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In injury cases it is common practice for a lawyer to take the case on contingency. What this means is that the attorney will be paid for their time and costs (Attorneys occasionally require clients to pay case expense up front) from the settlement. For an attorney or injury law firm this means that there will be no cash income until the case is settled. If the case is lost the attorney will never be paid for their time or work. Injury cases can last between one month and multiple years.

If you are injured and you are looking for a personal injury attorney you need consider if your attorney can afford to take your case. If your case will be drawn out and require a long trial with extensive research, experts and forensics you need an attorney with the means to borrow or fund your case fees. If the attorney runs out of money your case will suffer.

The Movie A Civil Action is a perfect example of an attorney taking a case they could not and should not take. The law firm was more than “legally capable” of trying the case, but could not fund the required expenses. The opposition knew this and as part of their strategy they stalled and increase costs for both sides.

I recommend you question your attorney about their ability to fund the expense of your case. You can also use a Lawyer Referral Service, they categorized lawyers so you will be referred to an attorney able to fund your type of case.