Risks, reputations, and rewards : contingency fee legal practice in the United States / Herbert M. Kritzer.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Kritzer, Herbert M., 1947-
Language:	English
Published:	Stanford, Calif. : Stanford Law and Politics, 2004.
Subjects:	Lawyers > Fees > United States. Law offices > United States. Contingency fees.
Online Access:	Connect to: Table of contents - All users (Cataloging @ Library of Congress)
Physical Description:	xiii, 334 pages ; 24 cm
Format:	Book

Contents:

The political economy of the American contingency fee
A profile of Wisconsin's contingency fee practitioners and their cases
Clients seeking lawyers, lawyers seeking clients : finding and screening potential cases
The work of the contingency fee lawyer
Understanding settlement negotiations
Cashing out the investment
The role of reputation in contingency fee practice
Conclusion : praying for justice or preying on justice?