Sometimes people are hesitant to hire a Plant City personal injury attorney because they are concerned about legal fees or hidden legal costs. If you were injured as a result of someone else’s negligence, you have a personal injury claim. To achieve the full amount of your damages, you need to hire an attorney to fight for your case.
The Florida Bar is the regulatory agency that determines the qualifications, rules of professional responsibility, and ethics as to whether or not to license an individual as an attorney. Additionally, the Florida Bar has issued rules on the percentage of attorney fees in standard personal injury and auto accident cases for Plaintiff Plant City personal injury attorneys. The compensation for the services of the Firm for the prosecution of each Client’s case against any party or insurer, where the proof of any person’s fault is an element of the claim, will be calculated on a contingency percentage fee basis. If there is no recovery, there is no fee, other than the minimum attorney’s fee described below. If there is a recovery, the percentage to be paid depends on the procedural stage of the claim when the recovery is made. Those percentages, in accordance with rule 4-1.5 of the Rules of Professional Conduct are as follows:
A. Before the filing of an answer to a lawsuit or, if no answer is filed, the expiration of the time period provided for such action:
1. 33-1/3% of any recovery up to $1 million; plus
2. 30% of any portion of the recovery between $1 million and $2 million; plus
3. 20% of any portion of the recovery exceeding $2 million.
B. After the filing of an answer or the demand for appointment of arbitrators or, if no answer is filed or no demand for appointment of arbitrators is made, the expiration of the time period provided for such action, through the entry of judgment:
1. 40% of any recovery up to $ 1 million; plus
2. 30% of any portion of the recovery between $1 million and $2 million; plus
3. 20% of any portion of the recovery exceeding $2 million.
C. If all the defendants admit liability at the time of filing their answers and request a trial only on damages:
1. 33-1/3% of any recovery up to $ 1 million; plus
2. 20% of any portion of the recovery between $1 million and $2 million; plus
3. 15% of any portion of the recovery exceeding $2 million.
D. 25% of any recovery obtained from the state, its agencies and/or subdivisions, but only in instances where the provisions of §768.28, Florida Statutes, are deemed applicable.
E. An additional 5% of any recovery after institution of any appellate proceeding is filed or post-judgment relief or action is required for recovery on the judgment. This includes the filing of a petition for certiorari in the original proceeding.
If you have additional questions regarding how much it costs to hire a plant city personal injury attorney, please contact us for more information.