Legal Question in Personal Injury in New York
On time payment is received from the insurance
In some time the lawyer gets the 33.3%
After downloading all expenses
Or before and then just go down expenses
Asked on 1/05/13, 7:29 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Krigsfeld
William Schwitzer & Associates, P.C.
Generally, the expenses get deducted from the gross settlement amount and then the attorney gets 1/3 of the balance as the attorney's fee. But not all attorneys calculate it this way. You have to refer to the retainer you signed when you first took on your attorney.
Answered on 4/05/13, 9:53 am