Fillable Printable Contingent Fee Agreement

Contingent Fee Agreement

ContingentFeeAgreement

IemployFonvielleLewisFoote&Messerasmyattorneystorepresentmeinmyclaimfordamagesarisingoutof:

DateofIncident:_______________________________________

I.CONTINGENTFEE

Ascompensationfortheirservices,theclientagreestopaytheattorneysthefollowingfeebaseduponthetotalrecovery:

A)Beforethe

filingofananswerorthedemandforappointmentofarbitratorsor,ifnoanswerisfiledornodemandfor

appointmentofarbitratorsismade,theexpirationoftimeperiodprovidedforsuchaction:

1)33‐1/3%ofanyrecoveryupto$1million;plus

2)30%ofany

portionoftherecoverybetween$1millionand$2million;plus

3)20%ofanyportionoftherecoveryexceeding$2million.

B)Afterthefilingofananswerorthedemandforappointmentofarbitratorsor,ifnoanswerisfiledornodemandfor

appointmentofarbitratorsismade,

theexpirationofthetimeperiodprovidedforsuchaction,throughtheentryofjudgment.

1)40%ofanyrecoveryupto$1million;plus

2)30%ofanyrecoverybetween$1millionand$2million;plus

3)20%ofanyportionoftherecoveryexceeding$2million.

C)If

alldefendantsadmitliabilityatthetimeoffilingtheiranswersandrequestatrialonlyondamages:

1)33‐1/3%ofanyrecoveryupto$1million;plus

2)20%ofanyportionoftherecoverybetween$1millionand$2million;plus

3)15%ofanyportionofthe

recoveryexceeding$2million;and

D)Anadditional5%ofanyrecoveryafternoticeofappealisfiledorpost‐judgmentrelieforactionisrequiredforrecoveryon

thejudgment.

E)Ifthecaseissettledbyperiodicpayments,thecontingentfeepercentagewillbecalculatedonthecost

ofthestructured

settlementor,ifthecostisunknown,onthepresentmoneyvalueofthestructuredsettlement.Attorneys'feesshallbepaidin

alumpsumatthetimeofsettlement.

F)Intheeventthatfeesarerecoveredinthisactionfromanyadverseparty,thiscontractis

nottobeconstruedasalimitation

onthemaximumreasonablefeetobeawardedtotheattorneysbytheCourt.Iffeesarepaidbythedefendant,theattorneys

willbepaidthegreateroftheamountpaidbythedefendantortheappropriatepercentageofthetotalgross

recovery,

includingfees.

G)Ifrecoveryismadefromagovernmentalagencyandtheattorneys'feeislimitedbylawasitrelatestothatspecific

recovery,itisunderstoodtheattorneys'feeshallbenomorethantheamountprovidedbylaw.

H)Incasesinvolvingaclaimforwrongful

death,injurytoaminorchildorforsomeoneotherwiseincapacitated,thelawmay

requirethataprobateorguardianshipproceedingbefiled.Legalservicesforprobateandguardianshipproceedingsarenot

includedwithinthetermsofthiscontingencyagreement.Ifnecessary,suchserviceswillbearrangedandifpaid

forbythe

attorneystheexpensewillbetreatedasacostadvanced.

Thepaymentofanattorneys'feeiscontingentuponarecoverybeingobtained.Ifnorecoveryismade,theclientowesnothingfor

attorneys'fees.

II.COSTS

FonvielleLewisFoote&Messeragreestoadvancethepaymentof

costsreasonablynecessarytopreparethecaseuntilarecoveryis

obtained.Theclientagreestoreimburseallcostsincurredifarecoveryisobtained."Costs"includefilingfees,witnessfees,expert

witnesscosts,travelexpenses,telephonecharges,copyingcharges,faxcharges,depositioncosts,investigatorcostsandtime,

messengercharges,

mediationexpenses,computerresearchfees,medicalornursingconsultations,andallout‐of‐pocketexpenses

incurredontheclient'sbehalf.Forefficiency,weoftenuseourownairplanewhentravelingoutoftown.Thesechargeswillbebilled

atouractualhourlycost.

CostsadvancedwillaccrueinterestatapproximatelytheratechargedbythebanktoFonvielleLewisFoote&Messer.

Therepaymentofcosts

iscontingentuponarecoverybeingobtained.Ifnorecoveryismade,theclientowesnothingforcosts.

III.TERMINATION

Thecontractmaybecanceledbywrittennotificationtotheattorneysatanytimewithinthreebusinessdaysofthedatethecontract

wassigned,asshowninthiscontract.

Ifproperlycanceledtheclientshallnotbeobligatedtopayanyfeestotheattorneysforthe

workperformedduringthattime.Iftheattorneyshaveadvancedfundstoothersinrepresentationoftheclient,theattorneysare

entitledtobereimbursedforsuchamountsastheyhavereasonablyadvanced

onbehalfoftheclient.

Iftheclientterminatesthisagreementafterthreebusinessdaysbutbeforeajudgmentorsettlementagreementhasbeenreached

orthecontingencyfeeotherwisevested,theclientwillbeobligatedtoimmediatelypayallcostsandexpensesincurredbythe

attorneys,andmust,in

addition,payfromtheproceedsofanyrecoverythereasonablevalueofservicesprovidedbythefirm.

Theattorneysreservetherighttowithdrawfromthecase.

IV.ARBITRATIONOFFEEDISPUTE

Iftheclienthasanyquestionsregardingabillingstatementoranydisputeregardingafee,andifthe

attorneyscannottotheclient's

satisfactionresolvetheproblem,theattorneysandclientagreetosubmitanyandallfeedisputestoTheFloridaBarArbitration

ProgramforfeearbitrationtobeconductedpursuanttoChapter14oftheRulesRegulatingTheFloridaBarandChapter682,Florida

Statutes.Information

concerningthefeearbitrationprogramcanbeobtainedbycontactingTheFloridaBarat(850)561‐5600.

V.STATEMENTOFRIGHTS

Theundersignedclienthas,beforesigningthiscontract,receivedandreadtheStatementofClient'sRights,andunderstandseachof

therightssetforththerein.Theundersignedclienthassigned

thestatementandreceivedasignedcopytokeepandtoreferto

whilebeingrepresentedbytheundersignedattorneys.

Iftwolawfirmsarenamedabove,theclientagreesthattheattorneys'feewillbesharedbetweenthefirms.Bothfirmsareavailable

andresponsibletotheclientfor

consultation.Theassociationofthesefirmshasbeendiscussedandapprovedbytheclient.

Uponconclusionoftheclaim,FonvielleLewisFoote&Messerwillprovidetheclientwithaclosingstatementlistingallthefinancial

detailsofthecase,includingtheamountrecovered,allexpensesandaprecisestatementof

attorneys'fees.

VI.SIGNATUREOFTHEPARTIES

Iagreetoemploytheabove‐namedattorneys.Thiscontractcontainsourentireagreementandisnotvalidunlesssignedbyboth

parties.

Date:___________________

 _________________________________________

Client

__________________________________________

Client

Employmentisacceptedontheforegoingterms.



Date:_____________________

FONVIELLELEWISFOOTE&MESSER

By:_______________________________________

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