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What is my case worth? Will I be responsible for any advanced case costs if my case is not successful? What is a contingency fee? What is your contingency fee? How do you get paid? How are court fees and costs paid? What costs will I have to pay? Can I receive an itemization of my case costs? How do my medical bills get paid?

Questions about lawsuit expenses, lawyer fee agreements, and other financial questions about personal injury claims

What is my case worth?

We need to review the facts of your case before assessing the value. If you have been seriously injured, we will need opinions from your doctors and we may need expert witnesses to review the claim before we know the full value. If we are handling a wrongful death case, we will need to work with expert witnesses to assess the damages.

It is important to carefully assess all the details associated with a claim. A client cannot come back in the future and seek additional monies.

Please, be wary of any lawyer who would tell you what your case is worth before they know the facts.

Will I be responsible for any advanced case costs if my case is not successful?

No. Paying the advanced case costs is part of the risk that an attorney takes with a contingency fee agreement.

What is a contingency fee?

A contingency fee means a lawyer only earns a fee by successfully resolving your case.

Personal injury lawyers usually take a percentage of the total amount of money you get at the end of the case. This means that lawyers have financial incentive to help you get the case done as successfully as possible.

It also means that we incur the risks of litigation: if we aren’t successful in your claim, we don’t get paid an attorney fee.

What is your contingency fee?

Most personal injury lawyers receive a fee around 33 1/3 %, and up to 40%, when a case goes to trial.

Our contingency fee depends on the facts of your case.

How do you get paid?

After we negotiate a settlement on your behalf or are successful at trial, the insurance companies send final documents to our office.

We will review and sign the final documents with you, and then the insurance company sends a final check to Coluccio Law in trust for you.

We deposit it into a trust escrow account, and then pay your outstanding bills, our fee, and your net settlement payment. The disbursements are only made after your approval.

How are court fees and costs paid?

We advance all court fees and all of the cost of the litigation.

What costs will I have to pay?

While we can advance court and litigation costs, an injured person will need to continue to pay any medical bills not covered by their insurance, even when the injuries were not their fault.

When it is difficult or not possible to pay medical bills not covered, we work with the providers to assist our clients.

Can I receive an itemization of my case costs?

You can get a full itemization of your case costs any time you ask for it; otherwise, we will review it at the conclusion of your case.

How do my medical bills get paid?

Most medical providers will need to be paid before your case has concluded. You should tell your doctors that you have a lawyer, and sign any releases they need to be able to talk with us.

If you are involved in a motor vehicle collision, you will likely have coverage through your automobile insurance policy.

If you have health insurance, once your automobile insurance coverage is exhausted, you should be covered as usual. Your automobile insurance carrier and health insurance company may need to be reimbursed out of any other insurance payments at the end of your case. Unfortunately, no personal injury lawyer can protect you from the enormous costs of doctors and hospital care.