If you get an attorney on a contigency basis are you most likely to win a lawsuit?

darshunk

No. All a contingency basis means is that there is a risk involved in the litigation that the lawyer is willing to take in order to profit highly off his success. Actually, by the legal profession rules, attorneys can only take cases on a contigency fee basis if they involve some risk. So actually, your perception that you are more likely to win the case is quite the opposite.

rollo_tomassi423

A lawyer usually won't take a case on a contingency fee basis unless he thinks there is at least a reasonable chance that you will win a settlement or a judgment large enough to pay him for his time.

princess sparkel

thanks for the two points

khcs89120

Unless it is a personal injury lawsuit, your not getting a lawyer on contingency. You will pay dearly as you go along.

honey

Its always a win-win situation for him

W0LF

The best Lawyers work billable hours. Continget fee lawyers are the legal equivelent of a resurant with a lunch special and nobdy sitting at the tables. All Lawyers are motivated by win or loss more than anything else as that record follows him and determines his success in his profession. They will even work Pro-bono (Without fee) if it will benifit this score. I'd be very wary of the credentials of any Lawyer who takes continget work.

contour

There is a much greater likelihood of winning. There is also, a greater likelihood of paying the lawyer 40%, instead of the formerly usual rate of 33%.

theresa d

depends on how well you know the lawyer and how much money you have.

captianpr

Yes, because he won't get paid unless you win, so he also has something at stake.

ohm'slaw

the way the lawyer is paid
has no impact on the outcome

EMAILSKIP

The attorney sure hopes so.

Gotti G

No matter the amount of the retainer, you are not guaranteed to win your case. However, when an attorney works on contingency, they tend to be more aggressive but may provide you with legal services you don't need just to run up legal fees.

soniaatcalifornia

You bet, nobody works for the humanitarian way of life. Poor blessed souls of the world just don't get it! In any event, I would say the likelihood of winning or more than likely settling out of court is very probable.

dukalink6000

There is certainly a greater desire to do well.

The Answer Guy

It DOES NOT mean that the attorney thinks you have a winning case. It simply is the way he/she bills a client. Typically, if its a personal injury action, unless you're truly injured (which most plaintiff's aren't), the attorney thinks that he/she may have a shot at forcing the insurance company to settle for at least $5-$8 thousand dollars....of which they get 1/3.

BIGG AL

they must feel you have a strong case , or else they wouldn take it .

cheers !

islandgrl

not necessarily true. the attorney may take your case if they see a strong potential of you winning, but just on the contingency basis, doesn't necessarily guarantee a better chance of winning a lawsuit. it all depends on how the attorney presents the case.

winton_holt

That seems to be a possibility. Consider that if they are willing to go out on a limb and represent you, collecting only if you win...then they think you are going to win, or have a high likelyhood.

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