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In the US, lawyers may generally work on a contingency basis (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contingent_fee https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contingent_fee), and ma
by rsynnott 8mo ago
In the US, lawyers may generally work on a contingency basis (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contingent_fee https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contingent_fee), and many lawyers and law firms also do pro bono work. That is, almost certainly no-one has paid for the lawyers, though if they manage to recover anything the lawyers may be due a cut.