Not exact matches
* As stated in the prospectus (pdf) dated 5/1/2018 ** Pursuant to an operating expense limitation
agreement between Heartland Advisors and Heartland Group, Inc., on behalf
of the Fund, Heartland Advisors has agreed to waive its management
fees and / or pay expenses
of the Fund to ensure that the Fund's total annual fund operating expenses (excluding front - end or
contingent deferred sales loads, taxes, leverage, interest, brokerage commissions, expenses incurred in connection with any merger or reorganization, dividends or interest expenses on short positions, acquired fund
fees and expenses, or extraordinary expenses) do not exceed 1.25 %
of the Fund's average daily net assets for the Investor Class Shares and 0.99 % for the Institutional Class Shares through at least May 1, 2019, and subject to annual re-approval
of the
agreement by the Board
of Directors, thereafter.
According to information obtained via an open records request, Oakland and San Francisco would each pay 23.5 percent
of the recovered damages to the Hagens Berman team, and according to Bloomberg News, «New York is working on a
contingent -
fee deal like San Francisco's»
agreement.
[86] A variety
of objectives that are now subsumed in the phrase «integrity
of the profession» have animated courts» attitude to lawyers»
fee agreements generally and
contingent fee agreements in particular.
The same goes for converting an hourly
fee agreement into a
contingent fee arrangement or asking a client to sign a confession
of judgement.
[82] Historically,
contingent fee agreements in particular were considered inherently incompatible with the integrity and honour
of the legal profession...
The percentage will be discussed with you and will be the subject
of what is called a
contingent fee agreement.
A
contingent fee agreement means your attorney will be paid a percentage
of what you receive.
The Court restated the general rule in Massachusetts that, on discharge, an attorney has no right to recover under a
contingent fee agreement, but may recover the reasonable value
of his services on a theory
of quantum meruit.
Once the attorney was discharged, his right to payment was no longer in the
contingent fee agreement, but instead was a matter
of quantum meruit.
At the most basic level, a
contingent fee agreement is one where you pay your lawyer out
of what you receive from your claim.
These are just a few
of the important issues that have to be included in a
contingent fee agreement.
Plaintiff filed a motion in Superior Court for determination
of the lien amount, and the judge determined that HPHC should bear a proportional share
of the attorney's
fees, namely one - third as provided by the plaintiff's
contingent fee agreement.
Contingency
Fee Agreement In personal injury claims, a contingency fee agreement is one where the injured claimant pays his or her lawyer at the conclusion of the claim, contingent upon whether the lawyer is successful in recovering compensation for the clie
Fee Agreement In personal injury claims, a contingency fee agreement is one where the injured claimant pays his or her lawyer at the conclusion of the claim, contingent upon whether the lawyer is successful in recovering compensation for th
Agreement In personal injury claims, a contingency
fee agreement is one where the injured claimant pays his or her lawyer at the conclusion of the claim, contingent upon whether the lawyer is successful in recovering compensation for the clie
fee agreement is one where the injured claimant pays his or her lawyer at the conclusion of the claim, contingent upon whether the lawyer is successful in recovering compensation for th
agreement is one where the injured claimant pays his or her lawyer at the conclusion
of the claim,
contingent upon whether the lawyer is successful in recovering compensation for the client.
The recent case
of Evans Sweeny Bordin LLP v. Zawadzki, 2015 ONCA 756 considered judicial supervision
of contingent fees and started with the proposition that «A contingency
fee agreement is enforceable only if it is both fair and reasonable».
In most jurisdictions, ethics rules require representation
agreements only for
contingent fee matters or advance payment
of availability or flat
fees that will not be placed in a trust account.
While not every claim is appropriate for
contingent fees, Keith L. Miller is prepared to review and evaluate potential claims at no initial cost to the client, and when appropriate, will enter into
fee agreements contingent at least in part on the success
of the case.
The
agreement will explain how the
contingent fee percentage will increase at each stage
of the representation.
We also can electronically sign up clients using all
of the necessary legal documentation like HIPAAs for every state and every individual office's personal
contingent fee agreements.
Paid a percentage
of the money received in the injury claim - This is referred to as a «contingency
fee agreement» because the lawyer's pay is
contingent on getting money in the case.
In light
of the recent federal budget and the CRA's position, lawyers should revisit the wording
of their contingency
fee agreements to ensure that the entitlement to collect
fees is
contingent on a clearly defined event.
Contingent fee agreements must be in writing and include provisions for out -
of - pocket expenses, which typically are paid by the attorney but paid back from any recovery, in addition to the
fee for the attorney's services.
(2) A solicitor may enter into a contingency
fee agreement that provides that the remuneration paid to the solicitor for the legal services provided to or on behalf
of the client is
contingent, in whole or in part, on the successful disposition or completion
of the matter in respect
of which services are provided.
Contingent fee agreements must be in a writing signed by the client and must otherwise comply with paragraph (c)
of this Rule.
While not every claim is appropriate for
contingent fees, Attorney Keith L. Miller is prepared to review and evaluate potential claims at no initial cost to the client, and when appropriate, will enter into
fee agreements contingent at least in part on the success
of the case.
He named a range
of litigation funding options that would be available if his final report is implemented — contingency
fees, a supplementary legal aid scheme, and «hopefully» a
contingent legal aid fund, as well as conditional
fee agreements without recoverable success
fees.
Draft «client - friendly»
fee agreements for hourly,
contingent, hybrid, and other alternative
fee engagements to avoid many
of the lopsided terms some firms use.
Contingency
Fees and Contingency
Fee Agreements (3) Subject to subrule (1) except in family law or criminal or quasi-criminal matters, a lawyer may enter into a written agreement in accordance with the Solicitors Act and the regulations thereunder, that provides that the lawyer's fee is contingent, in whole or in part, on the successful disposition or completion of the matter for which the lawyer's services are to be provid
Fee Agreements (3) Subject to subrule (1) except in family law or criminal or quasi-criminal matters, a lawyer may enter into a written
agreement in accordance with the Solicitors Act and the regulations thereunder, that provides that the lawyer's
fee is contingent, in whole or in part, on the successful disposition or completion of the matter for which the lawyer's services are to be provid
fee is
contingent, in whole or in part, on the successful disposition or completion
of the matter for which the lawyer's services are to be provided.
Litigation funding is also available in the United States, but it has been slower to develop, primarily because
contingent fees and
agreements to advance litigation costs do not typically violate rules
of ethics or public policy.
A mediator should not enter into a
fee agreement that is
contingent upon the results
of the mediation or the amount
of the settlement.