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That does not make sense. Lawyers who are taking contingency cases have no incentive to 'escalate conflicts.' Their only interest is to make their case and rea
by petegrif 11y ago
That does not make sense.
Lawyers who are taking contingency cases have no incentive to 'escalate conflicts.' Their only interest is to make their case and reach a settlement.
Ironically, it is in cases where lawyers are paid hourly that they have an interest to 'escalate conflicts' to draw cases out and keep drawing fees.
- dragonwriter 11y agoEscalating conflict may be a way of increasing the perceived uncertainty, cost, and risk to the other party, and thus increasing the likelihood and size of a settlement to make the case go away, so there may be an incentive to escalate conflict with contingency. Its probably less than with hourly fees, and more than with flat-rate fees (which ISTR are occasionally offered by some for some things like simple divorces.)