Legal Question in Workers Comp in Iowa

I find it ironic that you have a lawyer and yet you are here asking other lawyers to answer questions that the lawyer who is being paid to do the work should be answering. Some lawyers charge 25% rather than 1/3rd. I find myself answering their clients' questions because when you get a cut-rate lawyer you also get cut-rate services; meaning they have little time to answer your questions. In this business we all have the same cost structure for overhead, in other words we all pay the same utility rates, etc. That means cut-rate lawyers charging cut-rate fees need to make it up by offering less service and handling more cases. I guess this is just a sign of the times. To answer your question you should really ask the lawyer you hired and read the fee agreement you signed. Without seeing the agreement you and he signed and without knowing the arrangement (deferred fee during the HP) it's impossible to answer this question. Good luck.