What happens if I was involved in an motorcycle accident and suffered personal injuries and I get an attorney after the insurance company offered a settlement?
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What happens if I was involved in an motorcycle accident and suffered personal injuries and I get an attorney after the insurance company offered a settlement?
They have given me a written offer. Can an attorney, if I chose to get one, collect a percentage of what I have already been offered?
Asked on September 3, 2013 under Personal Injury, Illinois
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 10 years ago | Contributor
If you hire an attorney, you'll have to pay him or her. What you pay--whether a flat fee, or hourly rate, or a percentage of your recovery or settlement--depends on what you and the attorney agree to; so yes, it is possible that the attorney could get a percentage of what you have been offered, if that is what you and the attorney agree to in terms of payment.
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