You can revoke a power of attorney for any reason, but the first step is to notify the person with the power of attorney of your intent to revoke the document. If you've submitted the power of ...

A contingency fee or contingent fee is common in personal injury lawsuits, because those cases usually involve a monetary value. There is a settlement or a judgment that can be anticipated, and the ...

In litigation, most funding methods create a tension between the interests of the lawyer and the interests of the client. Even the most traditional form of ordinary private retainer creates a conflict ...

While most practitioners rarely worry about the contingency fee arrangements they have with their clients, Surrogate’s Court practitioners should be aware of the potential vulnerabilities of such ...

Once deemed unlawful, damages-based agreements have a chequered past. Greg Cox asks whether Jacksons contingency fees stand to change the PI costs culture Contingency fees (or damages-based agreements ...

[This article is the fourth part of a series looking at the legal issues raised in Parallel Networks v. Jenner & Block, a case for which petition for writ of certiorari has been filed at the U.S.

The ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility (the "Committee") has issued a formal opinion analyzing a successor counsel's obligations under ABA Model Rules of Professional ...

[This article is the second part of a series looking at the legal issues raised in Parallel Networks v. Jenner & Block, a case for which petition for writ of certiorari has been filed at the U.S.