contingent fee

contingent fee

A fee charged for a lawyer’s services only if the lawsuit is successful or is favorably settled out of court.

? Contingent fees are usu. calculated as a percentage of the client’s net recovery (such as 25% of the recovery if the case is settled, and 33% if the case is won at trial).

¡ª Also termed contingency fee; contingency; conditional fee. [Cases: Attorney and Client 146. C.J.S. Attorney and Client ¡ì¡ì 313, 319.]


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