less experienced, or less innovative lawyers have a sufficiently valuable product to unbundle? I suggest that unless they are willing to do thousands of dollars’ worth of “groundwork”, the answer may be, “No.”. For now,...

April 21, 2022

Our Helpful Resources: Writings and Videos

...ially, four products: Various injury and insurance claims on a “contingent fee” basis: “no recovery, no fee”. Full representation for an up-front retainer and a reasonable hourly rate. (Usually $250/hr.); family law, civil litigation, and disputes among heirs and neighbors. “Legal Coaching” or mentoring; aka “Unbundled Legal Services” under a “limited-scope contract.” Mediation Services, also based on an hourly rate, usually $250/hr. Recently I wr...