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The contingent-fee option enables a claimant who has a valuable claim but can't afford hourly fees to hire a lawyer. He pays with a promise to share his recovery with the lawyer in return for the lawyer's sharing the many risks of pursuing a claim — including the risk of

Blawgletter often handles business cases on a contingent fee basis.  We earn a percentage of the client's recovery.  No recovery, no fee.

But guess what?  The client may owe tax on the recovery.  Which could of course affect the client's net.  And the Internal Revenue Service may regard the entire recovery — including the contingent