Legal Question in Consumer Law in Florida

Re: Rules for contingency fee agreements

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Generally, if an attorney withdraws he is still entitled to be compensated for the work which has been done for your benefit under the laws of quantum meriut rather than on a contgency basis.

Scott R. Jay, Esq.

Re: Rules for contingency fee agreements

Sounds like this is a Florida question, if the issue arose in Florida.

In WA, whether the attorney fired or withdrew is not relevant to the issue of whether the attorney did the work and should get paid.

It's the attorney's decision whether to go after the payment or not. Sometimes smarter to let it go, call it good, but . . .

anyway, you need an attorney in Florida to answer this.

Hope this helps. Elizabeth Powell