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2. Retainer agreement - Wikipedia

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   It is common for a person seeking the services of a lawyer (attorney) to pay a retainer ("retainer fee") to the lawyer, to see a case through to its conclusion. [2] A retainer can be a single advance payment or a recurring (e.g. monthly) payment. Absent an agreement to the contrary, a retainer fee is refundable if the work is not performed. [3]

3. Attorney's fee - Wikipedia

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   Attorney fees are negotiated between the attorney and client, subject to any limits imposed by state law and the general principle that an attorney fee must be reasonable. Although fee agreements in most cases can be oral agreements, it is good practice for lawyers to enter formal written fee agreements with their clients, and to clearly ...

4. Personal injury lawyer - Wikipedia

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   For example, a retainer agreement might provide that a lawyer will receive a 33 and 1/3% contingency fee if a case settles before a lawsuit is filed, a 40% contingency fee if the case settles after the lawsuit is filed, or up to 45% if the lawsuit goes to trial.

5. Contingent fee - Wikipedia

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   In the alternative, the contingency may come in the form of an additional charge that is added to a negotiated attorney fee in the event of success as defined by the parties in their fee contract. For example, in the UK a client may enter into a fee agreement pursuant to which the client is liable for an hourly fee, plus a contingent success ...

6. American rule (attorney's fees) - Wikipedia

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   The American rule (capitalized as American Rule in some U.S. states) is the default legal rule in the United States controlling assessment of attorneys' fees arising out of litigation. It provides that each party is responsible for paying its own attorney's fees, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] unless specific authority granted by statute or contract allows the ...

7. ARLENE M. ROBERTS, ESQ

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   ‘second shift’ as my trusted legal research assistant and editor. Joyce Gill-Campbell and Barbara of Domestic Workers United who responded to my initial query, then referred me to Christine. Christine Yvette Lewis, who welcomed me to spend a Saturday afternoon with Caribbean domestic workers then followed up with an invitation for a