If you are worried about having to get a lawyer so that you can sue someone who has caused you an injury, one of the things that may be worrying you is how you are going to pay for it. In order to figure that out, you may start talking to various people trying to figure it out. Instead of talking to other people, there really is only one group that you should talk to, and that's lawyers themselves. They can give you the best estimate on how much they are going charge you. The lawyer would be able to give you some information about what their costs are going to be and how they work.
Contingency
One thing that a lot of lawyers will tell you when you are talking to you about how much they are going to cost you if they take your injury case is that they are going to work on contingency. That means that they aren't going to get paid upfront or on an hourly basis. That means that what they are going to do is take a percentage of your settlement when they win your case. The percentage that they will take depends on a couple of different things. One is what your state's limits are. Generally, the contingency rates are around 30% or so. That means that they are going to take that money right off the top of your settlement before you even see it.
Consultation
You may also worry about how much seeing the lawyer for a consultation is going to cost. Many lawyers will offer a first visit for a consultation for free. Generally, those appointments are very long, 15 or 30 minutes. That is long enough for you to lay out the bare bones of your case and for the lawyer to ask you a few questions. That will let them get a good idea as to what your case is about and what you are looking for. If you go in with as much information as possible, that will give the lawyer a good basis as to make a decision as to whether or not you have a good case.
If you think that you have a good case against the person who caused you an injury and you are worried about going to see an attorney because how much it's going to cost you, then there are things that you can do. Contact a law office near you for a lawyer estimate.
