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A 15% contingency fee on a $250,000 payout is $37,500. The same attorney review by the hour usually costs a few thousand. Plug in the numbers and see what we mean.
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Typical fund-claim contingency: 15-25%.
Typical: $250-$600/hr depending on experience and market.
A well-organized file typically needs 4-12 hours of attorney review.
The math
Savings with hourly
$34,300
That's 91% less than the contingency fee.
Friendly reminder: these are estimates. Actual payouts, fee structures, and review hours vary. Real lawyers review every file before submission.
Why does this matter?
Personal-injury contingency fees are typically 33% to 40%. Compensation-fund claim work is usually closer to 15% to 25%. The math gets ugly fast.
Our opinion (it's an opinion, not legal advice): If the work is mostly document organization and form submission, hourly review is usually a better deal. A licensed attorney review of a well-organized file takes a few hours. A few hours at $300-$500/hour is a few thousand dollars. Not $37,500.
If you have a complex case — assault charges, large business losses, contested pardon, ongoing litigation — pay the lawyer what they're worth. That's when an attorney earns it.
Either way, do the math first.
Want the full case for hourly review? Read the lawyer fee math and why we're not anti-lawyer.
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