minnesota lawyer

{\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\cocoartf1138\cocoasubrtf470{\fonttbl\f0\fswiss\fcharset0 arialmt;} {\colortbl;\red255\green255\blue255;\red255\green255\blue255;}\margl1440\margr1440\vieww10800\viewh8400\viewkind0 \deftab720\pard\pardeftab720 \f0\fs30 \cf0 \cb2 people who haven\'92t workedwith attorneys before often have their impression of attorneys set by tv and especially commercials.they see that free consultations are available. they see that attorneys, at least at certainlaw firms, don\'92t get paid unless you get paid. in other words, the fee for the attorneyis contingent on the outcome achieved by the attorney. people often wonder is that availablein all cases? the answer is no. generally a contingency fee is going to be availablefor a personal injury or a serious accident

where there was physical bodily harm. a contingencymight also be available in other circumstances, but generally they\'92re reserved to accidentslike car accidents, boating accidents, work accidents and the reason is the attorney knowsthat somebody was seriously hurt, somebody is going to pay, and there\'92s probably aninsurance company with deep pockets who can make that payment. the whole issue is whetherthe attorney can get that payment and how much it will be. in a lot of other cases,for example a legal question that you may have for an attorney, the attorney realizesthat there\'92s no work involved after that legal question is answered, so you\'92re notgoing to be able to get a contingency fee on that. there are also contingency fees prohibitedunder minnesota ethical rules and ethical

rules in most states if you\'92re proceedingwith a criminal matter, a divorce, and potentially other types of law.}