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CONTINGENCY FEE AGREEMENT

IN THIS AGREEMENT, the undersigned, hereinafter designated as “Client(s),” does retain

__________________________________ , hereinafter designated as “Attorney/s,” to represent

him/her in a claim for damages arising from _______________________________________.

The terms of this Agreement are as follows:

1. Attorney shall be paid 33% of the total amount recovered, i.e., before payment of any

outstanding medical bills and/or expenses (accident report, in-house photocopying, faxes,

photographs and courier charges are included in the 33%). Once suit is filed or arbitration or

mediation is agreed upon, Attorney shall be entitled to 35% of the total amount recovered. If case

is appealed, Attorney shall be entitled to 37% of the total amount recovered.

2. If Client agrees to payment of settlement over a period of time, Attorney shall be entitled to

payment in full at time of settlement.

3. (a) In addition to the fees listed above, the Client is liable to Attorney at the conclusion of the

claim for all reasonable expenses. Expenses are defined as expenses of handling case and

include, but are not limited to: medical reports, records, court filing fees/costs, service fees,

expert witness fees, deposition costs and, arbitration/mediation fees, etc. Expenses are deducted

from Client’s portion of any settlement, verdict, or arbitration/mediation award, after deduction

of attorney fees provided for in paragraphs (1) and (4). Authority is given to Attorney to incur

expenses necessary to adequately pursue the claim. If no recovery is obtained, all

reimbursements for expenses will be waived. (b) Client is responsible for all medical bills he/she

incurs. Client agrees that medical bills outstanding at the time of settlement shall be deducted

from Client’s portion of the settlement and paid directly to the medical provider by Attorney for

Client.

4. If Attorney helps Client collect no-fault benefits (PIP), including medical, lost wages and/or

loss of household services benefits, Attorney shall be entitled to one-third of such amounts

collected. A contingent fee will not be charged for the routine filing and recovery of undisputed

PIP benefits. However, if PIP benefits are disputed or remain unpaid after a reasonable period of

time and Client desires Attorney to help collect them, Attorney shall help collect PIP benefits

and shall charge a one-third contingent fee for collecting same.

5. If other Attorneys are retained, all counsel shall share the attorney fee based on the amount of

time (a good faith estimate of Attorney’s time shall be adequate), risk, expenses and contribution

to results of the case. Attorney shall have the right to retain or associate other attorneys as

Attorney deems appropriate.

6. To protect the Attorney’s rights to be paid, Attorney shall have a right to any proceeds

generated as a result of his representation of Client. This agreement gives Attorney a lien upon

Client’s claim(s), cause of action or counter claim.

7. (a) If this case goes to trial and Client is not happy with the result, Attorney is not obligated to

represent Client in any appeal. (b) If Client and Attorney disagree on anything in this Agreement,

Contingency Fee Agreement