Best Employment Lawyers in Tallahassee, FL

Employment cases are less profitable for lawyers than many other kinds of cases. Many judges don't like them. The cases are hard to win. They take more time and money than many other cases. The law is complex and hard to learn. Only a few lawyers do them.

Those are personal injury lawyers. Almost every potential client injured in a car crash has a case. Conversely, employment law firms may go through hundreds of possible cases before finding one good enough to accept.

There is typically a research, evaluation, and investigation fee for cases we accept. This is a modest, up-front charge to establish a professional relationship in which lawyer and client each do their part. It varies from case to case. There are also a few cases where a client hires us for an hourly rate. But the overwhelming majority of our cases are contingent fee cases where we get no fee unless we win or settle. There is some variation in fee arrangements because of the specific requirements of certain laws and the unique facts of some cases. Generally, our contract calls for us to receive either 35% of recovery or the amount agreed to at settlement if the case settles before suit; if the case settles during suit, we receive 40% or the amount agreed to at settlement; if we win at trial, we get the greater of either 40% of recovery or the court awarded fee, assuming the case is under a law that requires the employer to pay our fees if the employee wins.

Costs and expenses are the out-of-pocket bills paid to start a case and keep it going. Examples of costs and expenses are the court filing fee, telephone calls, mileage, travel expenses, copying costs, postage costs, court reporter fees, expert fees, transcripts, and witness fees. We bill clients monthly for costs and expenses. The client owes these amounts, win or lose.

Answer the interrogatories with the help of your lawyer, turn in all your papers, prepare for and attend your deposition, attend mediation, prepare for, show up and testify at trial. Be available to find witnesses and help in other ways. Stay informed and assist with decisions. You can do it.