How Do I Pay for a Workers' Comp Attorney in Kentucky?
With so many workers living paycheck to paycheck, a work injury can cause uncertainty and worry. How will you pay bills? How you will you continue to provide for your family? On top of that, you may be wondering how you can afford to pay a lawyer to help with your claim.
Fortunately, Kentucky law is very specific about paying a workers' comp attorney: an injured worker is not required to pay any attorney's fees or any other expenses up front. This rule frees you to search for an attorney who you feel will do the best job for you. We believe that you will find that attorney at the Florence-based firm of Zingarelli & Lawrence.
For a free initial consultation with our Florence workers' compensation claim attorneys, please call 859-795-4254 or toll free 888-381-3823. You can also contact our law firm online.
Understanding Contingency Fees
Workers' comp attorneys in Kentucky are paid on a contingent fee basis. The easiest way to understand this is simply to realize that any payments to your attorney are contingent on them obtaining compensation for you. In other words, if your lawyer does not either win your case at trial or negotiate a settlement with the insurance company, you do not have to pay anything.
Further, you do not have to pay any fees to your lawyer out of your own pocket. The fee is simply taken out of the amount of compensation you obtain. The structure of the fees is fairly simple:
- 20 percent of the first $25,000 recovered
- 15 percent of the next $10,000 recovered
- 5 percent of anything after that
The maximum attorney's fees in any workers' comp case is $12,000. That is the most an attorney can take out of your settlement.
Contact a Covington On-the-Job Injury Attorney: Free Consultation
If you were hurt on the job, we are ready to help you recover the workman's compensation you need. For a free consultation with a skilled lawyer, please call 859-795-4254 or toll free 888-381-3823. You can also contact our law firm online.
