Case in Which an Attorney Is Paid Only Through a Percentage

question 28

Multiple Choice

Case in which an attorney is paid only through a percentage of the damages if his or her client wins.

• A) Level I cases
• B) Level II cases
• C) Level III cases
• D) Level IV cases
• E) Judiciary Act of 1789
• F) Speedy Trial Act of 1974
• G) Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1996
• H) Contingency case
• I) Local legal culture
• J) Bench trial

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