Legal & Compliance

Attorney Retainer (Contingency Fee)

Engagement agreement between attorney and client for representation on a contingency fee basis — attorney's fee is a percentage of any recovery; client owes no fee if there is no recovery.

📄 2 signers📅 30-day expiry🏷 Legal & Compliance🔖 retainer, attorney, contingency, legal-fee, engagement

About this template

The Attorney Retainer (Contingency Fee) is a ready-to-use legal & compliance template you can send for signature in minutes. It is written for 2 signers (attorney and client) and, by default, expires 30 days after it is sent if left unsigned. It covers retainer, attorney, contingency, legal fee, engagement. Like every Abundera Sign template it is a convenience draft structured for ESIGN Act and UETA compliance, not a substitute for legal advice. Each signed copy is sealed with PAdES-LTA digital signatures, dual RFC 3161 timestamps, and a tamper-evident evidence package in WORM storage.

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# Attorney Retainer Agreement (Contingency Fee) This Attorney Retainer Agreement (Contingency Fee) ("Agreement") is entered into as of the date last signed below by and between the attorney and client identified herein. --- ## 1. Parties **Attorney:** Name: ___________ Bar Number: ___________ Law Firm: ___________ Address: ___________ Email: ___________ **Client:** Name: ___________ Address: ___________ Email: ___________ --- ## 2. Matter **Description of Matter:** ___________ **Adverse Party:** ___________

Fields (20)

attorney name
text · required
attorney bar number
text · required
law firm name
text · required
attorney address
textarea · required
attorney email
email · required
client name
text · required
client address
textarea · required
client email
email · required
matter description
textarea · required
adverse party
text · required
date of incident
date · required
scope description
textarea · required
scope exclusions
textarea
contingency percentage pretrial
number · required
contingency percentage trial
number · required
contingency percentage appeal
number · required
fee calculation basis
radio · required
client responsible for costs
radio · required
cost advance limit
currency
governing state
select · required

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