Cost Involved In Hiring A Slip And Fall Lawyer

Accidents can happen to anyone at any point of time in life. There are various types of accidents where you can get injured. Most of the accidents are caused by mistakes of other people. Slip and fall accident is one of the oddest accident cases that may be caused by some external factors not directly involving other people.

Some of the causes of slip and fall accident are –

·         Manholes without warning signs.

·         Wet floors in shopping malls and other public places.

·         Uneven surface on walkways or roads, and that too without any warning.

·         Due to stepping on broken pathways and walkways without railing.

·         Walking into steps without a warning sign.

If a slip and fall accident happens to you due to above mentioned causes, you should immediately hire a slip and fall lawyer to make the claim. Finding a Philadelphia injury lawyer is an easy task, but what about the cost? Here’s some findings listed below.

·         After finding a lawyer, you should meet the lawyer to have an initial consultation regarding the case. Most of the injury lawyers will not charge for the first consultation, if someone charges for the same, it’s better to avoid the lawyer. Make it clear over the phone before attending the first consultation.

·         Some of the injury lawyers charge a retainer fee from the clients. The retainer agreement is the written agreement about the financial terms related to contingency fee and other process related charges.

·         Now the all-important fee for the lawyer, almost all the injury lawyers take the case on a contingency fee basis. Contingency fees are nothing but charging some percentage of the claimed amount received by the client.

Next time when you are faced with a slip and fall injury, don’t worry about the cost, just hire an injury lawyer to claim.