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This calculator takes a settlement figure you already have and shows what comes off it: the attorney fee, the case costs, the medical liens, and anything else, down to the net in your hand. It never estimates what a case is worth. Enter the offer, or the number you are weighing, and read every line.

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The figure offered or agreed to, before anything comes off. This calculator never estimates what a case is worth.

Attorney fee percentage

33.33% before a lawsuit and 40% after one is filed are typical contingency terms. The percentage that applies to you is the one in your signed written fee agreement, which states it before representation begins. No fee unless we recover.

Filing fees, records, experts, and the like, advanced by the firm and repaid from the recovery. If there is no recovery, you owe no fee and no case costs.

Health plan reimbursement, hospital liens, Medi-Cal or Medicare, and providers treating on a lien. Use the figures as they stand today.

Anything else that comes off before disbursement, such as a property damage advance or a loan against the case.

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Enter the settlement amount to see where every dollar goes.

Liens are often negotiated down before disbursement, so the lien line is usually the one that moves. The fee and the costs are set by the written fee agreement, which must state the percentage.

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Liens are negotiable

Medical liens and health plan reimbursement claims are often reduced before disbursement, and that negotiation is part of the work on a case. The fee percentage does not move: it is fixed by the written fee agreement, which must state it under Business and Professions Code 6147.

General information, not legal advice. The percentages offered as choices are typical contingency terms, not a quote; the percentage in your case is the one in your signed written fee agreement. A hospital lien is governed by the Hospital Lien Act, Civil Code 3045.1 and the sections that follow it. Contacting us does not create an attorney-client relationship, which is formed only by a signed written fee agreement.

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Questions about this calculator

What comes out of a personal injury settlement before I am paid?
The attorney fee at the percentage in the written fee agreement, the case costs the firm advanced, any medical liens or health plan reimbursement claims, and anything else owed against the recovery, such as a loan taken against the case. What is left is disbursed to you with a written accounting of every line.
Is the attorney fee calculated before or after the liens are paid?
The fee is a percentage of the gross recovery, so it is calculated first. Liens are paid from what remains, and they are often reduced by negotiation before that happens, which is why the lien line is usually the one that moves in your favor.
Are medical liens negotiable?
Usually. Health plans, hospitals, and providers treating on a lien often accept less than the billed amount once they see the fee, the costs, and the share of the recovery that would otherwise reach you. The Hospital Lien Act, Civil Code 3045.1 and the sections that follow it, also limits what a hospital can take from a recovery. Other reductions are negotiated case by case.
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