Not only do Retainer Agreements protect clients from overreaching by unscrupulous lawyers, but they can immunize lawyers against malpractice claims and non-payment by clients. (lulu.com)
And these types of unscrupulous lawyers would cheat clients under any fee methodology. (legalblogwatch.typepad.com)
And while nothing per se is unfair about that, it could result in unscrupulous lawyers bringing claims that might not otherwise be brought, and in claimants demanding more in return to be «made whole» than otherwise (some funders seek up to 50 % of the final judgment or settlement. (lawpracticetoday.org)