Client gives you a 20 minute explanation with a detailed cast of characters that covers 3 years worth of daily business dealing and emails, all of which will take hundreds of hours to review: “So I’m looking for some sort of contingency arrangement.”
I only represent clients on a contingency basis, and I still get super annoyed when they say that.
Honestly, I kind of blame some attorneys’ advertising for the misunderstandings people have about contingency arrangements. People really need to stop playing hide-the-pill.
The sheer volume of PI Pltfs' attorney advertising makes people think every attorney is a Pltfs' attorney, and that "we don't collect unless you recover" is the standard fee arrangement for everything