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What legal fees are involved?

Lipsitz & Ponterio handles personal injury cases on a contingency fee basis. Our legal fee is payment for the time and commitment we devote to your case. This legal fee is a percentage of the money we recover for you in your lawsuit, generally 33 1/3 percent. If there is no recovery, you will not pay us a legal fee. Most personal injury lawsuits also include out-of-pocket expenses for such items as the cost of copying medical records, court imposed filing fees, and the cost of hiring expert witnesses. These out-of-pocket expenses are called disbursements and we pay ourselves back from your recovery in the lawsuit before calculating our contingency fee. This is the standard manner in which lawyers handle out-of-pocket costs in personal injury cases.

It is our practice to discuss fees and disbursements with our clients in an open and honest manner. It is important to us that you fully understand all aspects of our relationship with you, including legal fees and disbursements. The Firm's experienced and hands-on attorneys will guarantee that you fully understand all aspects of the attorney/client agreement.