{"id":1384,"date":"2020-10-30T21:14:46","date_gmt":"2020-10-30T21:14:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.justinian.com\/?post_type=faqs&#038;p=1384"},"modified":"2024-01-03T17:34:02","modified_gmt":"2024-01-03T23:34:02","slug":"who-pays-for-my-case-costs-and-is-that-part-of-the-settlement","status":"publish","type":"faqs","link":"https:\/\/www.justinian.com\/es\/faqs\/quien-paga-los-costos-de-mi-caso-es-eso-parte-del-acuerdo\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Pays For My Case Costs, And Is That Part Of The Settlement?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-is-a-contingency-fee\">What is a contingency fee?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Like most Texas personal injury lawyers, the law firm of Justinian &amp; Associates works with injured clients on a <em>contingency fee<\/em> basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<ul class=\"check-list wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Contingent<\/em> means <em>dependent<\/em>. So whether we get paid any fee depends on us winning your case or obtaining a settlement for you.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-if-we-fail-to-recover-money-for-you-we-get-paid-nothing\">If We Fail To Recover Money For You, We Get Paid Nothing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-we-pay-the-upfront-costs-of-your-personal-injury-lawsuit\">We Pay The Upfront Costs of Your Personal Injury Lawsuit<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We pay all of the legal costs of your case. This can include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"check-list wp-block-list\">\n<li>Court filing fees<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Document Request and Duplication<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Investigators<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Expert Witnesses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"601\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justinian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/what-is-a-contingency-fee.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1918\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.justinian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/what-is-a-contingency-fee.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.justinian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/what-is-a-contingency-fee-540x507.jpg 540w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-an-example-of-a-contingency-fee-in-action\">An Example of a Contingency Fee in Action<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The chart below illustrates how a settlement of $10,000 dollars would be distributed to a client, to our firm, and to the doctors that treated the client. The example below uses a 33% fee for the law firm, which is common.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-background has-small-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#f3f3f3\"><strong><strong>Note: This is a Fictional Settlement. This case and these dollar figures may not represent the facts or law of your case.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-sample-contingency-settlement\">Sample Contingency Settlement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Total Settlement Amount<\/strong><\/td><td><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-golden-color\">$<\/span>10,000.00<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Case Expenses Repaid to Attorney<\/td><td><span class=\"has-inline-color has-golden-color\">$<\/span>500.00<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Attorney Fees (33% of Settlement)<\/td><td><span class=\"has-inline-color has-golden-color\">$<\/span>3,300.00<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Amount Attorney Receives<\/td><td><span class=\"has-inline-color has-golden-color\">$<\/span>3,800.00<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Remaining Amount of Settlement<\/td><td><span class=\"has-inline-color has-golden-color\">$<\/span>6,200.00<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Medical Expenses Repaid<\/td><td><span class=\"has-inline-color has-golden-color\">$<\/span>1,000.00<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Amount Client Receives<\/strong><\/td><td><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-golden-color\">$<\/span>5,200.00<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The injured client receives in this case $5,200 dollars, the law firm receives $3,300 in fees for representation, and the law firm also receives $500 dollars to reimburse it for expenses it paid on the client\u2019s behalf. Additionally, the doctors that treated the personal injury client are paid $1,000 dollars to settle the client\u2019s bills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-contingency-fees-make-us-work-hard-to-get-you-as-much-money-as-possible\">Contingency Fees Make Us Work Hard to Get You as Much Money as Possible<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a fictional settlement using round numbers to easily illustrate how a contingency fee works, but the principals will remain the same no matter what the dollar amounts are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As you can tell, the larger the total amount of the settlement or jury award, the larger the amount of the fee that our law firm receives will be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>So we try and get you the largest settlement we possibly can.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, because we only get paid when you get paid, we have every reason to try to settle your case as quickly and effectively as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-contingency-fees-empower-injured-victims-who-cannot-afford-legal-help\">Contingency Fees Empower Injured Victims Who Cannot Afford Legal Help<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It has been said that contingency fees are the \u201ckey to the courthouse door\u201d because they allow anyone to hire an attorney \u2013 especially those who cannot afford to pay an attorney by the hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Personal injury cases are a type of civil wrong called a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justinian.com\/how-were-you-injured\/texas-tort-law\/\">tort<\/a>. Under Texas law, when a person or company commits a <em>tort<\/em>, they have wronged someone else, and often must pay for the victim\u2019s bodily injuries and property damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But many of the people and companies that hurt people through reckless or careless behavior also have a lot of resources, and armies of attorneys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many of the people injured do not have enough money and resources to hire an attorney and pay all of the costs needed to file a personal injury lawsuit in Texas. $200 per hour is a <em>low hourly fee<\/em> for an attorney these days.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"601\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justinian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Contingency-Fees-Make-Us-Work-Hard-to-Get.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.justinian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Contingency-Fees-Make-Us-Work-Hard-to-Get.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.justinian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Contingency-Fees-Make-Us-Work-Hard-to-Get-540x507.jpg 540w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Without contingency fees, few people could afford to hire personal injury lawyers, especially for complex cases that can take years.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"check-list wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section of the American Bar Association found that<strong> eliminating or constraining contingency fees <em>\u201cwould make legal assistance available only to those injured persons who are wealthy. The poor, the retired, African Americans, and women especially will suffer because they are often unable to afford hourly fees.