171 Md. App. 392 - Sommer v. Rhoads’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. ““Monthly Payments. Client will be billed monthly for all fees and costs incurred. Except for certain additional fee payments set forth below, Client will be required to pay within 30 days of the monthly bill: “—Either the balance of the fees outstanding or $500 toward the outstanding balance, whichever is less, plus “—all costs advanced by Attorney “In addition to the $500 monthly installment toward fees, Client will also be required to pay on a monthly basis for all hours worked in excess of 25 in a calendar month, provided that Attorney has obtained authorization for Client from such hours.... “Payment Upon Receipt Of Judgment Or Settlement Proceeds Or Conclusion Of Case “Attorney will be entitled to payment of all fees and costs owed upon Client’s receipt of the proceeds of a judgment or settlement upon the conclusion of any action brought by Attorney upon Client’s behalf. If there is no judgment or settlement in favor of Client, Client will pay the outstanding balance to Attorney in $500 monthly installments. “Termination. Attorney may withdraw his representation of Client if Client fails to pay any amount owed when due. In such event, Client will remain responsible for all outstanding charges, and such charges will become due and payable immediately, or payable on a mutually acceptable payment schedule to include interest at the prime rate. “Attorney may withdraw his representation of Client for any other reason, subject to any required court approval, and upon reasonabl”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Rhoads v. Sommer

2. ““Guaranteed Fee. Client will pay Attorney $100 per hour as a Guaranteed Fee for all hours worked. This Guaranteed Fee is payable regardless of whether a judgment or settlement is obtained in Client’s favor. Attorney will obtain authorization from Client in any calendar month that he anticipates working in excess of 10 hours. Attorney has advised Client that, absent settlement, he anticipates it is very likely that he will be required to work in excess of 10 hours in many months. “Contingent Premium. In the event that Client obtains a judgment or settlement in her favor, Client will pay Attorney a Contingent Premium, in addition to the Guaranteed Fee, of $100 per hour for all hours worked. The Contingent Premium shall not result in total fees (i.e., the Guaranteed Fee and the Contingent Premium) exceeding 30 percent of the Total Recovery. “The Total Recovery is the total amount recovered by settlement or judgment, including any amount recovered as interest, attorney’s fees and punitive damages with respect to any claims brought or asserted on behalf of Client, whether brought or asserted separately or together, and whether brought or asserted in a lawsuit, a charge with an administrative agency (including Client’s pending EEOC and Department of Labor charges) or informally.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Rhoads v. Sommer

3. ““(a) In general.—Subject to subsection (b) of this section, an attorney at law has a lien on: “(1) a cause of action or proceeding of a client of the attorney at law from the time the cause of action arises or the proceeding begins; and “(2) a settlement, judgment, or award that a client receives as a result of legal services that the attorney at law performs. “(b) Limited fee agreement.—A lien under this section attaches only if, and to the extent that, under a specific agreement between an attorney at law and a client, the client owes the attorney at law a fee or other compensation for legal services that produced the settlement, judgment, or award.... “(d) Execution.—An attorney at law may retain property subject to a lien under this section and bring an action for execution under the lien only in accordance with rules that the Court of Appeals adopts.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Rhoads v. Sommer