Risks, Reputations, and Rewards : Contingency Fee Legal Practice in the United States / Herbert M. Kritzer.
2022
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Title
Risks, Reputations, and Rewards : Contingency Fee Legal Practice in the United States / Herbert M. Kritzer.
Imprint
Stanford, CA : Stanford University Press, [2022]
Copyright
©2004
Description
1 online resource (352 p.) : 29 tables, 8 figures
Formatted Contents Note
Frontmatter
Contents
Tables
Figures
Preface
1. The Political Economy of the American Contingency Fee
2. A Profile of Wisconsin's Contingency Fee Practitioners and Their Cases
3. Clients Seeking Lawyers, Lawyers Seeking Clients: Finding and Screening Potential Cases
4. The Work of the Contingency Fee Lawyer
5. Understanding Settlement Negotiations
6. Cashing Out the Investment
7. The Role of Reputation in Contingency Fee Practice
8. Conclusion: Praying for Justice or Preying on Justice?
Appendix A. Weighting for Case Processing
Appendix B. Survey Instrument
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Contents
Tables
Figures
Preface
1. The Political Economy of the American Contingency Fee
2. A Profile of Wisconsin's Contingency Fee Practitioners and Their Cases
3. Clients Seeking Lawyers, Lawyers Seeking Clients: Finding and Screening Potential Cases
4. The Work of the Contingency Fee Lawyer
5. Understanding Settlement Negotiations
6. Cashing Out the Investment
7. The Role of Reputation in Contingency Fee Practice
8. Conclusion: Praying for Justice or Preying on Justice?
Appendix A. Weighting for Case Processing
Appendix B. Survey Instrument
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Summary
Risks, Reputations, and Rewards looks at a variety of interrelated questions about contingency fee legal practice: What is the nature of the contingency fees that lawyers charge? How do lawyers get and screen potential cases? How do contingency fee lawyers interact with their clients and opponents? What is involved in settling these cases? What types of returns do contingency fee cases produce? And what role does reputation play in contingency fee practice? The author argues that to be successful, contingency fee lawyers must generate a portfolio of cases, similar to an investment portfolio with its associated risk. This has a significant impact on how contingency fee lawyers obtain and select cases, manage their work, and deal with the pressures that arise in settling cases. More important, understanding the work of contingency fee lawyers in terms of an ongoing practice rather than in terms of individual cases mitigates some of the significant conflicts that may exist between lawyers and clients.
Language Note
In English.
Available Note
Issued also in print.
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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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Language
English
ISBN
9781503624702
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