Risks, Reputations, and Rewards Contingency Fee Legal Practice in the United States

Name: Risks, Reputations, and Rewards Contingency Fee Legal Practice in the United States
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ISBN: 9780804749671

ISBN-10: 0804749671

ISBN-13: 9780804749671

Edition: 2004

Authors: Herbert M. Kritzer

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Herbert Kritzer addresses a number of questions about contingency fee legal practice & argues that to be successful, contingency fee lawyers must generate a portfolio of cases similar to an investment portfolio with its associated risk.

Book details

List price: $65.00
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Publication date: 7/9/2004
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 352
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.87" tall
Weight: 1.364
Language: English



List of Tables


List of Figures


Preface



The Political Economy of the American Contingency Fee



A Profile of Wisconsin's Contingency Fee Practitioners and Their Cases



Clients Seeking Lawyers, Lawyers Seeking Clients: Finding and Screening Potential Cases



The Work of the Contingency Fee Lawyer



Understanding Settlement Negotiations



Cashing Out the Investment



The Role of Reputation in Contingency Fee Practice



Conclusion: Praying for Justice or Preying on Justice?



Weighting for Case Processing



Survey Instrument


Notes


Bibliography


Index