Contingency Fees or Pro Bono Work?
PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE CONTACTING THE FIRM. The firm generally does NOT perform work on a contingency fee basis, i.e. a basis where the firm receives a percentage (typically 35% or more) of any funds actually recovered. Firms that commonly do accept contingency fees are often in the area of personal injury, and are generally not specialized counsel in Construction, Real Estate and Business Law. A common misconceprtion is that a contingency fee equals “free” representation, where the reality is that a client must usually still pre-pay all court costs, service costs, deposition costs, expert fees and other out-of-pocket expenses, which costs can easily be in the thousands of dollars, and a retainer fee is still required. On some cases a quick settlement can occur, which would also result in an immediate large percentage fee. These factors can make it economically unwise for most businesses to seek out this type of fee. As for Pro Bono work (volunteer free legal services), the firm does
