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Administrative/Regulatory

Mar. 18, 2005

Attempt to Cap Contingency Fees Threatens More Than Plaintiffs Bar

Forum Column - By Charles B. Parselle - Proposition 202 is now on the ballot. It is called the Lawyer Contingent Fee Limitation Act. It provides "an attorney shall not contract for or collect a contingency fee in connection with a tort claim or a claim for personal injury or wrongful death ... in excess of 20 percent of the amount recovered for a claimant." That 20 percent is net, meaning after deduction of costs.

        
        Forum Column
        
        By Charles B. Parselle
        
        Proposition 202 is now on the ballot. It is called the Lawyer Contingent Fee Limitat...

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