Attorney Fees in Personal Injury Cases
We represent clients on a contingency fee basis, meaning we charge a percentage of the verdict or settlement. We also pay all costs necessary for your case. If we don’t win a verdict or settlement, you don’t owe us anything. We do not charge a fee for an initial consultation, do not charge an upfront fee to take your case or bill you by the hour.
We guarantee that you will receive more of the verdict or settlement than we do in
attorney’s fees. If necessary, we’ll reduce our attorney’s fees to make sure that happens.
Attorney’s fee if no lawsuit is filed
If we’re able to settle your case without a lawsuit, the fee is usually 33%. However, in some cases we charge a lower fee, such as 25% or 29%. Here are some examples of situations where we might charge a lower fee:
- We believe the case will settle quickly and easily;
- The case involves a death or very serious injuries and there’s a small amount of insurance, meaning the case should resolve quickly;
- We represent multiple people injured in the same accident;
Attorney’s fee if a lawsuit is filed
If a lawsuit is necessary, the fee ranges from 33-40%. The fee goes up if a lawsuit is filed because lawsuits require much more work, are more expensive, take longer to settle or go to trial and involve more risk than settling your case without filing a lawsuit.
In a complicated case or a case where there’s a dispute about who’s at fault, we’re more likely to charge a higher fee because the defense is more likely to fight and drag out the process.
Attorney’s fee if there is an appeal
An appeal is where one party is unhappy with the court or jury’s decision and appeals it to the Georgia Court of Appeals or Georgia Supreme Court. If an appeal is necessary, we charge an additional 5% fee. This is because appeals are complicated, expensive and take much more time and work. However, most personal injury cases do not involve appeals so you are unlikely to be charged this additional fee.
We pay the expenses for your case
Our firm also pays all the expenses associated with your case. We are repaid the expenses out of the verdict or settlement. If we don’t win the case, you don’t owe us for the expenses. Case expenses can include:
- The cost to get your medical records and bills;
- hiring accident reconstruction experts and other expert witnesses;
- the cost to file the lawsuit and have the defendant served with it;
- court reporter and deposition fees;
- Fees charged by your doctor for consultations with your attorneys, depositions and testifying at trial; and fees your doctors may charge for consultations and testimony. Our firm is repaid for these expenses out of any settlement or win at trial.