contingency fee

British  

noun

1. a lawyer's fee that only becomes payable if the case is successful

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Example Sentences

The initiative presents itself as targeting problematic practices within the personal injury legal system, with language attacking contingency fee arrangements that the company characterizes as self-dealing and designed to artificially inflate medical claims.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2026

Robert Cohen, a longtime attorney for the bariatric practice, testified in a November 2021 hearing that the lawyers take "a contingency fee of one-third of our recovery" in these cases.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2023

Past examples of contingency fee arrangements show how lucrative they can be if a case is successful.

From Reuters • Apr. 20, 2023

Kaplan said her client was preparing for trial recently when she recalled hearing that her lawyers, who were operating on a contingency fee basis, had also secured funding from a nonprofit organization.

From Washington Times • Apr. 13, 2023

Lawyers with expertise in disasters have also been courting storm victims, promising to help them maximize their claims — in exchange for a contingency fee, typically 28 percent.

From New York Times • Aug. 18, 2015