Most Florida car crash attorneys work on a contingency fee basis, meaning you pay no upfront fees. Instead, the lawyer is usually only paid if there is a recovery for your personal injuries, and no fee is taken out of your property damage recovery or your no-fault (personal injury protection) benefits. You should ask the attorney to understand what portions of the claim will apply to the fee to confirm that the fee is only for recovery of personal injuries and not property damaged or your no-fault (personal injury protection) benefits.
How Contingency Fees Work
Under a contingency arrangement, the attorney's fee is typically a percentage of the settlement or verdict that is obtained against the person(s) or entit(ies) responsible for your injuries. If there is no recovery, there is generally no attorney fee.
The Florida Bar regulates contingency fee agreements and requires that they be in writing and clearly explain how fees are calculated.
Bottom Line from twwlawfirm.com
👉 You should not have to pay out of pocket to pursue justice after an injury. Don't let worries or fears about how you will pay for an attorney stop you from talking to or hiring an attorney early on, before you take actions that could harm your rights or you decide to give up on your claim.
TWWHB explains all fee agreements clearly, and at the outset, so you understand exactly how it works.
(This legal/medical information is for general educational purposes only. While it applies in many situations, no attorney-client relationship is formed—which enables a lawyer to give specific legal advice—until you have spoken to the lawyer directly and retained him or her in writing.)