A contingency fee or contingent fee is common in personal injury lawsuits, because those cases usually involve a monetary value. There is a settlement or a judgment that can be anticipated, and the ...

While most practitioners rarely worry about the contingency fee arrangements they have with their clients, Surrogate’s Court practitioners should be aware of the potential vulnerabilities of such ...

Workers and employers are getting comfortable adopting contingent arrangements, according to surveys from recent years. A 2017 survey, for instance, revealed that 94% of workers are open to ...

Though sometimes overshadowed, tort reform continues to be an issue worthy of state lawmakers’ attention. Studies have consistently found that frivolous tort litigation reduces economic opportunities, ...