dunwoody_33
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? California
How it this handled:
Win a case
contingency agreement
60% to client
40% to attorney
100,000 compensatory
100,000 punitive
100,000 award for attorneys fees to be paid by defendent (opposing side)
300,000 total
But does attorney get all the 100,000 for attorney fees and then
40% of the other 200,000 (compensatory/punitive)
or does the attorney get 40% of the total of 300,000 compensatory+punitive+attorney fees
or does attorney get 40% of just the compensatory and punitive and the other 100,000 is given to the client to use to pay off the 40% of the 200,000 (compensatory+puntive) =80,000 but then what happens to the other 20,000? goes to client or attorney, or back to the defendent?
thanks
How it this handled:
Win a case
contingency agreement
60% to client
40% to attorney
100,000 compensatory
100,000 punitive
100,000 award for attorneys fees to be paid by defendent (opposing side)
300,000 total
But does attorney get all the 100,000 for attorney fees and then
40% of the other 200,000 (compensatory/punitive)
or does the attorney get 40% of the total of 300,000 compensatory+punitive+attorney fees
or does attorney get 40% of just the compensatory and punitive and the other 100,000 is given to the client to use to pay off the 40% of the 200,000 (compensatory+puntive) =80,000 but then what happens to the other 20,000? goes to client or attorney, or back to the defendent?
thanks