contingency fee
noun
: a fee for services (as of a lawyer) paid upon successful completion of the services and usually calculated as a percentage of the gain realized for the client
called also contingent fee
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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.
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Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Instead, their lawyers take 40% to 50% of these verdicts as a contingency fee.
—Robert Tyson, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
Their client-first approach is further underscored by a contingency fee structure that sets them apart—charging only 25% upon settlement, significantly lower than the industry standard of 33.3%.
—William Jones, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
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
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Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Instead, their lawyers take 40% to 50% of these verdicts as a contingency fee.
—Robert Tyson, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
Their client-first approach is further underscored by a contingency fee structure that sets them apart—charging only 25% upon settlement, significantly lower than the industry standard of 33.3%.
—William Jones, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
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
See All Example Sentences for contingency fee
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“Contingency fee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contingency%20fee. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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