In a typical contingency fee arrangement, the successful attorney receives a percentage of "all sums recovered" by his or her client in a dispute or litigation ...

You can revoke a power of attorney for any reason, but the first step is to notify the person with the power of attorney of your intent to revoke the document. If you've submitted the power of ...

BOSTON (Legal Newsline) – Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced a $100,000 joint disposition agreement on Friday with a lobbying firm that allegedly profited from an inappropriate ...

[This article is the fourth part of a series looking at the legal issues raised in Parallel Networks v. Jenner & Block, a case for which petition for writ of certiorari has been filed at the U.S.

Once deemed unlawful, damages-based agreements have a chequered past. Greg Cox asks whether Jacksons contingency fees stand to change the PI costs culture Contingency fees (or damages-based agreements ...

A battle is brewing among consumer groups, car dealers and the government over the use of contingency agreements in the Cash for Clunkers program. At issue is who is left holding the bag if a ...

This article proposes language to include in retainer agreements to enable the monetization of non-monetary victories and compensate attorneys for all their work on behalf of their contingency clients ...