About fees and costs...

Personal injury and workers' compensation for claimants are handled on a contingent fee basis. Cost deposits (to cover expenses incurred) are normally not required. Contingency fees in personal injury cases normally run between 33 1/3% to 40%. Workers' compensation claims are based on a statutory fee provision which requires that the employer or its insurance carrier pay the claimants attorney for the successful prosecution of the claim without cost to the claimant. Under some circumstances (normally settlement negotiations) the claimant may be required to pay the fee out of the amount recovered in the settlement in which case the fee normally follows statutory guideline of 20% of the first $5,000. 15% of the next $5,000. and 10% of the remaining amount recovered. Fees for employment discrimination and employee benefit claims will be considered on either a contingency or hourly basis or some combination of the two. Frequently, attorneys fees and costs are recoverable through the successful prosecution of the discrimination claim. Cost deposits are normally required to pursue such cases. Social Security disability income (SSDI) claims are handled on a contingent fee basis providing for payment of 25% of the past-due benefits recovered up to a maximum of $4,000. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) claims will be considered on a selective basis and may be accepted