How to Use contingency fee in a Sentence

contingency fee

noun
  • The bill would set strict limits on contingency fees paid to outside lawyers.
    — Bruce Schreiner, The Courier-Journal, 16 Feb. 2018
  • The rise of contingency fee cases kicked off a new wave of lobbying across the nation.
    — Shalina Chatlani, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Some of these attorneys are working on contingency fees, and are sharing the risk.
    — George Stephens and Charles J. Jacobus, Houston Chronicle, 3 Nov. 2017
  • The firms get their usual contingency fee, and NAAG gets a cut.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022
  • Instead, their lawyers take 40% to 50% of these verdicts as a contingency fee.
    — Robert Tyson, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
  • Cities and counties are represented by private lawyers, who work on contingency fees.
    — Jan Hoffman, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2020
  • The firm also proposed to pay its local counsel in Florida out of its contingency fee.
    — Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 18 June 2026
  • Many Florida injury firms work through contingency fee agreements, so clients don’t pay upfront.
    — Maria Williams, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
  • By contrast, local governments are using private lawyers, who work on contingency fees.
    — Jan Hoffman, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Aug. 2019
  • Some lawyers say the 2010 law has had a chilling effect, steering law firms to clients that don’t have limits on contingency fees.
    — Lawrence Mower, miamiherald, 14 May 2018
  • The money would also help pay off his contingency fee, which an LSU lawyer pegged at more than $1 million.
    — Andrea Gallo, ProPublica, 16 May 2019
  • All three agreements are contingency fee contracts, meaning the districts will pay the firms out of any monetary damages they’re awarded.
    — Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Feb. 2025
  • David and his firm proposed a contingency fee structure on a sliding scale, starting at one-fifth of any recovery up to $15 million.
    — Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 18 June 2026
  • Plus, most individuals can pursue a claim without a high upfront cost because many firms operate on a contingency fee basis.
    — Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
  • The contingency fee structure is the only way many people can afford access to legal representation for accident.
    — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 25 Dec. 2022
  • Personal injury lawyers representing victims work on a contingency fee basis.
    — Timothy D. Lytton, Quartz, 10 Dec. 2020
  • AkinMears signed up tens of thousands of clients, charging each a 40 percent contingency fee — meaning it was only collected if the clients won verdicts or settlements.
    — L.m. Sixel, San Antonio Express-News, 29 May 2018
  • The contingency fee system allows attorneys to represent people who can’t afford an hourly rate on the presumption that the attorneys will earn their costs, and a profit, through an eventual settlement.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2026
  • Taylor's family will receive $12 million, with their attorneys receiving 33% as a contingency fee.
    — Tessa Duvall, The Courier-Journal, 15 Sep. 2020
  • McNair appealing would bring on additional attorneys fees, whether they are paid by McNair or absorbed by the attorneys as part of a contingency fee arrangement.
    — Michael McCann, SI.com, 21 May 2018
  • And the Senate is pushing legislation to pay a contingency fee on collections to companies using data analytics to go after delinquent taxpayers.
    — James Salzer, ajc, 6 Mar. 2020
  • Investors might spread their money across a portfolio of cases to limit their vulnerability on any single one or, as in the arrangement Watts and his partners put together, take a cut of the contingency fee for an individual matter.
    — Francesca Mari, The Atlantic, 16 Apr. 2020
  • Some firms, including The Law Office of Richard Klein, handle hit-and-run cases on a contingency fee basis, meaning legal fees are typically paid only if compensation is recovered.
    — Ascend Agency, Baltimore Sun, 27 May 2026
  • The initiative presents itself as targeting problematic practices within the personal injury legal system, with language attacking contingency fee arrangements that the company characterizes as self-dealing and designed to artificially inflate medical claims.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Florida Injury Advocate offers free initial consultations and works on a contingency fee basis, helping make qualified legal representation more accessible to individuals in the South Florida community, regardless of their financial situation.
    — Anton Lucanus april 3, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2026

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