In this article, I answer the common questions clients ask about personal injury lawyer disbursements. I have been a personal injury lawyer for more than 20 years. My answers are based on the knowledge and experience I have gained from successfully resolving thousands of personal injury claims.
I include specific information about how Joseph A. Nagy Injury Law handles disbursements.
The contingency fee agreement you sign when you hire a personal injury lawyer should explain disbursements. You will have questions. I hope this article answers some of those questions. If you have additional questions, please contact me.
My law firm focuses on injuries from motor vehicle accidents.
In injury law, a disbursement is a payment that the injury lawyer makes to a third party in order to handle your injury claim. Personal injury lawyer disbursements may include the costs of:
Some disbursement costs are relatively small, such as postage, medical transcripts, and police reports. Others are much larger, such as hiring personal injury experts to prove your insurance claim.
The lawyer’s contract should clearly explain how and when disbursements are paid, and whether you will be responsible for any costs. If you are uncertain about any of the contract language, always ask the injury lawyer to explain.
Most injury lawyers pay the upfront costs of disbursements and recover the costs from the compensation paid by the insurance company. In general, you do not directly pay for disbursements — the money comes from the compensation.
Some injury lawyers, however, may require clients to pay a retainer to offset their costs. The amount charged depends on the lawyer and the likely costs of your case. If all of the retainer is spent, the lawyer may ask you to top up the retainer.
What disbursements actually cost depends on the specifics of your case and on what is needed to convince the insurance company to pay you the compensation you deserve. Your injury lawyer should explain:
Always ask the injury lawyer to explain if you are uncertain about disbursements and how and when they are paid.
Most personal injury lawyers will pay the upfront costs of hiring personal injury experts. Injury lawyers use personal injury experts to prove claims, and they recover the costs from the compensation paid by the insurance company. Very few general practice lawyers will have the financial capability to cover such costs.
The costs of hiring personal injury experts are one type of disbursement. Some injury lawyers will ask for a retainer to help pay for disbursements. Before hiring an injury lawyer, always ask:
Find out how I use personal injury experts to win the best possible compensation for my clients.
Some injury law firms charge interest on personal injury lawyer disbursements. Always ask the injury lawyer. My law firm, Joseph A. Nagy Injury Law, does not charge interest on injury lawyer disbursements.
Joseph A. Nagy Injury Law pays the upfront costs of all disbursements. That means we also pay all the upfront costs of personal injury expert reports.
Joseph A. Nagy Injury Law charges a flat 33% contingency fee. Find out how Joseph A. Nagy Injury Law handles contingency fees.
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