The lawyer’s fee is usually a percentage of the money awarded for damages. “A contingency fee agreement shall not include in the fee payable to the solicitor . Most personal injury lawyers the Star contacted refused to provide a copy of their contingency fee agreements. For instance, a retainer agreement from Sokoloff Lawyers is not labelled as a contingency fee agreement. “At the end of the day, it’s not the form of the fee agreement that matters.

Source: thestar January 28, 2017 11:01 UTC