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CLIENT	CONTINGENCY	AGREEMENT

The	 undersigned	 Client	 in	 and	 for	 adequate	 consideration	 receipt	 of	 which	 is	

acknowledged,	hereby	retains	and	employs	 the	Law	Office	of	Brian	H.	Pollock,	P.A.	d/b/a	

the	 FairLaw	 Firm,	 to	 represent	 him/her	 in	 connection	 with	 his/her	 claim(s)	 for	 unpaid	

overtime	 wages,	 minimum	 wages,	 wages,	 living/prevailing wages,	 under	 the	 Fair	 Labor	

Standards	 Act,	the	 Florida	 Minimum	Wage	 Act,	 and/or	 the	 Florida	 Unpaid	Wage	 Act,	for	

violating	26	U.S.C.	§7434,	but	not	for	discrimination,	harassment,	and/or	any	other	type	of	

claim	that	has	not	been	expressly	set	forth	above.	

As	compensation	for	my	attorney's	services,	I	agree	to	pay	my	attorneys	the	greater	

of	(a)	40%	of	the	proceeds	of	the	recovery,	(b)	any	attorneys’	fees	awarded	by	the	court	or	

offered/actually	paid	by	 the	Defendants,	or	(c)	all	amounts	paid/received	in	excess	of	 the	

outstanding	 and	 unpaid	 wages	 due	 to	 Client,	 whichever	 is	 more.	 Recovery	 of	 attorneys’	

fees,	 including	 any	 amount	 awarded	 by	 the	 Court	 or	 designated	 by	 the	 Defendant(s)	 as	

attorneys’	 fees,	 is	 assigned	 to	 the	 FairLaw	 Firm.	 I	 agree	 to	 not	 compromise	 my	 claim	

without	 providing	 for	 recovery	 of	 reasonable	 attorneys’	 fees	 by	 my	 attorney(s)	 at	 the	

reasonable	hourly	rate.	This	Agreement	does	not	include	post-judgment,	appellate,	and/or	

collection	work,	which	can	be	accomplished	for	an	additional	fee	and/or	percentage.	

I	 agree	 to	 my	 case	 being	 filed	 as	 a	 class/collective	 action	 and	 to	 being	 either	 a	

participant	or	named	representative	on	behalf	of	other	similarly	situated	employees,	at	my	

attorneys’	choice.	I	understand	that	any	recovery	for	me	will	be	based	on	the	wages	owed.	

If the	 client	 discharges	 the	 FairLaw	 Firm,	 settles	 any	 portion	 of	 the	 claim	 while	

represented	 by	 the	 FairLaw	 Firm,	 or	 in	 the	 event	 that	 the	 FairLaw	 Firm	 chooses	 to	

withdraw,	 for	 whatever	 reason,	 the	 FairLaw	 Firm	 will	 retain	 a	 charging	 lien	 against	 any	

and	 all	 recovery	 for	 the	 agreed-upon	 fee,	 including	 all	 time	 and	 costs	 expended.	 The	

FairLaw	Firm	reserves	 the	right	 to	withdraw	 from	representation	at	its	sole	and	absolute	

discretion.	 Should	 any	 action	 be	 necessary	 to	 enforce	 the	 terms	 of	 this	 Agreement,	 the	

prevailing	 party	 shall	 be	 entitled	 to	 all	 costs,	 fees	 (including	 attorneys'	 fees)	 and	 other	

associated	 costs	 incurred	 in	 enforcing	 this	 Agreement.	 This	 includes	 attorneys'	 fees	

whether	incurred	pretrial,	during	trial	or	at	any	appellate	level.	In	the	event	of	any	dispute	

between	the	parties	to	this	agreement,	the	venue	and	jurisdiction	for	all	such	disputes	shall	

be	in	the	Miami-Dade	Courts.	The	client	stipulates	that	the	reasonable	 fee	 for	the	services	

rendered	by	the	attorneys	of	this	firm	are	at	least	$500.00	per	hour	for	his/her case.	

If	 no	 recovery	 is	 made	 and	 I	 have	 not	 fired	 my	 attorneys	 or	 the	 Court	 has	 not	

imposed	a	charging	lien	in	 favor	of	my	attorneys,	 I	will	not	owe	my	attorneys	any	sum	as	

attorneys'	fees.

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I	agree	 to	pay	 for	 the	costs	of	investigation,	and	should	it	be	necessary	 to	institute	

suit,	the	court	costs	and	any	other	costs	necessarily	incurred	by	my	attorneys	in	pursuing	

my	claim,	with	my	attorney	advancing	these	sums.	

I	hereby	appoint	FairLaw	Firm	as	my	agent,	giving	onto	it	the	power	to	endorse	on	

my	behalf,	 for	placement	into	its	Trust	Account,	any	and	all	checks	and/or	drafts	derived	

from	 your	work.	 I	 further	agree	 that	 should	any	 recovery	 be	made	 that	 you	may	 request	

that	all	payments	be	made	naming	FairLaw	Firm	as	sole/joint	payee.	

This	Agreement	may	be	executed	in	counterparts	and	facsimile	copy	of	a	signature	

may	serve	as	an	original	for	all	purposes.	The	above	employment	is	hereby	accepted	under	

the	terms	stated	therein.	I	have	read	and	understand	each	of	the	aforementioned	items.	

	 No	 guarantees	 have	 been	 made	 about	 my	 claim	 or	 the	 ability	 to	 succeed.	 I	 also	

understand	 that	 my	 file	 and	 any	 materials	 provided	 to	 FairLaw	 Firm	 may	 be	 discarded	

after	 two	 years.	 Further,	 I	 agree	 to	 pay	 the	 costs	 of	mediation	if	 I	 do	 not	 accept	 the	last	

amount	offered	at	any	mediation.		

	 I	agree	that	any	original	documents	retained	by	FairLaw	Firm	upon	the	conclusion	

of	 representation	 or	 receipt	 of	 last	 payment	 to	 me	 may	 be	 scanned	 and	 then	 destroyed	

upon	the	closure	of	my	case	and	issuance	of	final	payment	to	me.	

Dated	this		 	day	of	 ,	2020.	

CLIENT		 	 	 	 	 	 	 FAIRLAW	FIRM	

Sign:																																																															 	 	 By:																																																										.	

Brian	H.	Pollock,	Esq

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