What is a contingent fee?
Attorneys earn their pay a variety of different ways, depending on the type of work that they do. Typically, in personal injury cases, the attorney receives payment through a contingent fee agreement. Plainly stated, injured people typically do not have the funds necessary to pay their attorney at an hourly rate. As such, the attorney works on behalf of their client for as long as the case is open. Once a settlement or verdict is reached, the attorney is paid out of a percentage of the settlement funds. At Rubin, Glickman, Steinberg and Gifford, PC, if we represent you in your personal injury case, we will not take a fee unless we recover a settlement or verdict for you.