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-texas-personal-injury-law-firm-that-knows-what-you-re-up-against\">A Texas Personal Injury Law Firm That Knows What You\u2019re Up Against<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-we-never-drag-a-case-out\">We Never Drag a Case Out<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s a common misconception that personal injury lawyers like us \u201cdrag things out\u201d to try and earn more money. It simply does not work that way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The longer we wait to resolve a case, the longer we are risking our money and time in a lawsuit. <em>We try and resolve every personal injury case for the highest amount of money we can as quickly as we can.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s what is so great about the contingency fee system \u2013 it makes sure an personal injury client and a personal injury lawyer have the same goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1390\" height=\"410\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justinian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/We-Never-Drag-a-Case-Out.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1921\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.justinian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/We-Never-Drag-a-Case-Out.jpg 1390w, https:\/\/www.justinian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/We-Never-Drag-a-Case-Out-540x159.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.justinian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/We-Never-Drag-a-Case-Out-768x227.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1390px) 100vw, 1390px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-who-determines-when-to-settle-and-for-how-much-money\">Who Determines When to Settle and For How Much Money?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>IIf you hire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justinian.com\/about-us\/\">Justinian &amp; Associates<\/a> as your Texas personal injury firm, <strong>you will make all the decisions of when to settle and how much money to accept<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Without exception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-our-law-firm-never-makes-the-decision-whether-to-settle-a-client-s-injury-case\">Our law firm never makes the decision whether to settle a client\u2019s injury case.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>We can make a recommendation to the client as to whether a settlement is fair, but it\u2019s up to the client to decide whether or not to accept the offer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sometimes a client needs money quickly and wants to settle a case for less money than it is worth.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We generally advise against this, but if that\u2019s what the client wants, it\u2019s what we do because we work for the client.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Other times, the client wants a settlement that is not fair or otherwise is not likely to happen.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In those cases, we advise the client that going forward with a lawsuit can add additional time and expenses to the case. We also advise that there is always the potential that the client will lose the lawsuit and end up with nothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Once the client is properly advised, we either move forward and take our chances, or we accept a settlement if the client changes his or her mind.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-background has-small-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#f3f3f3\"><strong>Note: Under Texas laws and regulations governing attorneys, personal injury attorneys are not allowed to settle a case without a client\u2019s permission. We never ever do that. (And neither will any other personal injury lawyer who doesn\u2019t want to be disbarred.)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-warriors-for-the-injured\">Warriors for the Injured<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Justinian &amp; Associates has been representing victims of automobile accidents for a decade. From small personal injury matters to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justinian.com\/how-were-you-injured\/mass-tort-litigation\/\">mass tort litigation<\/a> involving hundreds of injured consumers, we have fought for thousands of clients in Texas injured by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"check-list wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justinian.com\/how-were-you-injured\/car-accident\">Auto Accidents<\/a> (including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justinian.com\/how-were-you-injured\/pedestrian-accidents\/\">Injured Pedestrians<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justinian.com\/faqs\/#can-a-rider-recover-damages-if-they-werent-wearing-their-helmet\">Motorcycles<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justinian.com\/how-were-you-injured\/18-wheeler-accidents\/\">18-Wheeler Semi Trailers<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justinian.com\/how-were-you-injured\/bus-and-rail-accidents\/\">Commercial Bus and Rail Collisions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"check-list wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justinian.com\/how-were-you-injured\/premises-liability\/\">Unsafe Premises<\/a> (\u201cSlip and Fall\u201d cases)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justinian.com\/how-were-you-injured\/boating-accidents\/\">Boating Accidents<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justinian.com\/how-were-you-injured\/dog-bite-and-animal-attacks\/\">Dog Bites and Animal Attacks<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justinian.com\/how-were-you-injured\/products-liability-and-dangerous-products\/\">Defective Consumer goods and Dangerous Substances<\/a> like Hazardous Chemicals or Problematic Pharmaceuticals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We have a roster of highly-trained and seasoned personal injury lawyers, driven by a sense of fairness and helping others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justinian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Our-only-goal-is-justice-for-our-clients-whatever.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1922\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.justinian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Our-only-goal-is-justice-for-our-clients-whatever.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.justinian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Our-only-goal-is-justice-for-our-clients-whatever-540x330.jpg 540w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-our-only-goal-is-justice-for-our-clients-whatever-that-means-for-them\">Our only goal is justice for our clients, whatever that means for them.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Our Texas personal injury lawyers will build your case using investigators, advanced technology like computer modeling and testimony from health and engineering experts. We can demonstrate how you were injured, and why the person or company responsible must compensate your injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our representation is tailored to your individual case and needs. Our cutting-edge communications technology keeps us in reach at all times. But we are always available, and will gladly meet you in person while you recover at the hospital, or wherever is convenient.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-waiting-to-file-a-claim-can-hurt-your-case\">Waiting To File A Claim Can Hurt Your Case<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You can lose the right to receive any compensation for your injuries and property damage. That\u2019s true, even if the facts show the other party was responsible and you did nothing wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t delay. Make the phone call, and start explaining <em>your side of the story.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because Justinian Means Justice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","faq_tax":[10],"class_list":["post-1384","faqs","type-faqs","status-publish","hentry","faq_tax-case-value"],"acf":[],"x_date":"octubre 30, 2020","x_metadata":{"_yoast_wpseo_primary_faq_tax":"10","_yoast_wpseo_focuskeywords":"[]","_yoast_wpseo_keywordsynonyms":"[\"\"]","_trp_translated_slug_es_ES":"quien-paga-los-costos-de-mi-caso-es-eso-parte-del-acuerdo","_yoast_wpseo_title":"Who Pays For My Case Costs, And Is That Part Of The Settlement? | Justinian","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"We work with injured clients on a contingency fee basis. 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