The Cost to Hire a Decatur, TX Personal Injury Attorney After Your Car Wreck
All personal injury attorneys that serve Decatur, TX car accident victims, including the ones at the Anderson Law Firm, work off what is called a contingency fee agreement. By these agreements, we do not take any money up front from our clients. There is no requirement for any sort of retainer or anything like that. Instead, the contract signed by our clients entitles us to receive a portion of the money once the case is ultimately resolved. This means that as your attorney, we don't get paid until the end of the case at the same time our client gets paid.
The typical personal injury contract also calls for any expenses that are fronted by the attorney to also be repaid back to the attorney. These expenses are typically not very much if the case can be resolved prior to filing a lawsuit. In those instances, most of the expenses are those that are incurred in obtaining medical records from the various providers (who under state law, can charge in order to copy and deliver the medical records). If the case has to go to litigation (meaning a lawsuit has to be filed) then the costs go up. In litigation, you have filing fees with the court, subpoena fees, deposition fees, and other fees related to getting the case in proper order so that it can either be settled or tried before a jury.
At the Anderson Law Firm, we are cognizant of the fact that if we are spending money on a case, ultimately the client will have to pay that money. We do not spend money unnecessarily and do not run frivolous costs onto the client. We do not charge for such things as long distance phone calls or receiving of faxes. We have seen other lawyers charge for such items and we have chosen not to do so, as we believe those are just a cost of doing business.
If you have been injured in a car accident in Decatur, call the Anderson Law Firm for legal advice. During the free case consultation we offer, you can go over your legal options with one of our injury attorneys and learn what the best method of action is for your case.
Mark Anderson has been practicing personal injury law since 1991 and is recognised as one of the best attorneys in his field.
Mark is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization – a distinction held by fewer than 2% of Texas lawyers. He was selected as a life member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum as recognition for his success in recovering compensation for his clients. He has been honored with the prestigious AV Rating by the Martindale Hubbard System and has been rated 10/10 (the highest level possible) by the AVVO Rating System which ranks attorneys based on experience, conduct and industry recognition. Mark was selected as a Top Personal Injury Attorney by Fort Worth Magazine in 2009 and 2010.
For more information about Mark, see his biography.
