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Fees & pricing

Three engagement tiers. No surprise fees.

Florida Bar Rule 4-1.5(f)(4) sets the contingency cap; the rest of the firm's fee transparency is a choice. We publish our hourly rate, our flat-fee document review, and the exact way costs flow at settlement — so you can compare us against any other firm before you sign.

Engagement tiers

Three ways to work with the firm.

Most clients hire us on contingency — the bottom tier. The hourly and document-review tiers exist for the smaller set of matters that don’t fit a contingency posture but still need a partner’s judgment.

Most common

Contingency representation

33⅓%

of recovery — standard Florida Bar rate, pre-suit

The firm's primary engagement model for personal-injury work. You owe nothing up front, nothing month-to-month, and nothing at all if we don't recover for you. Fee escalates per Florida Bar Rule 4-1.5(f)(4) only if the case is filed in court (40%) or tried to verdict (45%).

What’s included

  • Founding-partner intake call within 24 hours
  • All case investigation, expert retention, and depositions advanced by the firm
  • All court filing fees, process service, and records subpoenas advanced
  • Bilingual representation (English / Spanish) at no upcharge
  • Mediation and trial work by a founding partner — no hand-offs
  • Final settlement-statement walk-through before any disbursement

Not included

  • Family-law or estate-planning work (referred out without referral fee)
  • Class-action or mass-tort matters (referred to firms with that infrastructure)
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Hourly consultation

$350

per hour, billed in 6-minute increments

For matters that don't fit a contingency model — second-opinion review of an existing case, narrowly-scoped pre-litigation analysis, opposition to an insurance denial that hasn't yet ripened into a claim, or expert-witness consultation. Billed at full transparency with itemized invoices monthly.

What’s included

  • Itemized time log with 0.1-hour resolution
  • Engagement letter with hourly cap negotiated up front
  • Monthly invoices, with optional weekly draft for budget-tracking
  • Bilingual consultation available at the standard rate
  • Conversion credit: 100% of hours billed credited toward contingency fee if the matter becomes a represented case
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Document review only

$750

flat fee — one written deliverable

A single fixed-fee engagement for review of a specific document set: an insurance policy, a denied-claim letter, a release-and-settlement document presented by another firm, or a draft retainer from opposing counsel. You get a written summary with our recommendation within 5 business days.

What’s included

  • Up to 60 pages of document review by a partner
  • Written summary with plain-English recommendations (5 business days)
  • 30-minute follow-up call to walk through the summary
  • Flat fee — no overage charges if the review takes longer than expected
  • Conversion credit: 100% of the $750 credited toward contingency fee if you retain the firm
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Why no surprise fees

The fee you read is the fee you sign.

Florida Bar Rule 4-1.5 requires every contingency-fee retainer to be in writing and to disclose the percentage at each stage. We don’t just disclose those tiers — we publish them. The fee you read on this page is the fee in the retainer agreement.

Case costs flow at cost: filing fees, expert witnesses, depositions, medical records, and process service are itemized at their actual paid amounts with no markup, no administrative surcharge, and no “litigation support fee.”

Settlement statements are walked through line-by-line with every client before any check is cut. If you’ve ever signed a settlement statement under pressure at a closing — that’s not how this firm works.

Frequently asked

Common questions about how we charge.

What is the difference between pre-suit, filed, and trial contingency rates?
Florida Bar Rule 4-1.5(f)(4) tiers the contingency rate by the stage at which the case resolves. We charge 33⅓% if the case settles before we file a lawsuit, 40% if we file suit and resolve before trial, and 45% if the case is tried to verdict. These are the same statutory tiers used by every Florida personal-injury firm; we don't apply any extra escalator on top.
Do I pay anything if my case doesn't recover?
No. On a contingency engagement, there are no fees and no costs owed if we don't recover. The firm advances every dollar of case costs (filing fees, expert witnesses, depositions, medical records, process service) and absorbs them as a loss if the case does not produce a recovery. This is the central financial commitment of the contingency model.
How are case costs handled at settlement?
From gross recovery, we first deduct case costs at actual amounts (no markup), then the contingency fee on the net, then any third-party liens (workers' comp, health-insurance subrogation, hospital liens). The remainder is distributed to you. Every settlement is accompanied by a written settlement-statement walk-through before any disbursement.
Can the hourly or document-review fee be credited against a contingency fee later?
Yes. If you engage the firm on an hourly or document-review basis and we subsequently take the matter on contingency, 100% of the hourly fees paid (or the $750 flat fee) is credited dollar-for-dollar against the eventual contingency fee. You never pay twice for the same matter.

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The 30-minute intake call includes a walk-through of our standard contingency retainer. Read every line before you sign anything. English or Spanish.

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