Can I get a Florida probate litigation lawyer to take my case on a contingency fee?

Why do so many estate beneficiaries and heirs at law and family members want a Florida probate litigation law firm to take their case on a contingency fee?  Are there Florida estate litigators who will take your case on acontingency fee?  Why does a Florida contingency fee probate lawyer for a Palm Beach probate even matter? 

Can I find a Florida estate lawyer to take my case on a contingency fee?

1. If you have been dis-inherited or if you are fighting a will contest or are objecting to a Florida will in a Palm Beach Probate, we all know that probate litigation is expensive in Florida.  This is not just about letter writing or making a demand.  If you are trying torevoke Florida probate, or contesting a will, that means that you will have a trial. And you should also be preparing for an appeal.  You need to have evidence, documents, witnesses, etc.,  to prove your probate case.  If you got dis-inherited from a $6 Million Boca Raton estate, who is the first witness you call to make your case?  My point?LOTS and lots of time and legal expenses are involved in Florida probate litigation and to contesting a will in Palm Beach probate.  Many, most?, people cannot, or simply do not, want to lay out thousands and thousands of dollars to pay invoices each month to their probate litigators.   Yes, probate litigation in Florida is expensive.  So, it seems that many people who got written out of a will or a Florida trust are trying to find, or at least asking about, a Florida probate lawyer who will take your case on a contingency fee.
2. If you got written out of dad’s revocable living trust, how do you get your inheritance back?  How do you recover your inheritance if you got written out of mom’s last will & testament in Florida?  Let me guess, 2 months before dad or mom passed away in Boynton Beach, a mysterious change to their estate plan took place, right?  A newamendment to dad’s Florida living revocable trust cut you out. Or, perhaps mom signed a new will or codicil which disinherited you from her estate or maybe, just maybe,reduced your 50% share of the Florida estate to 10%: and you want to know why your Florida inheritance went down.  Well, to get those answers, don’t you need to open up a Palm Beach probate in Delray Beach Probate Court? Or, don’t you need to file a Florida trust lawsuit and start conducting discovery?  That all takes time and person power.  A lawsuit “Florida probate complaint” needs to be prepared and filed.  Theninterrogatories and requests for production of documents should be sent out; maybe even some Florida requests for admissions. As you build your estate lawsuit case, you strategize, assess and re-assess the facts and apply the law.  Your seek to discover the truth, what happened, who did it and how it occurred. How did you get cut out of an inheritance in Palm Beach Gardens?  THAT takes time and it’s expensive.

What is a contingency fee probate lawyer or what is a contingency fee really mean in a Florida probate case?

1. A contingency fee for a probate case in Florida means that you, the client, are willing to give up or pay your probate litigation law firm a percentage of what they recover for you. If anything.  If your West Palm Beach probate litigation law firm does not obtain a recovery for  you, then they get nothing.  The recovery may be by trial, on appeal, as a result of tough negotiations and settlement, or through a mediated probate settlement agreement after mediation of your estate lawsuit.
2. Some pro’s and con’s of a Florida probate contingency fee?  Let’s talk about whatadvantages there may be to you, an heir at law of a Florida will or perhaps a beneficiary of a living trust, to paying for your probate lawsuit with a contigency fee. Well, most law firms don’t seem to take probate cases on a contigency fee.  How do most probate litigation law firms get paid?  Most Florida estate litigators get paid by the hour each and every month.  They send out detailed invoices to you and you pay them: each and every month.  Most probate law firms in Palm Beach want a retainer or an initial fee to place in their client trust account.  Can you afford a retainer of $20,000 and then payyour invoice of thousands of dollars each and every month?  A probate contingency fee typically does not require a client to pay a retainer or an initial fee at the beginning of your probate contingency fee case although you are still responsible for costs.  And you don’t pay each month; you pay at the end, if there is a recovery for you. No probate inheritance recovery; no attorneys fees. Although you still must pay costs. So,one big advantage of a Boca Raton probate contingency fee is that you don’t go out of pocket thousands and thousands of dollars paying probate litigators.
3. What are some disadvantages to paying your probate litigation law firm on a Floridacontingency fee for your estate or trust lawsuit?  Well, you have to give up a big percentage of what your Florida trust litigation law firm recovers for you. So, do the math   Consider & evaluate.  How important is this estate lawsuit you want to bring?  Are you willing to invest thousands and thousands of dollars in your Florida trust case and lawsuit?  Are you willing to pay invoices from your estate law firm each and every month?  Are you willing to put your money where your mouth is?  If not, then does a Florida probate contingency fee make sense?  Consider interviewing as many estate litigation law firms in Florida as you can. When you find the one that’s right for you, then discuss money and your probate case.