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WHAT IF YOU FELT YOU HAD A
STRONG COURT CASE... AND
NEEDED THE MONEY YOU'D
POSSIBLY BE
>>> WELCOME BACK.
WHAT IF YOU THAT YOU NEEDED THE
MONEY AND YOU WOULD BE REWARDED
TO COVER MEDICAL EXPENSES BUT
YOU HAD TO PAY A LAWYER
THOUSANDS
OF DOLLARS UP FRONT
TO PURSUE THAT CASE.
>> MOST PEOPLE WOULD NOT BE
ABLE TO AFFORD THAT.
HE HAND ELS THEM ON A
CONTINGENCY FEE BASIS.
THAT IS THE WAY IT WORKS.
IF SOMEONE DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH
ASSETS AND THEY HAVE BEEN
INJURED, YOU DON'T SAY I NEED
$10,000 TO GET STARTED HERE.
>> SOMETIMES I THINK THE
CONSUMER OR PUBLIC DON'T
UNDERSTAND WHAT IS A
CONTINGENCY FEE.
WHAT IT
MEANS IS THAT MY FEE IS
BASED ON A PERCENTAGE OF THE
RECOVERY THAT WE OBTAIN FOR THE
CLIENT.
THE REASON THAT IS IMPORTANT IS
BECAUSE IF I WERE TO TELL YOU
OKAY I'LL REPRESENT YOU, BUT
WRITE ME A CHECK FOR SEVERAL
THOUSAND DOLLARS AND I'M GOING
TO BILL YOU 200 $300 A DOLLAR
COULD YOU DO THAT?
IT IS THE KEYS TORT COURTHOUSE.
IT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO FIGHT BIG
CORPORATIONS, BIG INSURANCE
COMPANIES WITHOUT HAVING TO
AFFORD ALL THAT MONEY UP FRONT.
SO I THINK
THAT IS IMPORTANT TO
CONSIDER.
>> SOME PEOPLE MAY NOT EVEN
THINK ABOUT HIRING A LAWYER,
BECAUSE THEY DON'T THINK THEY
CAN DO IT TO BEGIN WITH.
I KNOW PEOPLE ARE WONDERING YOU
HAVE EXPENSES YOURSELF ALONG
THE WAY OF WORKING ON A CASE.
YOU HAVE MEDICAL RECORDS,
FILING FEES, THINGS THAT ARE
GOING TO COST YOU.
HOW DO YOU COVER THOSE
EXPENSES?
>> THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION
BECAUSE SOMETIMES CLIENTS WILL
SAY I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN
AFFORD YOU.
THAT IS WHEN I EXPLAIN IT
DOESN'T COST TO HIRE ME
UP
FRONT.
THERE ARE SOME ATTORNEYS THAT
WILL SAY YOU NEED TO GIVE ME
MONEY SO I CAN PAY FOR
DEPOSITIONS AND PAY FOR FILING
FEES.
WELL, I HANDLE THAT UP FRONT
FOR THE CLIENT AND THEN I ONLY
GET REIMBURSED FOR THAT IF I
OBTAIN A SUCCESSFUL RECOVERY
FOR THE CLIENT.
THAT IS THE ONLY TIME I GET
PAID MY ATTORNEY FEES AND
REIMBURSED CASE EXPENSES.
>> SOME SAY WE NEED TORT REFORM
BECAUSE TOO MANY PEOPLE ARE
FILING SUITS WITHOUT MERIT.
WHAT THAT MEANS THEY ARE TRYING
TO CHANGE THE DIE MA'AM MICK
HERE AND TAKE THE POWER AWAY.
>> THERE HAS BEEN A MOVEMENT TO
TRY TO RESTRICT THE ABILITY OR
HAVE A CONTINGENCY FEE OR
RESTRICT THE CONTINGENCY FEE OR
RESTRICT IT TO AN HOURLY BASIS.
WHAT'S THAT DOES, IT WILL TAKE
AWAY THE ABILITY OF PEOPLE WHO
MAY NOT BE ABLE TO FIGHT SOME
BIG CORN RACE THAT HAS
UNLIMITED POCKET BLOCK TO DO
THAT.
THAT IS WHAT IS IMPORTANT ABOUT
PROTECTING THE CONCEPT OF THE
CONTINGENCY FEE AN
D SOME PEOPLE
EVEN WANT TO SAY OKAY LOSER
PAYS.
SO IF YOU LOSE, YOU HAVE TO PAY
OUR FEES.
SO COULD YOU IMAGINE THAT IF WE
WERE TRYING TO NEGOTIATE A
SETTLEMENT AND I WOULD TELL YOU
THE INSURANCE COMPANY WILL PAY
YOU THIS.
I DON'T THINK IT IS FAIR BUT IF
WE GO TO COURT YOU'LL HAVE A
BILL FOR OTHER LAWYER FEES.
HOW ARE YOU GOING TO REACT TO
THAT?
>> THAT SCARES EVERYBODY AWAY.
>> THAT IS THE WHOL
E PURPOSE OF
WHAT THEY ARE TRYING TO DO.
>> YOU WORK ON CON THIN JANUARY
SY FEE.
>> EVERY TYPE OF CASE WE
HANDLE, WE DO ON A CONTINGENCY
FEE BASIS SO OUR CLIENTS DON'T
HAVE TO BRING ANY MONEY UP
FRONT TO HIRE US.
>> YOU FEEL THAT LEVELS THE
PLAYING FIELD.
>> YES.
>> HE HAS LAW OFFICES IN BOTH
JEFFERSONVILLE AND LOUISVILLE.
YOU CAN GO TO TRUE MAN LAW.COM.