What is the difference between a rich and poor client entering into a contingent fee contract with an attorney?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Fracasse v. Brent, 100 Cal.Rptr. 385, 494 P.2d 9, 6 Cal.3d 784 (Cal. 1972):
1 It is noteworthy that in a time when virtually all personal injury cases are accepted on a contingent fee basis, both rich and poor clients do enter into contingent fee contracts with attorneys. (See Echlin v. Superior Court (1939) 13 Cal.2d 368, 375, 90 P.2d 63.)
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