A contingency fee agreement is a contract between an attorney and client in which the attorney’s compensation depends on the outcome of the case — typically a percentage of the amount recovered. If the client does not recover anything, the attorney receives no fee (though the client may still owe litigation costs). How Contingency Fee … Read more
When a client believes an attorney’s bill is excessive, several mechanisms exist to contest it without going to court. Attorney fee arbitration is the most structured of these — a process designed specifically to resolve fee disputes between lawyers and their former clients. What Is Attorney Fee Arbitration? Attorney fee arbitration is a formal dispute … Read more
The American criminal justice system provides a broad range of measures that fall between standard probation and actual incarceration. These measures are known as intermediate sanctions — and they reflect a core legislative principle: not every offense warrants removing a convicted person from society. Intermediate sanctions are designed for individuals who do not pose a … Read more
