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j.rubin

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Explain how pretrial conferences are used by judges prior to the court system hearing a case.
 
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Explain how contingent fee cases are billed for lawsuits.
 
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Answer to Question 1

Pretrial conferences occur in the chamber of a judge. Judges try to have the parties to a lawsuit focus on one or two specific issues, or emphasize information that has arisen during the discovery process, to encourage settlements prior to a case being heard in a court of law.

Answer to Question 2

For contingent fee cases, the plaintiff is still required to pay any expenses the attorney incurs but the attorney does not receive any profit on a case unless they are able to recover damages. The profit an attorney will realize on a case depends on whether a case is settled before it goes to trial or a trial is required to obtain a settlement. If a settlement is negotiated by an attorney before trial they usually receive 25 to 35 of the settlement. If a trial is necessary to receive a settlement then an attorney receives 35 to 50 or possibly more of the settlement.




j.rubin

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Reply 2 on: Jul 26, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)


Kedrick2014

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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