When Are Florida Attorneys Fees NOT a Florida Contingency Fee? October 7, 2015 4th DCA

If you are the beneficiary of a Florida estate or trust, or perhaps you were cut out of a Palm Beach probate and you want to file a Florida will contest or object to the Florida will.  Chances are, unless you are millionaire, that you want a probate litigation law firm Florida to consider taking your probate case on a contingency fee.  Well, when is an understanding to pay for legal fees NOT acontingency fee? Palm Beach’s appeals court dealt with this issue in a recent case.  The October 7, 2015 legal opinion from Florida’s 4th District Court of Appeal in the case of Wright v. Guy Yudin & Foster LLP can be read for free at this link:http://www.4dca.org/opinions/Oct.%202015/10-7-15/opinions%20released.shtml.

When Does a Contingency Fee Make Sense in Your Florida Probate Case?

• Remember that a Florida contingency fee is NOT for everyone, especially in Floridaprobate cases
• If you there is no recovery for you by your estate lawyer Boca Raton, you the client typically pay no attorneys fees although you are still responsible for costs
• What are “costs” in an Estate Lawsuit Palm Beach?
• Court reporter services, copies of transcripts from hearings, deposition transcripts, filing fees, service of process fees, heirs search company fees, investigation fees, fees to issues subpoenas are some costs common to probate litigation in Florida
• In exchange for not paying an initial fee to your estate lawyer West Palm Beach, and in agreement that you won’t have to pay your probate lawyer each and every month, you, the client, typically agree to give up a major percentage of your inheritance
• Whether or not a contingency fee Florida makes sense for you in your estate lawsuit or probate case is a matter for you and your financial advisor.
• What are some of the factors that a trust beneficiary or heir at law should consider in evaluating whether or not to ask your probate litigation firm to take your estate lawsuit on a contingency fee?
• Consider:  risk factor, possible reward at the end of your estate lawsuit trial, what’s your “best” day in court vs. your “worst” day in court?, total damages + interest + possibility of getting your attorneys fees paid, likelihood or probability of losing your case

When is a Fee Agreement NOT a Contingency Fee In Florida?

• So, you can read this recent 4th DCA case for the proposition of what type of fee arrangement or fee agreement is, and is NOT, a Florida contingency fee.
• This case defines “Florida contingency fee” and explains the recent cases on contingency fees