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Motorcycle Accidents: Hiring a Lawyer

Most motorcycle accident cases with injuries are taken on a contingency basis, which means that the attorney takes a percentage of the settlement or award. The percentage varies from one attorney to another. If your attorney charges 30 percent and you want to negotiate a lower percentage, of course, you may try to do that.

Will you lose anything if you negotiate and get your attorney to agree to a lower fee? In theory, you should not because the attorney owes the same duties to you as he or she owes to someone paying the higher fee. A good lawyer will investigate and research your case, file all your papers on time, attend court hearings, file and argue motions, take and defend depositions, give you appropriate legal advice, and communicate with you so you know what is going on in your case. He or she should take the case to trial if warranted, or negotiate a reasonable settlement, regardless of his or her fee. In addition they will be creative in negotiating with all parties to make certain they get you the most net compensation possible. The risk, though, is that a less than scrupulous attorney may push for a higher settlement, or take the case to trial hoping for a higher award from the judge or jury, to net the same amount for himself or herself as if he were charging the higher rate.

A good attorney will handle your case to the best of their ability regardless of the fee they are charging.

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