Find a Colorado Workers' Compensation Attorney Who Will Offer You a Contingent Fee Agreement
A contingent fee is an arrangement which permits the injured worker to obtain legal representation from a Colorado work comp attorney without having to pay the attorney a retainer, and without having to advance court costs. The work comp attorney advances the court costs, and the work comp attorney's fee is deferred until you begin to receive monetary benefits for your work comp claim. When the case is concluded, court costs and the remainder of your attorney's fee are taken out of the settlement money you receive for your work injury. This makes it possible for a person with little or no means to hire a Colorado workmans comp attorney to secure representation for a valid workers compensation injury claim which needs to be pursued. This kind of agreement also has other advantages.
Contingency fees also provide a powerful motivation to the attorney to work diligently on the client's case. The work comp attorney doesn't receive attorney fees if the workers comp case is not successfully pursued. When a workers compensation attorney charges by the hour, they receive payment even if the case does not conclude with a successful outcome. That's good for the work comp attorney; not good for the client. Finally, because the workers' compensation attorney assumes the risk of representation in a contingent fee case, the number of frivolous or borderline cases are reduced. No work comp attorney in his right mind wants to take a case if he/she is not going to be reimbursed for the time put into prosecuting the workers compensation claim.
Still, it is your decision whether you wish to retain your work comp attorney on a contingency fee, or simply pay the attorney by the hour for time devoted to your case. You should discuss this issue with the work comp attorney you consult at the free initial consultation. If the workers compensation claims attorney you first contact will not agree to provide you with a free initial consultation, consider finding one who will. You shouldn't have to pay anything to a workers comp attorney if you don't want to work with them, not even for the first visit.
