Lawyers Seeking Clients, Clients Seeking Lawyers
Sources of Contingency Fee Cases And Their Implications for Case Handling
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6090762 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Herbert M Kritzer (University of Wisconsin–Madison), Herbert Kritzer, Jayanth K Krishnan (0000-0001-5199-6387, University of Wisconsin–Madison), Jayanth Krishnan |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 347-375 |
| Publication date | 1999-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Law & Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0265-8240 • E-ISSN: 1467-9930 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1467-9930.00077 |
| OpenAlex | W2150728046 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 10 |
Where do the clients of contingency fee lawyers come from, and what are the implications of client sources for contingency fee practice? Those are the questions this paper considers, drawing upon multiple sources of data. The analysis shows that relatively few clients come to lawyers’ offices in response to advertising. Rather, it is the more traditional route of reputationally based referrals that bring in the vast majority of contingency fee clients. The importance of maintaining a reputation that will draw in future clients tends to curb the potential for abuses created by the inherent conflict of interest between lawyer and client that the contingency fee creates
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 1998 - 2016 (19) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |