Medical Malpractice Contingency Fees in CA

Contingency fee agreements are contracts that attorneys have with their clients regarding the payment of their fees. This means that the attorneys are not paid hourly by their clients, but are paid a percentage when their client receives recovery from the claim.

In 1975, California adopted a statute (California Business and Professions Code Section 6146) to regulate medical malpractice law firm’s contingency fee agreements. The medical malpractice attorneys of Teal Montgomery & Henderson want our clients to learn and understand their rights under this law. The amount that a medical malpractice attorney can collect as a contingency fee in a medical malpractice case are:

• Forty percent of the first fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) recovered.
• Thirty-three and one-third percent of the next fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) recovered.
• Twenty-five percent of the next five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) recovered.
• Fifteen percent of any amount on which the recovery exceeds six hundred thousand dollars ($600,000).

These limitations apply whether the client’s recovery is attained by settlement, arbitration, or judgment, or whether the client for whom the recovery is made is a responsible adult, a minor, or a person of unsound mind.

At the Santa Rosa and Sacramento law firm of Teal Montgomery & Henderson, our qualified medical malpractice attorneys will supply you with a written contingency fee agreement that clearly defines our payment agreement. We want you to fully understand your agreement with us so that there is no question regarding your rights. We also want you to know we do not charge a fee until you get paid on your claim, so you are under no obligation if you would like to reach us for a consultation.

Our knowledgeable attorneys are very experienced in malpractice law and our clients are very important to us. Call us to today to discuss your case. We want to help you.