How Much Does a Personal Injury Lawyer Cost in Arizona?
Most personal injury lawyers in Arizona, including Wood Injury Law, work on contingency. This means you pay nothing upfront, nothing out of pocket, and the attorney only gets paid if they win your case.
How Contingency Fees Work
When you hire a personal injury lawyer on contingency, the fee is a percentage of your settlement or verdict. You do not write a check. The fee comes from the recovery itself.
Typical contingency fees in Arizona range from 33% to 40%, depending on the complexity of the case and whether it goes to trial. Most cases that settle before a lawsuit is filed are at the lower end. Cases that require litigation and trial preparation are at the higher end.
If the lawyer does not win your case, you owe nothing. The risk is entirely on the attorney, not on you.
What About Costs and Expenses?
In addition to the attorney fee, there are case costs: filing fees, medical record requests, expert witness fees, deposition costs, and court reporter fees. Different firms handle these differently. Some advance the costs and deduct them from the settlement. Others ask the client to pay costs as they arise. Ask about this upfront.
At Wood Injury Law, we advance all case costs. You are never asked to pay anything out of pocket during the case.
Is It Worth Hiring a Lawyer?
Studies consistently show that accident victims who hire an attorney recover significantly more than those who handle their own claims, even after the attorney fee is deducted. Insurance companies know they can lowball unrepresented claimants. When a lawyer is involved, the settlement offer almost always goes up.
The initial consultation is free. You can find out what your case is worth and what a lawyer would do for you without spending a dollar.
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