While we collect on most of our cases, in the history of our practice, there have been some cases where we were unable to collect. Since collection is our business, cases are our inventory. We don’t want stale inventory or non-current inventory. If we are unable to collect, your case will be returned to you promptly. If your case is returned to you, you can take it to any other lawyer you select and we will relinquish any contingent fee interest. If we don’t feel we can collect, we don’t want to keep the case and continue devoting time toward it without optimism. Our only exceptions to the waiver of contingent fees if you request your case back after giving us a chance to attempt collection, are (as stated in our retainer agreements) when we are still actively pursuing a case and collection prospects are good or when a client directs us to discontinue for their own benefit, such as when the client has made a direct settlement and tries to avoid payment of our earned fee.