In New York personal injury lawsuits, filing fees usually total less than $500. Other expenses include process servers, investigations, and obtaining your medical records. We do our best to limit expenses, by fighting for quick settlements, whenever possible. There is no requirement that a law suit be filed in order to recover money damages as a result of an accident. Many times, we are successful in negotiating a quick resolution to a claim, with associated expenses of less then $50. A personal injury attorney advances expenses on the case and will recover those at the case conclusion, and the client is responsible for these, win or lose. But the client pays no attorney fee unless money is recovered. An experienced attorney will usually be able to tell at the beginning of your case if he or she believes that you can win.