Breakout session 6 | Great case but client can’t pay: What to do? Litigating non-personal injury contingency cases


Contingency fee arrangements are not limited to personal injury lawsuits.  While disputes over construction projects, trusts and estates, contracts, and other business disagreements are generally handled on a billable hour arrangement, that arrangement is not the only option. Many times small businesses, contractors, and individuals have great cases but cannot afford to pay an attorney hourly to sue large corporations who have unlimited funds and high priced lawyers.  

John Tyner and Justin Watkins have experience in handling non-personal injury contingency cases and will discuss:

Speakers: John M. Tyner and Justin R. Watkins, Langdon and Emison, Lexington

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