Suing someone for personal injury reasons is contingency fee work.
(i.e., car accidents, personal injury victims, medical malpractice, etc.)
This means that personal injury lawyers only get paid if they win your case.
They will cover the upfront necessary costs to sue someone for personal injury.
Once the personal injury case is won, the insurance companies will send the issue the money.
The money gets sent to the personal injury attorneys.
And they place that money into a dedicated trust to hold client money.
They will pull out money for legal fees like:
- hourly fees
- the money they paid expert witnesses
- court costs
- filing fees
After they repay themselves for the legal services, you will get the remaining money left over.
Normally, a personal injury lawyer will take 25%-35% of the settlement.