> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [Chevelle-List] RE: 1969 el camino pictures > > I'll fight it if I can get a lawyer to take the case on a contingency basis > (no fee unless damages are collected). Small claims court is not enough > money, and a lawyer for a real court case could cost more than any damages > that might ever be actually collected, which would just > result in more time and money out the window.
What you need to do is find a young lawyer who just passed the Bar exam. They are hungry for cases (and future referrals) and are more willing to take cases that might only net then a few thousand dollars like yours. Typical deals are 25%-33% of a settlement pre-trial, and 40%-50% once a trial has started, all after taking out expenses. I had a small deal once with a deal similar to the above terms, and the lawyer was young. He gave me very close to my 30% even after expenses. He could have taken far more, but since the settlement was only a few thousand dollars he ate much of the costs in his fee to make me happy. The way I found this guy was to talk to the lawyer I wanted. He did not want the case, but knew of this guy who might. Try the same thing, or maybe there is a local legal school or Bar exam school that might have listings of new lawyers ready for a slam dunk case. Brad Waller ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) '66 Corvette | 327/dead | 4-speed | Wilwood Brakes | 245/45/16 BFGs '67 Chevelle | ex-SS396 | 355/700R4 | '79 F-Body Brakes ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
