Legal Question in Administrative Law in Maryland

Legal Fee's

retainer agreement

it states, in the event an offer has been conveyed

the fee is 33 1/3% of offered amount unless suit or arbitration has been instituted in which case the fee will be 40%. ? if an offer was made prior to the

filling of suit, is it 40% of the difference of the

amount offered before suit.

? in this case dose suit mean go to trial.


Asked on 6/28/01, 2:29 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Worsham Michael C. Worsham, Esq.

Re: Legal Fee's

Typical arrangems give the attorney 1/3 if settled prior to suit being filed, and 40% after suit is filed. From the language you provided, it sounds like this was the arrangement. If an offer was made before a suit was filed, but rejected by the Plaintiff, and then a lawsuit was filed and a settlement only reached then, the 40% amount should apply. The exact language of the particular agreement is what will decide the issue. - Michael Worsham

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Answered on 7/03/01, 9:40 pm


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