Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Tables vii
4. Figures viii
5. Preface ix
6. 1. The Political Economy of the American Contingency Fee 1
7. 2. A Profile of Wisconsin’s Contingency Fee Practitioners and Their Cases 26
8. 3. Clients Seeking Lawyers, Lawyers Seeking Clients: Finding and Screening Potential Cases 45
9. 4. The Work of the Contingency Fee Lawyer 96
10. 5. Understanding Settlement Negotiations 139
11. 6. Cashing Out the Investment 180
12. 7. The Role of Reputation in Contingency Fee Practice 219
13. 8. Conclusion: Praying for Justice or Preying on Justice? 253
14. Appendix A. Weighting for Case Processing 271
15. Appendix B. Survey Instrument 273
16. Notes 287
17. Bibliography 309
18. Index 325