While your legal fees will be calculated as a percentage of your final car accident settlement amount, you are still likely to recover far more with the help of an attorney than you could recover on your own. For example, consider that:
The insurance companies usually won’t pay for pain and suffering unless you have a lawyer; and,
Your pain and suffering damages could make up the largest portion of your award.
So, even taking your lawyers’ legal fees into account, you will still take home more (and probably much more) if you have a lawyer on your side. When you schedule a free consultation, your lawyer will determine whether you have a claim to pursue, and your lawyer should provide an honest assessment as to whether he or she can help you collect more than you could recover on your own.